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Education and analog role-playing games. Volume 1 Theory and pedagogy
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- Book Synopsis
- Education and Analog Role-Playing Games: Theory and Pedagogy brings together scholars and educators who explore the educational potential of analog role-playing games (tabletop role-playing games and live action role-play) through the lens of pedagogical theory. These games trace their roots to educational war games and teaching aids. This volume goes further and takes a deeper dive into why they are such effective tools for learning, imagination, and identity development. This volume offers a multidisciplinary analysis that draws on philosophy, history, psychology, and critical pedagogy. Contributors examine how analog role-playing games intersect with educational theories such as constructivism, pragmatism, and experiential learning and explore classroom and nontraditional learning contexts. The rich insights position analog role-playing games as rich sites for identity exploration, deliberation, and transformative practice. Rather than simply advocating for gamification or offering how-to guides, this book critically interrogates how these games work, what they offer learners, and what pedagogical challenges they help us address. It is a valuable resource for educators, game scholars, and instructional designers interested in leveraging narrative, collaboration, and play for powerful learning experiences.
- About The Author
- Susan Haarman, Ph.D., is Associate Director at Loyola University Chicago's Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship. She facilitates the university's service-learning program and publishes on community-based learning. Her real love is her research on the capacity of tabletop role-playing games as formative tools for civic identity and imagination. She serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Role-Playing and is also a professional improviser and a licensed therapist.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781041076070
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- CRC Press, (29 December 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 352
- Weight
- 560 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 mm
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