Couper / Sutherland Learning and Connecting in School Playgrounds

Using the playground as a curriculum resource
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-351-13089-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 160 Seiten

An inclusive approach to education is not confined to the classroom. The school playground is where the real test for diversity and difference occurs, and a focus on play during break times is needed for the health, well-being and learning of all students. This book explores pre-school, primary and secondary school play environments as well as transitions between them, and foregrounds the impact of physical environments and adult involvement on choices for play. Grounded in both practical experience and theory, it includes discussion questions, case studies, breakout boxes and a ‘Playground Audit’ that can be used to plan for change and build positive playground experiences for all students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Couper, Llyween

Sutherland, Dean

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Play defined: The search for play in school playgrounds

- Playtime/lunchtime/little play, recess: To have or not to have?

- Playgrounds for communicating, learning, playing

- The role of adults in school playgrounds: No rules playgrounds

- Traditional games and media-informed play

- Transitions: Early childhood to primary school playgrounds

- Primary to secondary school playgrounds: From reality to virtual reality

- Landscaping for play: Who and what is the playground for?

- Culturally responsive practice in the school playground

- Improving school playgrounds: Making changes based on data

- School playgrounds for the future: What do children want?

- Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Llyween Couper is a Lecturer in the College of Education at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Dean Sutherland is a Senior Lecturer in the College of Education at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.