The playfulness of a child with developmental coordination disorder

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dc.contributor.advisorJones, Marion
dc.contributor.advisorPenman, Merrolee
dc.contributor.authorHindmarsh-Hook, Wendy A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-27T01:34:37Z
dc.date.available2018-02-27T01:34:37Z
dc.date.copyright2005
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation focuses on how a child with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) experienced playfulness. Playfulness is identified within the literature as a behavioural trait and defined by Bundy using the Theory of Playfulness (Bundy, 1997). An ethnographic case study design is used to observe the play of a child with DCD. A child’s playfulness is analysed using parent and child interviews, Test of Playfulness (ToP), Test of Environmental Supportiveness (TOES) and field notes of the researcher. The analysis uncovered cultural themes in the playfulness of a child with DCD. Those were a concern for safety and the seeking of control over their playful activities. It was also discovered that a child with DCD is capable of playful behaviour as they adjusted their activities to master the social and physical demands of their indoor and outdoor play. The implications of this case study are that parents, teachers, therapists and caregivers need to support and promote playfulness in children with DCD for their future health and well-being.en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/11342
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.publisherAuckland University of Technology
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.subjectPlayen_NZ
dc.subjectPlay therapyen_NZ
dc.subjectMotor abilityen_NZ
dc.subjectMotor Skills Disordersen_NZ
dc.titleThe playfulness of a child with developmental coordination disorderen_NZ
dc.typeDissertationen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorAuckland University of Technology
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Health Scienceen_NZ
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