Jansson, Märit and Abdulah, Maroa and Eriksson, Andrea
(2018).
Secondary school students' perspectives and use of three school grounds of varying size, content and design.
Urban forestry & urban greening. 30
, 115-123
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2018.01.015
Abstract
School grounds can have multiple values, and especially sufficient size, green elements, variation, integrated design and participatory development have been described as positive qualities. However, many studies have focused on pre-school and primary school grounds, while less is known about school grounds for adolescents. This study explored how secondary school students experience and use school grounds of varying size, content and design. The study included one class in year 8 (aged 14-15) at each of three schools in southern Sweden. A questionnaire with mainly open questions was distributed, followed by both individual interviews and walking interviews with four students from each class. The results show that school grounds were appreciated, but also that many chose to stay indoors. Large surface area and varied content, with ball courts, greenery, seating and multifunctional equipment, were valued, but a school ground design with integrated and pleasant settings, allowing socialising and activities, particularly support use by secondary school students.
Authors/Creators: | Jansson, Märit and Abdulah, Maroa and Eriksson, Andrea | ||||||
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Title: | Secondary school students' perspectives and use of three school grounds of varying size, content and design | ||||||
Series Name/Journal: | Urban forestry & urban greening | ||||||
Year of publishing : | 2018 | ||||||
Volume: | 30 | ||||||
Page range: | 115-123 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 9 | ||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||||
ISSN: | 1618-8667 | ||||||
Language: | English | ||||||
Publication Type: | Journal article | ||||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||||
Version: | Accepted version | ||||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 | ||||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 401 Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries > Landscape Architecture | ||||||
Keywords: | Adolescents, Children's perspectives, Green space, Landscape architecture, Schoolyard, Teenagers | ||||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-95126 | ||||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-95126 | ||||||
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ID Code: | 16098 | ||||||
Faculty: | LTV - Fakulteten för landskapsarkitektur, trädgårds- och växtproduktionsvetenskap | ||||||
Department: | (LTJ, LTV) > Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101) | ||||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||||
Deposited On: | 29 Apr 2019 06:07 | ||||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 11 Mar 2020 12:29 |
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