This thesis examines the way children’s and young adult literature deals with play and intimacy. Using Georges Bataille’s conception of intimacy, this thesis posits that[...]

Emily Gravett and David Wiesner play with existing texts, narrative structures, visual elements and connectivity in their picturebooks using a variety of metafictive devi[...]

Physical inactivity is known to be associated with an increased risk of chronic disease and decreased mental health. Adult caregivers of children ("parents") are less act[...]

This dissertation revealed two distinct types of castles which are marketed to boys and girls: Fortresses for boys are embedded with the masculine stereotypes of violence[...]

Pervasive games have the potential to create large social impacts on players and non-players alike. However, this can only happen when the game becomes integrated and ac[...]

A multiple probe across participants design was used to examine the effects of a parent implemented dialogic play strategy on early literacy development of Latino prescho[...]

Children in the United States are experiencing a mental health crisis characterized by diagnoses of serious mental health disorders (CDC, 2013; SAMHSA, 2012; U.S. Public [...]

The purpose of this study was to examine variables that are related to elementary school counselors' use of play therapy in the elementary school setting. The specific va[...]

Agreement exists that the therapeutic working alliance (TWA) is related to outcomes in therapy across both child and adult populations (Horvath, Del Re, Flückiger, & [...]

Historically, most virtual human character research focuses on realism/emotions, interaction with humans, and discourse. The majority of the spatial positioning of charac[...]