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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"play areas"”.
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An investigation of early childhood outdoor play areas and social and emotional play
1 PDF file (viii, 95 pages)
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An Environmental Frame of Reference: Golf Course Design in Out-Of-Play Areas
… design frame of reference for approaching out-of-play areas on the golf course. An extensive literature review identifies the major environmental issues involved. Interviews with three leading golf course architects explore those issues through soliciting opinions and experiences. Site visits to …
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Nature Based Playground, Design for Children with Autism
… and research demonstrate the importance of play and play-based learning. There are many articles that have shown that play is an essential component of a child's development. Play-based learning is even more important for children with disabilities. Without play, special needs children may …
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The Psychology of Urban Play: Designing Play Modules based on the effects Of Child/Parent relationships
… children and parents’ behavior when situating play areas in the urban environment. Thus, it is significant for designers to have research insights into developmental psychology of children and the safety and visibility psychology of parents when designing all scales of play areas – play …
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Developing remote sensing approaches for integrated pest and pollinator management in turfgrass
… and to catalogue pollinator-friendly out-of-play areas. Light reflectance, the measurement of the amount of light reflected, of plants can be used as a proxy for the health of a plant. The light reflectance of turfgrass affected by ABW stress and plants in the out-of-play areas of golf …
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Relationships between types of teacher intervention and preschool children's play
… types of teacher intervention and children's play patterns in preschool settings. An event sampling observation technique was used to examine the relationship between teachers' interventions and children's play, four play areas, and children's gender. Ten teachers were observed during free …
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Designing for the Future: Promoting Ecoliteracy in the Design of Children's Outdoor Play Environments
… Wild places and vacant lots for kids to play in are disappearing. Parents have limited time to spend with their children and fear letting them play outside alone. Traffic is a growing safety hazard and there is an increasing desire for entertainment in the form of TV and video games over …
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A Place To Live, Learn, & Play: Increasing Childhood Physical Activity Through The Built Environment
Jennifer K. Lenchik A PLACE TO LIVE, LEARN, & PLAY: INCREASING CHILDHOOD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THROUGH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Thesis under the direction of Gary Miller, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Health and Exercise Science. The built environment is where human activity occurs in relation to …
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Growing Minds: The Relationship Between Parental Attitude about Nature and the Development of Fine and Gross Motor Skills in Children
Adults associate their childhood with playing outdoors, often in natural settings. This type of free play is valuable to child development. Children tend to use outdoor play areas in physically active ways, and time spent outdoors relates positively to increased physical activity in children. …
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Investigation of the Distribution of Lead (Pb) in Soil in Rochester, NY: Correlation with Children’s Blood Lead Levels
… a value below EPA standards for “residential play areas” (400 ppm) but well above literature suggestions. A prevalence rate for lead poisoning in children ages 5 and under was determined and compared to experimentally determined lead concentrations along with other socioeconomic factors. …
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Exploring opportunities for children’s creativity and imagination in ‘real world’ and ‘fantasy’ play in the Reception setting.
… of early educators and children in role play areas in the Reception setting within a local context in Wales. The overarching research question is: To what extent does ‘real world’ or ‘fantasy’ play allow children opportunities for creativity and imagination? Which is explored through two …
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Contributing factors to child stunting in Guatemala: A systems analysis focused on enteric disease transmission and mycotoxin exposure
… prenatal health and improved sanitary child play areas were correlated with child height-for-age. For the EED model improved water treatment was correlated with reduced EED. Finally, improved maize purchase habits, post-harvest practices, and maize storage were correlated with a decrease in …
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Playspace for all : inclusive wayfinding
Within the generic playground, an obsession with safety has stifled play. The common elements (the slide, swing, seesaw) have become prescribed to where it has abandoned a major aspect that is important for play as a means of development - curiosity. This thesis proposes a reconsideration of …
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Healing by design : interior architecture and interior design of public spaces of children's hospitals
… available about the design of the public areas of children’s hospital including the main entrance, atrium and thoroughfares. Also, most empirical research uses traditional social science methods to understand the requirements for healing environments for children (e.g. interviews, …
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Beyond Treatment: Healing Spaces for Breast Cancer Human-Centered Design for Emotional and Physical Wellbeing
… Wellness and Therapy Zone, and Kids Zone. These areas are connected through a sequence that gradually separates users from the stress of daily life. The building is elevated above the parking structure, and users begin in the ground-floor lobby for pre-registration and identity verification …