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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"play equipment"”.
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Designing play equipment to develop the social competence of children with cerebral palsy
This study investigated the design of play equipment for encouraging peer-to-peer social interactions amongst children with cerebral palsy aged from 4 to 6 years, as a means of developing their social competence. The focus was on developing a new conceptual model and criteria for designing this …
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Small urban spaces : programming for good tot lots
… a literature review on small urban spaces and playgrounds, and site-specific research based on both a survey of users and direct observation of three tot lots in Cambridge, MA. Initially, this thesis set out to explore whether good tot lots could potentially attract community members beyond …
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James MacGregor Memorial Kowhai Park (commonly referred to as Kowhai Park) : A study of its history, its trees, its recreational developments and its potentials : This dissertation is part of the requirements needed to gain the Diploma of Parks and Recreation (Local Authority) offered at Lincoln College, New Zealand
… and a well known imaginative childrens playground. The playground is the main attraction of people to the park, but once the people are there, they are free to enjoy the whole park. The park offers a wide range of informal recreational activities for people of all ages and especially …
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A study of outdoor environments for young children: re-envisioning the child development laboratories at UIUC
… this trend, traditional research focuses on the playground redesign and safety issues with play equipment. While learning through nature has been proposed, it mainly emphasizes the positive effect of play with natural elements. With the belief that the high-quality outdoor experiences – including …
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The behavioral responses of preschool children (three and five years of age) to structurally modified self-manipulating play systems
… investigated children's responses to a modular play system in which three stages from static (the children could not manipulate the forms themselves) to flexible (the children could completely alter the prearrangement) were introduced. The degree to which the children wished to manipulate their …
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Physical activity and gross motor skills in rural South African preschool children
… conducted using a tool adapted from the Outdoor Play Environmental Categories scoring tool, Environmental and Policy Assessment and Observation instrument, and the Early Learning Environments for Physical Activity and Nutrition Environments Telephone Survey. Each child’s height and weight was …
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Urban Landscape Design for Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity of Young Seniors: A Study of Shopping-Mall-Plazas in Central Beijing
… of leftover spaces. Such leftover spaces can play an important role in facilitating informal sports activities, particularly in densely populated cities like Beijing Core Area where outdoor space is limited. However, studies on how urban leftover spaces can be designed to better support MVPA …