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Politicizing Children's Play: A Community Photovoice Process to Transform a School Playground
Natalia Rivas-Quarneti1, Inés Viana-Moldes2, Silvia Veiga-Seijo3
1Natalia Rivas-Quarneti, PhD, MSc, BSc (OT), is Associate Professor, Health Sciences Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
Summary
School playground interventions can improve children's right to play by addressing barriers like short recess times and poor conditions. Collaborative efforts between children and adults can transform play environments for better occupational justice.
Area of Science:
- Childhood development
- Occupational therapy
- Social sciences
Background:
- School playgrounds are crucial for children's development and play.
- Contextual elements can hinder children's right to play, impacting occupational justice.
- An occupation-based social transformation project was implemented to address these issues.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify barriers and facilitators of children's participation in playground occupations.
- To co-create strategies for enhancing play opportunities through a participatory approach.
- To foster occupational justice within the school playground environment.
Main Methods:
- A participatory Photovoice methodology was employed across four phases.
- Community involvement included research design, data generation, analysis, and agenda setting.
- Thematic analysis of visual, textual, and oral data was conducted with member checking.
Main Results:
- Barriers identified include short recess duration, poor surface conditions, a restrictive atmosphere, and violence.
- Facilitators included an ad hoc lending games system and playground murals advocating for children's rights.
- Conflicting priorities between children's and adults' needs for the playground were revealed.
Conclusions:
- Addressing social and institutional contexts is vital for improving play opportunities.
- A critical occupational stance and participatory methods can reconcile agendas and raise awareness.
- Collective action and environmental transformation are key to ensuring meaningful and safe play for all children.
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