Parental perspectives on green schoolyards
Advantages outweigh disadvantages, but willingness to help is limited
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12710912 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janke E van Dijk-Wesselius (0000-0003-2108-2116, Research Group Nature & Children’s Development, University of Applied Sciences, Leiden and Thomas More Hogeschool, Leiden, Netherlands), Dieuwke Hovinga (Research Group Nature & Children’s Development, University of Applied Sciences, Leiden and Thomas More Hogeschool, Leiden, Netherlands), Marit de Koning (Research Group Nature & Children’s Development, University of Applied Sciences, Leiden and Thomas More Hogeschool, Leiden, Netherlands), Jolanda Maas (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Agnes E Van Den Berg (0000-0002-7332-5397, University of Groningen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 145-157 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children s Geographies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1473-3277 • E-ISSN: 1473-3285 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14733285.2020.1751071 |
| OpenAlex | W3015969766 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 23 |
Parental involvement is critical to the successful implementation of green schoolyards. This paper reports results from two surveys that asked a total of 402 parents of children in schools with green and paved schoolyards about their appreciation of the schoolyard, children’s behavior in the schoolyard, (dis)advantages of a green schoolyard, and willingness to become involved. Parents from schools with a green, compared to a paved, schoolyard showed higher appreciation of the schoolyard and more often reported that the schoolyard supports varied play and other behaviors. Parents generally saw more advantages than disadvantages of a green schoolyard, and many parents indicated that disadvantages, such as children coming home dirty, are not very important to them. Parents wanted to be involved in designing a green schoolyard and with schoolyard activities. However, they were less willing to help with maintenance, and their time to help is limited
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |