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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"school playgrounds"”.
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Dynamics of school playground use in low-income neighborhoods : Four case studies from Newark, New Jersey
… Jersey, several existing inner-city elementary school playgrounds have been rebuilt through public-private partnerships involving the municipal government, school district, and nonprofit agencies. This study explores the extent to which neighborhood children use these renovated playgrounds …
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Understanding Playground Behaviors And Injury Potential To Elementary Children
<p>Injuries on school playgrounds have increased in recent times despite widespread adoption of playground equipment standards published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The cost of increased insurance premiums and a moral obligation to protect children on a playground while at recess …
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Deadly playgrounds: relief teachers and reporting of bullying incidents in Victorian primary schools
By 2006, all schools in Australia had implemented anti-bullying programs under the National Safe School Framework (NSSF). This research focuses on Casual Relief Teachers (CRTs), their reporting of bullying in primary school playgrounds in Victoria, and the impact of anti-bullying programs. While …
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Comparison of soil properties and Kentucky bluegrass shoots mineral composition prior to and after 10-11 years irrigation with recycled water
… sites such as public parks, golf courses, and school playgrounds. Research information is needed to better understand the long-term effects of recycled water irrigation on urban landscapes. Therefore, the objectives of this research were to: 1) assess changes in soil chemical properties after 5 …
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An exploration of outdoor play and wellbeing in Northern Irish primary schools
… negative outcomes. For many local children, the school playground is the only accessible outdoor space available to them on a regular basis and is therefore a critical site in terms of promoting wellbeing. By applying the Affordances framework (Gibson, 1979), this thesis argues that the school …