Meaning of Play: Interpreting Patterns in Behavior of Persons with Severe Developmental Disabilities.

Gleason, John J.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Meaning of Play: Interpreting Patterns in Behavior of Persons with Severe Developmental Disabilities.

Gleason, John J.

Anthropology and Education Quarterly, v21 n1 p59-77 Mar 1990

Illustrates with one play example, from a five-year study of mentally retarded persons in a state school setting, that the prevailing nature of educational and therapeutic practice needs to be questioned. Identifies the different levels of interpretation and form of analysis in this setting and how each influences the other. (Author/JS)

Descriptors: Educational Practices, Ethnography, Intervention, Mental Retardation, Play, Severe Disabilities, Special Education, State Schools, Theory Practice Relationship, Therapeutic Environment, Therapy

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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