Renovation of Ankara's schoolyards by participatory approaches Ankara okul bahçelerinin katilimci yöntemle yenilenmesi

ÖZDEMİR A., Çorakçi M.

Milli Egitim, sa.189, ss.7-20, 2011 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: Milli Egitim
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.7-20
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ankara, Child participation, Landscape design, Physical activity, Schoolyards
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study is to understand the health outcomes of schoolyards and their contribution to the environmental learning and awareness among children. A total of 1729 children were surveyed in five public schools; teachers and principals were interviewed and schoolyard renovation projects were developed. Results showed that active children during recess are healthier than passive children. Due to the short recess time and inadequacy of schoolyards for activities, some children prefer to be indoors during recess. Most children favour large schoolyards, on the other hand they are not attracted to low quality yards. It was concluded that greener, maintained and attractive schoolyards influence children's view of nature, impact the frequency of the physical activity patterns and finally, contribute to the design of sustainable schoolyards with the participation of children.