Systematic Review: Benefits of Board Games in the Field of Social Education with Children Aged 6 to 18 Years Old

  • Ana Belén Garrido-Sánchez
    Máster Universitario en Intervención Psicopedagógica, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España
  • Emilio Crisol-Moya
    Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Escolar, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España ecrisol[at]ugr.es

Abstract

This article deals with the systematic review of the literature to study —if any— benefits improve the integral development of children and adolescents (between 6 and 18 years old) when board games are used, whether they are commercial or designed for a specific purpose. The purpose of this study is to gather information and synthesize it to answer questions such as: Do board games have benefits beyond mere entertainment at an educational and/or social level in children and adolescents? What are these benefits? In what areas or levels are they developed? Are the games used games created by the participants/researchers themselves or commercial board games? For this purpose, were analyzed scientific productions in the period from 2016 to 2020. The results show the growing interest in this topic in recent years. In the same way, the main advantages of implementing board games in three fields of action are shown: health, school, and social. It is concluded that the games are resources and tools available to anyone who wants to use them, but they are not exclusive. In other words, using board games as a proposal in our socio-educational plans (prevention or intervention) does not mean their exclusive use in isolation from other materials, resources, or methodologies. They can be used in combination with other methods.
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