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Education 3-13
International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education
Volume 35, 2007 - Issue 1
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Fit for play?

Pages 17-27 | Published online: 08 Jan 2007
 

Abstract

This article reports on the findings of a small-scale investigation into the views of children on potential changes to the playground in a large primary school. As a parent, midday supervisor and member of the school Grounds Development Committee I was interested in how views gathered to underpin change to the playground of one school might fit with the wider research on children's use of and views of school playgrounds more generally. I also wished to examine how ways of collecting the views of children and their parents may have affected the reporting of those views. The investigation revealed an appreciation of segregation of spaces, a desire for more equipment and a passion for active games. Despite the small sample and discrete context, the voices echo those expressed in previous research.

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