Outdoor Spaces for Playing: The Children’s Look Through Photographs

The streets and public spaces in cities have been perceived by adults as unsuitable for children because of violence and the movement of people and vehicles. Thus, there is a tendency to internalize and institutionalize the spaces for play. This study aims investigate, through the eyes of the childr...

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Autores: Bichara, Ilka Dias, Modesto, João Gabriel Nunes, França, Dhiego Alves, Medeiros, Silvia Sales, Cotrim, Gabriela Souza
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM)
Repositorio:Psicologia (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.editorarevistas.mackenzie.br:article/2750
Acceso en línea:http://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/ptp/article/view/2750
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:play
public spaces
children
playgrounds
re-signification
juegos
espacios públicos
niños
parques
ressignificación
brincadeira
espaços públicos
crianças
ressignificação
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Sumario:The streets and public spaces in cities have been perceived by adults as unsuitable for children because of violence and the movement of people and vehicles. Thus, there is a tendency to internalize and institutionalize the spaces for play. This study aims investigate, through the eyes of the children themselves, what their favorites places to play outside. For that, 39 children, boys and girls of low socioeconomic status and high school, living in the city of Salvador, were asked to photograph their favorite places to play away from home and school and were interviewed about the contents of the photographs and recorded jokes about which there were developed. The results indicate that the region in front of houses and buildings of playgrounds were the most chosen for the children. In these places the children reported playing more competitive games, make-account and outdoor play, mostly using existing elements in places such as sidewalks and stairs.