Critical Play/Playful Andragogy as Praxis: A Testimonio of Self, Learning/(Un)Learning, Community, and Social Justice

• In Event: Play, Poetry, and Leading With Love in Self-Study

Abstract

In this self-study, I draw from my experiences as an intentional, playful and caring teacher educator and present and examine what I call “Critical Play/Playful Andragogy” as a method/approach for future teachers to begin to learn how to teach diverse learners.
At the heart of CPPA is a playful mindset where both the teacher educator and pre-service teachers engage in different opportunities of playing with diverse perspectives, spontaneity, discovery, ideas, concepts, theories, strategies, ways of thinking, and being open to new challenges.

Author

• Diana H Cortez-Castro, Texas Southmost College
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