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Let's Get Real: Are Today's Children Playing With Nature? Do The Educational Aspirations Of The Nature Play Movement Emerge Within Children's Neighbourhood Play?, D O'Connor, C Robinson Mcgunnigle, M Mccormack, V O'Rourke
Let's Get Real: Are Today's Children Playing With Nature? Do The Educational Aspirations Of The Nature Play Movement Emerge Within Children's Neighbourhood Play?, D O'Connor, C Robinson Mcgunnigle, M Mccormack, V O'Rourke
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The Irish Neighbourhood Play Research Project was a large scale research project which included almost 1700 participant families and 240 communities throughout Ireland. It used parental surveys and naturalistic observation to secure data on how children in modern Ireland aged 0-15 are spending their free time. An all-island approach was taken incorporating cities, towns and rural areas across a variety of socio-economic groupings.
Interesting findings arose from the data relating to the choices that children are making within their free time. This paper focuses on the choices they are making within their engagement with nature and natural materials. Data on …