کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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10438623 | 912853 | 2008 | 14 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Assessment of outdoor school environments and physical activity in Ankara's primary schools
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کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی
روانشناسی
روان شناسی کاربردی
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چکیده انگلیسی
Outdoor school environments are sites for play and physical activity for many children, and shortcomings within these environments are considered significant factors that contribute to children's inactive lifestyles and high levels of childhood obesity. This study explores the associations between the physical characteristics of schoolyards and the physical activity of third and fourth year students in five Turkish primary schools. Data were collected through multiple methods, including behavior mapping of student activities during recess, physical assessments of schoolyards, and interviews with students, teachers and administrations. The findings show similarities in the landscape features and physical qualities of schoolyards, particularly in the types of play and activities in which students engage. Results indicated that active students who walk to and from schools have lower body mass index (BMI) values than passive students, and students in schools with larger yards have lower BMI values. Most of the students prefer spacious and vegetated yards. A major concern is the crowdedness of the yards during recess that limit children's activity. Schoolyards with advanced landscape features are preferred more, and this in turn affects students' positive satisfaction. Outdoor school environments have a correlation to health outcomes and should be designed to promote more activity. Improving the physical and landscape qualities of the public schoolyards should be the primary concern of the designers in order to increase awareness of natural environment and more important, increase the health of children.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Environmental Psychology - Volume 28, Issue 3, September 2008, Pages 287-300
Journal: Journal of Environmental Psychology - Volume 28, Issue 3, September 2008, Pages 287-300
نویسندگان
Aydin Ozdemir, Oguz Yilmaz,