Helen Lynch
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5666907 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Helen Lynch |
| NOMBRES | Helen |
| APELLIDO | Lynch |
| FIRMA | LYNCH H |
| AFILIACIONES | University College Cork |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6333-0224 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 33 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2009 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Applying universal design to playgrounds
Playgrounds are essential for providing for children’s right to play, yet often contain barriers that affect all children, including those with disabilities. To address these challenges, human rights and standards documents advocate for inclusive playgrounds using a Universal Design (UD) approach. However, expertise on applying UD to playgrounds remains scarce. Therefore, the current study aimed to identify experts’ experiences and strategies for…
Developing the Playground Play Value and Usability Audit (PVUA) Tool
This study describes procedures for developing and exploring the content validity of a tool to audit playgrounds for play value and usability for diverse populations. Development of the tool included reviewing existing tools, creating an initial draft from evidence literature, followed by iterative rounds with an international, interdisciplinary expert panel (N=22). Panelists' comments and ratings of relevance and clarity supported refinements of…
Designing public playgrounds for inclusion
Universal Design (UD) is promoted internationally for the design of public playgrounds that support outdoor play, social participation, and inclusion. Despite this international recognition of UD, there is a lack of research evidence concerning the applicability of UD for playground design. Instead, municipalities need to rely on best practice guidelines to inform the design of public playgrounds for inclusion. Internationally, numerous grey lite…
Children’s experiences of playground characteristics that contribute to play value and inclusion
For children, playing outdoors is a meaningful occupation, and such play is enabled by outdoor playgrounds. As play is a fundamental right for every child, Universal Design is an approach to creating inclusive playgrounds that welcome all children. Yet, research investigating how the physical environment of a playground supports children’s play needs, in terms of play value and inclusion, is largely absent. Therefore, this study aimed to investig…
Making secret hiding places
Place-making refers to the emotional attachment people have to a place and has been adopted as a concept in occupational science. In this paper, Relph’s perspective on place-making is associated with how place-making has been discussed in occupational science. Relph’s viewpoint serves as a basis for understanding secret hiding places from children’s perspectives. During data collection for a study investigating children’s perceptions of inclusive…
Designing inclusive playgrounds in Switzerland
Playgrounds designed with the intention to be inclusive are one approach to creating equal opportunities for all children, including those with disabilities, in terms of their right to play. However, when building inclusive playgrounds, the focus is often limited to the physical environment. Yet, studies investigating children’s play in inclusive playgrounds have shown that other aspects of inclusion, such as social inclusion, are equally as impo…
A national study of playground professionals universal design implementation practices
Globally, Universal Design (UD) is promoted as an evidence-informed approach for planning and designing accessible and inclusive public playgrounds, which are valuable sites for outdoor play in child-friendly cities. However, it remains unclear the extent to which UD has been implemented in public playgrounds. The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which UD is implemented, from the perspectives of playground professionals in the R…
Fraught with frights or full of fun
Outdoor play provides children with unique opportunities to explore and expand their worlds, and to incorporate risk and challenge into play events. However, international research indicates that children are being exposed to fewer opportunities to engage in outdoor, risky play, while few studies have explored risky play among children aged six-to-eight years in differing cultural contexts. This qualitative study explored children's perspectives …
Now, being, occupational
Play is the primary occupation of children and the right for children to play has been acknowledged internationally, for all children, including those with disabilities. However, there is concern that outdoor play is declining, thus warranting more focused investigation to better understand the evolving nature of outdoor play. The purpose of this study was to explore the outdoor play occupations and environments of children with autism, to unders…
Play anything
Play anything: The pleasure of limits, the uses of boredom, and the secret of games." Journal of Occupational Science, 25(2), p. 292
Understanding a child’s conceptualisation of well-being through an exploration of happiness
Given that participation in occupation is a significant predictor of well-being, it seems plausible to argue that participation in play is imperative for child well-being, since play is a fundamental occupation in early childhood in most cultures across the world. However, play is neither included as an indicator nor as a domain in the national set of child well-being indicators in Ireland. In addition, few studies have asked children what they v…
Barriers to Play and Recreation for Children and Young People with Disabilities
This report reviews international research into the barriers to play for children with disabilities. The authors come from different disciplinary backgrounds, in Sociology, Social Policy, Anthropology, Occupational Health and Education and bring different concerns to this review. They are united, however, in their adoption of a rights-based perspective. The UNCRC and UNCRPD emphasise the right to play for children with disabilities. Play is vital…
A shift from offline to online
Adolescents’ social participation is increasingly taking place in virtual settings, including social media, but there is no longer a distinct boundary between online and offline social participation. Furthermore, online social participation is becoming a societal concern, with internet use identified as impacting social and emotional well-being. This qualitative descriptive study explored the occupational nature of online social participation amo…
Milton and the Politics of Public Speech
Using Hannah Arendt’s account of the Greek polis to explain Milton’s fascination with the idea of public speech, this study reveals what is distinctive about his conception of a godly, republican oratory and poetics. The book shows how Milton uses rhetorical theory - its ideas, techniques and image patterns - to dramatise the struggle between ’good’ and ’bad’ oratory, and to fashion his own model of divinely inspired public utterance. Connecting …
Exploring socio-cultural influences on infant play occupations in Irish home environments
Home learning environments have been the focus of concern in recent years, due to evidence of the impact of the home environment on early development. To date, few studies in occupational science have researched infant play development in the home. This study aimed to explore sociocultural influences on infant occupational development through the lens of play events that occurred in home settings of five families from urban and rural settings in …
Patterns of activity of Irish children aged five to eight years
The study of children's occupation is receiving more attention in the occupational science literature. This trend corresponds with a global interest on child health and well‐being. Research into the activity patterns of children in natural environments offers to advance knowledge about children's participation, health and occupational development. This study was conducted using time‐use methods to explore and identify activities and environments …
Understanding a child’s conceptualisation of well-being through an exploration of happiness
Given that participation in occupation is a significant predictor of well-being, it seems plausible to argue that participation in play is imperative for child well-being, since play is a fundamental occupation in early childhood in most cultures across the world. However, play is neither included as an indicator nor as a domain in the national set of child well-being indicators in Ireland. In addition, few studies have asked children what they v…
Now, being, occupational
Play is the primary occupation of children and the right for children to play has been acknowledged internationally, for all children, including those with disabilities. However, there is concern that outdoor play is declining, thus warranting more focused investigation to better understand the evolving nature of outdoor play. The purpose of this study was to explore the outdoor play occupations and environments of children with autism, to unders…
Designing inclusive playgrounds in Switzerland
Playgrounds designed with the intention to be inclusive are one approach to creating equal opportunities for all children, including those with disabilities, in terms of their right to play. However, when building inclusive playgrounds, the focus is often limited to the physical environment. Yet, studies investigating children’s play in inclusive playgrounds have shown that other aspects of inclusion, such as social inclusion, are equally as impo…
Exploring socio-cultural influences on infant play occupations in Irish home environments
Home learning environments have been the focus of concern in recent years, due to evidence of the impact of the home environment on early development. To date, few studies in occupational science have researched infant play development in the home. This study aimed to explore sociocultural influences on infant occupational development through the lens of play events that occurred in home settings of five families from urban and rural settings in …
A shift from offline to online
Adolescents’ social participation is increasingly taking place in virtual settings, including social media, but there is no longer a distinct boundary between online and offline social participation. Furthermore, online social participation is becoming a societal concern, with internet use identified as impacting social and emotional well-being. This qualitative descriptive study explored the occupational nature of online social participation amo…
Children’s experiences of playground characteristics that contribute to play value and inclusion
For children, playing outdoors is a meaningful occupation, and such play is enabled by outdoor playgrounds. As play is a fundamental right for every child, Universal Design is an approach to creating inclusive playgrounds that welcome all children. Yet, research investigating how the physical environment of a playground supports children’s play needs, in terms of play value and inclusion, is largely absent. Therefore, this study aimed to investig…
A national study of playground professionals universal design implementation practices
Globally, Universal Design (UD) is promoted as an evidence-informed approach for planning and designing accessible and inclusive public playgrounds, which are valuable sites for outdoor play in child-friendly cities. However, it remains unclear the extent to which UD has been implemented in public playgrounds. The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which UD is implemented, from the perspectives of playground professionals in the R…
Milton and the Politics of Public Speech
Using Hannah Arendt’s account of the Greek polis to explain Milton’s fascination with the idea of public speech, this study reveals what is distinctive about his conception of a godly, republican oratory and poetics. The book shows how Milton uses rhetorical theory - its ideas, techniques and image patterns - to dramatise the struggle between ’good’ and ’bad’ oratory, and to fashion his own model of divinely inspired public utterance. Connecting …
Patterns of activity of Irish children aged five to eight years
The study of children's occupation is receiving more attention in the occupational science literature. This trend corresponds with a global interest on child health and well‐being. Research into the activity patterns of children in natural environments offers to advance knowledge about children's participation, health and occupational development. This study was conducted using time‐use methods to explore and identify activities and environments …
Patterns of activity of Irish children aged five to eight years
The study of children's occupation is receiving more attention in the occupational science literature. This trend corresponds with a global interest on child health and well‐being. Research into the activity patterns of children in natural environments offers to advance knowledge about children's participation, health and occupational development. This study was conducted using time‐use methods to explore and identify activities and environments …
Exploring socio-cultural influences on infant play occupations in Irish home environments
Home learning environments have been the focus of concern in recent years, due to evidence of the impact of the home environment on early development. To date, few studies in occupational science have researched infant play development in the home. This study aimed to explore sociocultural influences on infant occupational development through the lens of play events that occurred in home settings of five families from urban and rural settings in …
Barriers to Play and Recreation for Children and Young People with Disabilities
This report reviews international research into the barriers to play for children with disabilities. The authors come from different disciplinary backgrounds, in Sociology, Social Policy, Anthropology, Occupational Health and Education and bring different concerns to this review. They are united, however, in their adoption of a rights-based perspective. The UNCRC and UNCRPD emphasise the right to play for children with disabilities. Play is vital…
A shift from offline to online
Adolescents’ social participation is increasingly taking place in virtual settings, including social media, but there is no longer a distinct boundary between online and offline social participation. Furthermore, online social participation is becoming a societal concern, with internet use identified as impacting social and emotional well-being. This qualitative descriptive study explored the occupational nature of online social participation amo…
Milton and the Politics of Public Speech
Using Hannah Arendt’s account of the Greek polis to explain Milton’s fascination with the idea of public speech, this study reveals what is distinctive about his conception of a godly, republican oratory and poetics. The book shows how Milton uses rhetorical theory - its ideas, techniques and image patterns - to dramatise the struggle between ’good’ and ’bad’ oratory, and to fashion his own model of divinely inspired public utterance. Connecting …
Understanding a child’s conceptualisation of well-being through an exploration of happiness
Given that participation in occupation is a significant predictor of well-being, it seems plausible to argue that participation in play is imperative for child well-being, since play is a fundamental occupation in early childhood in most cultures across the world. However, play is neither included as an indicator nor as a domain in the national set of child well-being indicators in Ireland. In addition, few studies have asked children what they v…
Play anything
Play anything: The pleasure of limits, the uses of boredom, and the secret of games." Journal of Occupational Science, 25(2), p. 292
Now, being, occupational
Play is the primary occupation of children and the right for children to play has been acknowledged internationally, for all children, including those with disabilities. However, there is concern that outdoor play is declining, thus warranting more focused investigation to better understand the evolving nature of outdoor play. The purpose of this study was to explore the outdoor play occupations and environments of children with autism, to unders…
Fraught with frights or full of fun
Outdoor play provides children with unique opportunities to explore and expand their worlds, and to incorporate risk and challenge into play events. However, international research indicates that children are being exposed to fewer opportunities to engage in outdoor, risky play, while few studies have explored risky play among children aged six-to-eight years in differing cultural contexts. This qualitative study explored children's perspectives …
Designing inclusive playgrounds in Switzerland
Playgrounds designed with the intention to be inclusive are one approach to creating equal opportunities for all children, including those with disabilities, in terms of their right to play. However, when building inclusive playgrounds, the focus is often limited to the physical environment. Yet, studies investigating children’s play in inclusive playgrounds have shown that other aspects of inclusion, such as social inclusion, are equally as impo…
A national study of playground professionals universal design implementation practices
Globally, Universal Design (UD) is promoted as an evidence-informed approach for planning and designing accessible and inclusive public playgrounds, which are valuable sites for outdoor play in child-friendly cities. However, it remains unclear the extent to which UD has been implemented in public playgrounds. The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which UD is implemented, from the perspectives of playground professionals in the R…
Designing public playgrounds for inclusion
Universal Design (UD) is promoted internationally for the design of public playgrounds that support outdoor play, social participation, and inclusion. Despite this international recognition of UD, there is a lack of research evidence concerning the applicability of UD for playground design. Instead, municipalities need to rely on best practice guidelines to inform the design of public playgrounds for inclusion. Internationally, numerous grey lite…
Children’s experiences of playground characteristics that contribute to play value and inclusion
For children, playing outdoors is a meaningful occupation, and such play is enabled by outdoor playgrounds. As play is a fundamental right for every child, Universal Design is an approach to creating inclusive playgrounds that welcome all children. Yet, research investigating how the physical environment of a playground supports children’s play needs, in terms of play value and inclusion, is largely absent. Therefore, this study aimed to investig…
Making secret hiding places
Place-making refers to the emotional attachment people have to a place and has been adopted as a concept in occupational science. In this paper, Relph’s perspective on place-making is associated with how place-making has been discussed in occupational science. Relph’s viewpoint serves as a basis for understanding secret hiding places from children’s perspectives. During data collection for a study investigating children’s perceptions of inclusive…
Developing the Playground Play Value and Usability Audit (PVUA) Tool
This study describes procedures for developing and exploring the content validity of a tool to audit playgrounds for play value and usability for diverse populations. Development of the tool included reviewing existing tools, creating an initial draft from evidence literature, followed by iterative rounds with an international, interdisciplinary expert panel (N=22). Panelists' comments and ratings of relevance and clarity supported refinements of…
Applying universal design to playgrounds
Playgrounds are essential for providing for children’s right to play, yet often contain barriers that affect all children, including those with disabilities. To address these challenges, human rights and standards documents advocate for inclusive playgrounds using a Universal Design (UD) approach. However, expertise on applying UD to playgrounds remains scarce. Therefore, the current study aimed to identify experts’ experiences and strategies for…
Psychology (12 obras) · Sociology (10 obras) · Computer Science (8 obras) · Social Psychology (7 obras) · Social Psychology (6 obras) · Social science (6 obras) · Urban Green Space and Health (6 obras) · Developmental psychology (5 obras) · Occupational Therapy Practice and Research (5 obras) · Political science (5 obras)