Risk, Challenge and Safety in Outdoor Play: Pedagogical and Regulatory Tensions

• 영문명: Risk, Challenge and Safety in Outdoor Play: Pedagogical and Regulatory Tensions
• 발행기관: The Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association(환태평양유아교육연구학회)
• 저자명: Helen Little
• 간행물 정보: 『Asia-Pacific journal of research in early childhood education』 Vol.4 No.1, 3~24쪽, 전체 22쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2010.01.01

영문 초록

Early Childhood services are becoming an increasingly significant part of children’s lives. As such they offer vital opportunities for children to engage in physically challenging active play in a safe and secure environment. However, in an increasingly ‘risk averse’ society an over-emphasis on safety has seen such play opportunities eroded. This qualitative study explored Early Childhood practitioners’ (n = 17) beliefs about risk-taking and their provision of ‘risky’ play opportunities in the outdoor environment. The findings suggest that from a pedagogical perspective, practitioners believe opportunities for risk-taking are important for all aspects of children’s development however the regulatory environment places constraints on their ability to provide sufficiently challenging experiences. The research findings support the call for more flexible enforcement of regulations to allow practitioners to use their professional knowledge to make informed decisions in risk situations.

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키워드

risk-taking outdoor play regulations early childhood practitioners’ beliefs