The Hantown Street Play Project
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4485835 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane Murray (0000-0001-7000-0901, University of Northampton, corresponding author), Cristina Devecchi (0000-0001-5936-7040, University of Northampton) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 196-211 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Play (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2159-4937 • E-ISSN: 2159-4953 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21594937.2016.1203662 |
| OpenAlex | W2395596413 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 22 |
Street Play projects have become increasingly popular in Western contexts where children’s outdoor free play has been in decline. Street Play projects are generally organised by adults: children play on urban streets closed to traffic. This paper reports results from an evaluation focused on the Hantown Street Play Project (pseudonym) that took place in a large English town. Hantown Leisure Trust (pseudonym) set up the project, run by playworkers, and commissioned the evaluation ‘ ... to identify the impact of the Street Play project on participating children’s perceptions of play in their community and residents’ perceptions of community spirit’. Children aged 3–11 years, parents and local residents participated in questionnaire surveys (n = 216) and semi-structured interviews (n = 25), eliciting 10 themes indicating that participants generally regarded the project positively. However, this paper argues that Street Play is a different proposition from children’s own play on the streets, according to widely recognised definitions of play
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| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |