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Direct linkWright, Brett A.; Schwab, Keri A.; Dustin, Daniel L. – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2017
The history of parks and recreation is deeply rooted in child's play. From Joseph Lee's writings about the developmental benefits of child's play at the beginning of the 20th century to the establishment of the University of Illinois's Motor Performance and Play Research Laboratory in the 1960s and 1970s, child's play has been a central focus of…
Descriptors: Play, Parks, Recreational Activities, Recreational Programs
