Abstract
Parental involvement is critical to the successful implementation of green schoolyards. This paper reports results from two surveys that asked a total of 402 parents of children in schools with green and paved schoolyards about their appreciation of the schoolyard, children’s behavior in the schoolyard, (dis)advantages of a green schoolyard, and willingness to become involved. Parents from schools with a green, compared to a paved, schoolyard showed higher appreciation of the schoolyard and more often reported that the schoolyard supports varied play and other behaviors. Parents generally saw more advantages than disadvantages of a green schoolyard, and many parents indicated that disadvantages, such as children coming home dirty, are not very important to them. Parents wanted to be involved in designing a green schoolyard and with schoolyard activities. However, they were less willing to help with maintenance, and their time to help is limited.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 145-157 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Children's Geographies |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 10 Apr 2020 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), grant PRO 4-18.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Funding
This work was supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), grant PRO 4-18.
Keywords
- Elementary schools
- Natural play
- Parental views
- Restorative environment
- Schoolchildren
- Sustainable schoolyards
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