Schoolyard affordances for physical activity: a pilot study in 6 Nordic–Baltic countries /
Environmental settings influence children’s and adolescents’ physical activity (PA) in neighborhoods and schoolyards. This study aimed to explore the main characteristics of schoolyards in six Nordic–Baltic countries, to document how those facilities provide affordances for PA in 7–18 year–old schoo...
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ftlithuansportsu:oai:lsu.lt:elaba:109290052 2024-06-23T07:54:03+00:00 Schoolyard affordances for physical activity: a pilot study in 6 Nordic–Baltic countries / Rutkauskaite, Renata, Gisladottir, Thordis, Pihu, Maret, Kjonniksen, Lise, Lounassalo, Irinja, Huovinen, Terhi, Gruodyte-Raciene, Rita, Visagurskiene, Kristina, Olafson, Orn, Kull, Merike, Rudzinska, Ieva, Fjørtoft, Ingun 2021 application/pdf https://vb.lsu.lt/LSU:ELABAPDB109290052&prefLang=en_US eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/su132111640 https://vb.lsu.lt/object/elaba:109290052/109290052.pdf https://vb.lsu.lt/LSU:ELABAPDB109290052&prefLang=en_US info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Sustainability., Basel : MDPI AG, 2021, vol. 13, iss. 21, art. no. 11640, p. 1-18. ISSN 2071-1050 schoolyard design affordances physical activity pupils info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2021 ftlithuansportsu https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111640 2024-06-10T14:06:21Z Environmental settings influence children’s and adolescents’ physical activity (PA) in neighborhoods and schoolyards. This study aimed to explore the main characteristics of schoolyards in six Nordic–Baltic countries, to document how those facilities provide affordances for PA in 7–18 year–old schoolchildren, and how the schoolyard meets children’s preferences. One schoolyard was studied in each included country: Iceland, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. The affordances, facilities, and equipment for PA in schoolyards were identified through orthophoto maps and standard registration forms. Children’s preferences were collected through group interviews at each participating school. A common design of schoolyards across countries indicated mostly flat topography with sparse vegetation and green areas dominated by large traditional sport arenas such as a football field, areas suitable for ball games, and track and field activities. Green spaces and varied topography were more prominent in Nordic countries. Across nationalities, the responses from pupils regarding the schoolyard were similar: they liked it though they wished for more variety of activities to do during recess. National regulations/recommendations for schoolyard design differed across the countries, being more restricted to sport fields and sport-related activities in Latvia and Lithuania, while in Nordic countries, the recommendations focused more on versatile schoolyard design. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland LSU VL (Lithuanian Sports University Virtual Library) Norway Recess ENVELOPE(-61.516,-61.516,-64.500,-64.500) Sustainability 13 21 11640 |
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Environmental settings influence children’s and adolescents’ physical activity (PA) in neighborhoods and schoolyards. This study aimed to explore the main characteristics of schoolyards in six Nordic–Baltic countries, to document how those facilities provide affordances for PA in 7–18 year–old schoolchildren, and how the schoolyard meets children’s preferences. One schoolyard was studied in each included country: Iceland, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. The affordances, facilities, and equipment for PA in schoolyards were identified through orthophoto maps and standard registration forms. Children’s preferences were collected through group interviews at each participating school. A common design of schoolyards across countries indicated mostly flat topography with sparse vegetation and green areas dominated by large traditional sport arenas such as a football field, areas suitable for ball games, and track and field activities. Green spaces and varied topography were more prominent in Nordic countries. Across nationalities, the responses from pupils regarding the schoolyard were similar: they liked it though they wished for more variety of activities to do during recess. National regulations/recommendations for schoolyard design differed across the countries, being more restricted to sport fields and sport-related activities in Latvia and Lithuania, while in Nordic countries, the recommendations focused more on versatile schoolyard design. |
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Rutkauskaite, Renata, Gisladottir, Thordis, Pihu, Maret, Kjonniksen, Lise, Lounassalo, Irinja, Huovinen, Terhi, Gruodyte-Raciene, Rita, Visagurskiene, Kristina, Olafson, Orn, Kull, Merike, Rudzinska, Ieva, Fjørtoft, Ingun |
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Schoolyard affordances for physical activity: a pilot study in 6 Nordic–Baltic countries / |
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Sustainability., Basel : MDPI AG, 2021, vol. 13, iss. 21, art. no. 11640, p. 1-18. ISSN 2071-1050 |
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