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The Degree to Which Traditional Play Equipment, Parkour Play Elements, and Aldo van Eyck's Play Sculptures Have an Open Function
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Lynn van der Schaaf, A.; Jeschke, Amy M.; Caljouw, Simone R.; Withagen, Rob – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2021
The concept of open functions was introduced to capture an intended feature of van Eyck's seminal play sculptures -- they do not suggest a specific action. In a recent study, Van der Schaaf, A. L., S. R. Caljouw, and R. Withagen. (2020. "Are Children Attracted to Play Elements with an Open Function?" "Ecological Psychology" 32:…
Descriptors: Play, Playgrounds, Design, Playground Activities