Children's favorite places on the kindergarten playground - according to the staff
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https://etenjournal.com/2020/02/07/childrens-favorite-places-on-the-kindergarten-playground-according-to-the-staff/https://hdl.handle.net/10642/8254
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Hagen A, Skaug HN, Synnes K. Children's favorite places on the kindergarten playground - according to the staff. Journal of the European Teacher Education Network (JETEN). 2019;14:16-28Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate Norwegian early childhood teachers’
perceptions about where on the kindergarten’s outdoor playground the children prefer to
play, and what characterizes these places. A questionnaire was used to provide
quantitative data. 854 Norwegian Kindergarten principals or pedagogical leaders from
all over the country have answered the questionnaire. The functional affordance
taxonomy is the basis for the question. The finding indicates that early childhood
teachers consider places with a feature of nature as the most attractive`, and fixed play
equipment were the least attractive places for children’s outdoor play.