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ERIC Number: EJ1472130
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1472-9679
EISSN: EISSN-1754-0402
Available Date: 0000-00-00
"When I'm Playing with Him, Everything Else in My Life Sort of Falls Away": Exploring Grandparents' and Grandchildren's Learning through Outdoor Play
Mathilde Duflos1,2; Hebah Hussaina1,2; Mariana Brussoni1,2,3,4
Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, v25 n2 p319-332 2025
A decline in children's opportunities for outdoor play was observed during the past decades. Expanding opportunities for outdoor play through intergenerational programs for children and elders could benefit their mental and physical health. This study explores the learnings that Canadian grandparents and their 3- to 5-year-old grandchildren attained through intergenerational outdoor play. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 grandparents from British Columbia, Canada. Using thematic analysis, we identified six themes related to what grandchildren learned, two related to what grandparents learned, and one related to what grandparents and grandchildren learned together during outdoor play. Findings from this study indicate that outdoor play provides a unique opportunity to develop skills that are useful at grandparents' and grandchildren's respective life stages and should therefore be supported by educators and other professionals who work with families.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 2British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit, British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 3School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 4Human Early Learning Partnership, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada