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Child's Play The Developmental Benefits Of The Play Choices Of Modern Children: Implications For School Curricula, Doireann O'Connor, Tracy Treasure, Christine Robinson, M Mccormack, V O'Rourke
Child's Play The Developmental Benefits Of The Play Choices Of Modern Children: Implications For School Curricula, Doireann O'Connor, Tracy Treasure, Christine Robinson, M Mccormack, V O'Rourke
Education Conference Papers
This paper presents data from the Irish Neighbourhood Play Study. The Irish Neighbourhood Play Study explored the play choices of children from 0 to 15 years of age. This paper reports the findings on the play choices of children and these are presented alongside the levels of engagement within each play type. Construction Play, Motor Play, Fantasy (Imaginative) Play and Social Play are all applied as broad categories with detailed data presented that drills down into what elements of play children are choosing within each category. The developmental benefits of each play type are then explored and discussed. These findings …
Is Play Disappearing? Instances Of No-Play In Children's Neighbourhoods: Implications For Learning, Development And Curriculum, Doireann O'Connor, Tracy Treasure, Christine Robinson, M Mccormack, V O'Rourke
Is Play Disappearing? Instances Of No-Play In Children's Neighbourhoods: Implications For Learning, Development And Curriculum, Doireann O'Connor, Tracy Treasure, Christine Robinson, M Mccormack, V O'Rourke
Education Conference Papers
This paper presents data from the Irish Neighbourhood Play Study that explored children’s engagement in play. The data raises concerns around recorded instances of no-play in play environments. The instances of no-play were recorded during peak play time periods including weekend and afterschool hours. This data raises the critical question: Are today’s children being afforded sufficient time to play? Both the quality of opportunity to play and the quantity of time afforded to children to engage in play are important factors in children’s learning and development (Fisher, Hirsh-Pasek, Golinkoff, Singer & Berk, 2011; Whitebread, 2012). The data from the Irish …