This chapter presents an overview of outdoor environments as spaces for promoting
children's learning, development and wellbeing. When examining the history of early years …

Aims: The aims were (1) to analyse the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations
between children's cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) …

This chapter highlights the crucial importance of recessing during a child's school day,
providing a necessary break from the structured academic environment. The specific …

Written by Australian mother of two, early childhood teacher, and ex-Outward Bound
instructor Jackie Neill, this chapter explains the role of loose parts play in an early childhood …

Playwork does not exist in the Netherlands, although we can discern the emergence of
playwork thinking and practices. My doctoral research, which explores children's boundaries …

Building upon a recently published study that investigated the contours/lines of force that
shape the moral geographies of playgrounds through management and supervision …

The promotion of regular physical activity within society has become a major public health
objective, in an effort to improve health internationally and to prevent the development of …

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, ortaokul öğrencileri Öğle Arası Fiziksel Aktivite ve Oyun
Hoşlanma (ÖFAOH) anketinin psikometrik özelliklerini incelemektir (n= 518). Yöntem: Anket …

Opportunities to play with loose parts play materials in early childhood are critical for play
and learning behaviors associated with curiosity, imagination, exploration, experimentation …

The purpose of this study is to develop a design model that integrates indoor and outdoor
playground learning environment setting in order to optimize early childhood multiple …