Team selection in children's games
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12008587 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John R Evans (0000-0003-1566-4507, Deakin University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 93-104 |
| Publication date | 1988-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Social Science Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-3319 • E-ISSN: 1873-5355 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/0362-3319(88)90056-0 |
| OpenAlex | W2082427471 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Games provide valuable learning experiences for children. Team games in particular involve them in a variety of roles and responsibilities. This article examines team selection in spontaneous playground games in an elementary school enrolling 500. The approach is naturalistic and ethnographic. The children were very concerned about choosing teams of comparable ability so as to ensure an even and fair contest. The key was careful selection of team captains based on athletic ability. Friendship played a secondary role. These athletically skilled captains in turn chose teams according to ability. Girls and less skilled boys were not selected to lead because that would threaten the balance of the teams. Children chosen last for the team or not chosen at all felt rejected socially as well as athletically
Chose · CONTEST · Friendship · Political science · Public relations · Selection (genetic algorithm · Variety (cybernetics · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · Educational Games and Gamification · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |