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Reces Perspectives On Risky Play In Outdoor Settings, Emily Da Silva
Reces Perspectives On Risky Play In Outdoor Settings, Emily Da Silva
Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership (HBECL) Capstone Research Posters
This qualitative study was to understand Register Early Childhood Educators (RECE) perspectives and beliefs about risky play in outdoor childcare settings. The researcher conducted five semi-structured interviews to gain insight and provide a voice for RECEs to share their examples and opinions about risky play. Based on the analysis of the data collected the researcher found five main themes; benefits to skill development for young children, safety, educators’ values and beliefs, educators’ opinions on parents’ views and the outdoor environment. These themes are translated throughout literature as according to McFarland and Laird (2017), they state that in "today's increasingly regulated …