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Styliani Prompona; Despina Papoudi – Education 3-13, 2025
Contrary to previous studies, the present qualitative ethnographic study focuses on free play during primary school recess with an emphasis on the significance of the interaction between play and the socio-cultural environment and the active role of the children in their play. The aim of the study was to investigate children's perspectives about…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Recess Breaks
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Prompona, Styliani; Papoudi, Despina; Papadopoulou, Kalliroi – Education 3-13, 2020
School recess as a valued component of school life is under challenge. The present study aims to investigate the pupils' perspectives about the role and the meaning of play during school recess recognising the role of the children as agents in their own development and considering play as a socio-cultural activity undertaken, developed and…
Descriptors: Play, Recess Breaks, Elementary School Students, Children