Children on Playgrounds: Research Perspectives and Applications (Suny Series, Children's Play in Society) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 079141468X ISBN 13: 9780791414682

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1993

Synopsis

This book focuses on key issues and current research evidence of links between children's behavior in outdoor play environments and children's development. Specific attention is given to ways that outdoor play environments are extensions of other development settings, like the classroom or family. Since most work up to this point has focused on development in indoor classroom settings or in other developmental contexts, this book makes an important contribution.

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Review:

"By focusing on playgrounds as a common theme, Children on Playgrounds offers some new perspectives on peer relationship research. As many peer relationships are played out (positively or negatively) on the playground, this perspective is particularly important because it is less visible to teachers and counselors. The inclusion of data from other countries will enable researchers to begin to answer questions about the respective roles of development and culture in children's social orientations." -- Patricia G. Ramsey, Mount Holyoke College

"These chapters represent the work of some of the field's outstanding researchers in children's peer relations, peer status, and children's friendships. The authors utilize appropriate research designs and multimethod approaches to generate reliable data that can be of use to educators and researchers alike." -- Andrew J. Stremmel, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Synopsis:

An unusual look at child developmental issues in the context of the playground where children's interactions tend to be free and less supervised, hence more "natural." Papers are grouped into five sections which cover historical and contemporary constructed play environments, conflict on the playground, and playground behavior as it has been observ

About this edition

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 079141468X
• ISBN 13: 9780791414682
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 488
• Editor: Hart Craig H.