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ERIC Number: EJ1313400
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1350-293X
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Fraught with Frights or Full of Fun: Perspectives of Risky Play among Six-to-Eight-Year Olds
Hinchion, Sarah; McAuliffe, Ellen; Lynch, Helen
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, v29 n5 p696-714 2021
Outdoor play provides children with unique opportunities to explore and expand their worlds, and to incorporate risk and challenge into play events. However, international research indicates that children are being exposed to fewer opportunities to engage in outdoor, risky play, while few studies have explored risky play among children aged six-to-eight years in differing cultural contexts. This qualitative study explored children's perspectives and experiences of outdoor risky play in a rural Irish town. Ten children took part in focus groups, drawings, photography, a child-led tour of the local community and a map-making session. Three themes emerged: "Risky play and me, my power to play and 'sometimes it is kind of worth it!'." Findings suggest that risky play categories evolve as children age, and some new categories surfaced, including risky construction and breaking the rules. Further exploration of risky play is warranted to ascertain its characteristics more fully among this age group.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ireland
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