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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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:1ef626560aba434492f37a974cb6815c 2023-05-15T16:50:46+02:00 Schoolyard Affordances for Physical Activity: A Pilot Study in 6 Nordic–Baltic Countries Renata Rutkauskaite Thordis Gisladottir Maret Pihu Lise Kjonniksen Irinja Lounassalo Terhi Huovinen Rita Gruodyte-Raciene Kristina Visagurskiene Orn Olafson Merike Kull Ieva Rudzinska Ingun Fjørtoft 2021-10-01 https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111640 https://doaj.org/article/1ef626560aba434492f37a974cb6815c en eng MDPI AG doi:10.3390/su132111640 2071-1050 https://doaj.org/article/1ef626560aba434492f37a974cb6815c undefined Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11640, p 11640 (2021) schoolyard design affordances physical activity pupils socio Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2021 fttriple https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111640 2023-01-22T16:32:30Z 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 Unknown 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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Renata Rutkauskaite Thordis Gisladottir Maret Pihu Lise Kjonniksen Irinja Lounassalo Terhi Huovinen Rita Gruodyte-Raciene Kristina Visagurskiene Orn Olafson Merike Kull Ieva Rudzinska Ingun Fjørtoft |
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Renata Rutkauskaite Thordis Gisladottir Maret Pihu Lise Kjonniksen Irinja Lounassalo Terhi Huovinen Rita Gruodyte-Raciene Kristina Visagurskiene Orn Olafson Merike Kull Ieva Rudzinska Ingun Fjørtoft |
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Schoolyard Affordances for Physical Activity: A Pilot Study in 6 Nordic–Baltic Countries |
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Schoolyard Affordances for Physical Activity: A Pilot Study in 6 Nordic–Baltic Countries |
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Schoolyard Affordances for Physical Activity: A Pilot Study in 6 Nordic–Baltic Countries |
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