RJA #14: Annotated Bibliography, Part 2

Blatchford, Peter. "The State of Play in Schools." Child Psychology & Psychiatry Review 3.2 (1998): 6-7. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2009. Peter Blatchford is Professor in Psychology and Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, and Head of the School of Psychology and Human Development. He has done many studies on the different aspects a school can provide and what the most beneficial way to go about thing is. His study of The State of Play in Schools was beneficial to me because he furthered my knowledge and argument that recess should be implemented and what some of the benefits of having it are.
Holmes, Robyn M., Anthony D. Pellegrini, and Susan L. Schmidt. "The effects of different recess timing regimens on preschoolers’ classroom attention." Early Child Development & Care 176.7 (2006): 735-43. Academic Search Premier. Web. 17 Nov. 2009. Robyn Holmes, Anthony Pellegrini and Susan Schmidt conducted a study called, “The effects of different recess timing regimens on preschoolers’ classroom attention.” The study conducted varied the times recess was given to preschool students and recorded the differences in their behavior before and after the break, seeing what the differences where and what time tended to be the most affective time to take it.
Hymel, Shelly, and Sue Swearer. Bullying at School and Online. N.p.: education.com, 2009. 7. Web. 17 Nov. 2009. This was an online book sponsored by Norton and Edited by the American Association of School Administrators. This book talked about bullying how it started, what some options are when it happens, and bully prevention on all fronts including home, at school, as a parent, and as a school official. This was able to facilitate my paper by giving more incite into bullying at school.
Jarrett, Olga S. "Recess in Elementary School: What Does the Research Say." Clearinghouse On Early Education and Parenting CEEP, July 2002. Web. 17 Nov. 2009. This was an online document by Olga S Jarrett. She has done multiple studies on school and play including “recess in Elementary Schools: What the Research shows. In this publication she talking about the benefits that recess has on learning and classroom behavior furthering my knowledge and paper strength.
Pellegrini, Anthony D. Recess: Its Role in Education and Development. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005. 1-177. Print. This was the grail of sources, I give all the credit to this guy. In my mind and from what documents I was able to find, he was either apart of the study or is referenced to in there sources. This book was the jumping point and had a wealth of information about the topic at hand.
Pellegrini, Anthony D., and David F. Bjorklund. "The role of recess in children's cognitive performance." Educational Psycholologist 32.1 (1997): 35-40. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Nov. 2009. No surprise here, like I said Anthony Pellegrini is everywhere in the topic of play. His college can not be left out though, he came up with the immature cognition theory which is using children immaturity to your advantage, by giving breaks before tougher classes, and splitting the day up with breaks to keep focus on the task at hand, your keeping the activities varied keeps the children inclined.
Pica, Rae. "Bullying on the Playground." Education. com N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. Bullying on the playground by Rae Pica gave me an overview of some of the negatives that recess and in turn bullying brings to the table. I was able to incorporate the negatives of bullying in my paper, to broaden and show one of the problems recess can possibly present.
Playground Picture. Jefferson Academy of Advanced Learning, Show Low. Web. Web. 1 Dec. 2009. Found this picture online of a school playground, shows what is currently being removed.
Ratey, John J., and Eric Hagerman. SPARK; The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise. New York: Hatchette Book Group USA, 2008. Web. 20 Nov. 2009. I did not have a lot of time to really get into this book, but I was able to watch an interview with him talking about the book and how exercise increases the brain which helps with learning and memory.
School Playground. Village of Coleville & R.M. of Oakdale No. 320 , Coleville. Web. Web. 1 Dec. 2009. Another picture of a different playground, going for the same effect.
Snell, Jennie, "Supporting Social Skills on the Playground." Committee for Children Ed. Committee for Children, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. This online document talked about the importance of recess and its implications on supporting the building of social skills. Which she in turn shows how improving social skills will cut down on bullying. She talks about what to do when bullying is happening and how social skills can help alleviate the problem.