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Pearson, Rebecca; Howe, Julia – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2017
This article outlines a small-scale research project that attempted to involve primary aged pupils actively in the redesign of their school playground. The project stemmed from concerns raised by school staff regarding the frequency of problematic behaviours during unstructured times, particularly lunchtimes, and the decision to redesign the…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Playgrounds, Play, Design Preferences
Berry, Steve – School Business Affairs, 2012
A school business manager who has been in the market for a new athletic field in the last 10 years has no doubt has been exposed to the front lines of an intense battle for market share between producers of natural grass and manufacturers of artificial turf. Each camp is well represented by powerful industry organizations across the country. As a…
Descriptors: Costs, Performance Factors, Cost Effectiveness, Physical Education Facilities
Christie, Toni; Christie, Robin – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2011
Across the mouth of the Tauranga Harbour lies a piece of paradise, Te Moutere o Matakana--Matakana Island. It is blessed with an ocean beach with white sand and a mean surf break, tidal flats, wetlands, fertile pasture, and a native and exotic forest. It is home to a maori language nest for the local children--Te Kohanga Reo o te Moutere o…
Descriptors: Barriers, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education