Engaging Student Voices and Choices: Developing a Playground for All

Background: Limited research has been conducted on student voice with students in physical education. Accessing and responding to student voice are relevant for researchers and physical education teachers to develop physical education programs that are meaningful and have a sense of purpose to the students themselves. It is through listening to student voices that researchers and teachers might learn how students navigate power structures, formulated by adults, which typically dominate physical education curricula and exclude students from the process of curricular decision-making and implementation and, ultimately, ownership of their own learning and movement experiences. Purpose: This study explored how secondary-school girls, through their voices, identified and critiqued their self-identified barriers to their engagement in and enjoyment of physical education and navigated these barriers and the unequal power relations they encountered to thrive or survive in physical education. Participants and setting: Participants were seven 9th and 10th grade girls in a coeducational physical education class in a rural high school located in the northeast region of the USA. Data collection: Data were collected from the following sources: (a) focus group interviews, (b) formal interviews with the adolescent girls, (c) descriptive field notes of the girls’ physical education classes, and (d) informal conversations with the physical education teachers. Data analysis: Data analysis was conducted simultaneously with the data collection process throughout this study. Field notes were word-processed into narratives and the focus group and formal interviews were transcribed verbatim. The transcriptions and field notes were coded using content analysis and the constant comparative method. Findings: Interpretations include the participants’ self-identified barriers to their engagement in and enjoyment of physical education and their critique of these self-identified barriers and how they navigated these barriers and the unequal power relations they encountered within physical education. Girls’ self-identified barriers included ‘Proving themselves to the boys,’ ‘Girls are supposed to do girly things and boys are supposed to do boy-ee things,’ and ‘There's a risk of being embarrassed.’ Through discourse and critical inquiry, the participants were able to voice their self-identified barriers and individual lived experiences. Although the participants experienced these barriers, they were able to embody their comfort and enjoyment by navigating their participation within particular contexts and situations to thrive or survive in physical education.

Medan City, the third-largest city in Indonesia, faces significant challenges in managing its public green open spaces (RTH) due to high population density, rapid urbanization, and insufficient green space, which falls far short of the 30% mandated by law. This research assesses the management of public green spaces in Medan through a SWOT analysis, revealing internal strengths such as a Regional Spatial Plan and government commitment, alongside weaknesses like suboptimal management, lack of coordination between agencies, and inadequate regulations. External factors, including opportunities from NGO funding and potential land acquisition, contrast with threats like rapid population growth and misuse of green spaces. Through data collection methods, including focus group discussions, questionnaires, and interviews with key stakeholders, the research identified key areas for improvement in green space management. Strategic recommendations include strengthening policies, increasing public awareness, optimizing cross-sector collaboration, and promoting sustainable urban planning. Additionally, leveraging green spaces for economic growth through multifunctional uses can enhance their value to the community. This study concludes that public green open spaces in Medan City can contribute significantly to sustainable urban development and environmental balance if managed more effectively, with better coordination, stronger regulations, and resource allocation. The findings aim to provide valuable insights for urban planners and policy makers in achieving urban sustainability goals.

Inclusive teaching places importance on teachers providing opportunities for students to have some input in their learning, and this is often referred to in the literature as student voice; with Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child typically used to justify this practice. However, student voice is defined and implemented differently by teachers and researchers. This paper seeks to position student voice within the inclusive teaching approach of differentiated instruction. This qualitative study features the voices and perspectives of Australian primary school students (aged between 11 and 12 years) on student voice and their teachers' responsiveness to this consultation for one unit of work. Data collection included an end of unit survey and focus group interviews. Two themes were identified through thematic analysis: student choice and engagement. Overall, the students in this study expressed that they want more voice and choice in their learning in the future. With increasing expectations on teachers to differentiate instruction in response to the diverse needs of students, teachers may consider adopting voice-inclusive practice to inform planning and adopt more participatory pedagogy.

Investigation of Adoption and Cognizance of Urban Green Spaces in India: Post COVID-19 Scenarios

Qualities and functions ascribed to urban cemeteries across the capital cities of Scandinavia

Qualitative Investigation of the Cooking with Kids Program: Focus Group Interviews with Fourth-Grade Students, Teachers, and Food Educators

Muhammad Idham Handa G2F1 011 017 Needs Green Space Based on population growth andAdded Number of motor vehicles for Regional Development in Kendari, under the guidancecounselor Mrs. Weka Widayati as I and Mr. La Baco Sudia, as supervisor II.The need for green open space in urban areas is very meaningful to the people who are on it,causing a variety of multifunctional green space in urban tend to be kept and preserved andallocated. Aesthetic function, the function of water absorption, keeping the microclimate and donot forget to also function providers of oxygen (O2) for a living. In fact population growth is one ofthe factors that cause a reduction in green space, on the other hand increase the number of motorvehicles also require the presence of green space as an absorber of pollutants (CO2) so it needs away out to overcome this problem.The purpose of this study was to analyzed existing condition green space in the city of Kendari, thesecond is to analyze the need for green space based on population growth and the rate of motorvehicle in the city of Kendari, and the last is to analyze the balance of the needs and theavailability of green space and green space allocation plan in Kendari on future to come. Theanalysis used in its entirety is a qualitative descriptive analysis where the growth of populationand the number of vehicles projected and green space per resident in need of analysis inaccordance with existing regulations and previous research.The results showed that the condition of the existing green space in the city of Kendari in 2011covering an area of 3777.46 Ha is, each spread over ten (10) districts with diverse typologies.Kendari City residents need green space in 2011 amounted to 511.625 ha while the need for greenspace by the growing number of motor vehicles is 0.28 ha. Balance of green space needs based onthe remaining population of 2470.49 ha, in the 30 years to come RTH allocated to areas with ahigh density and on roads with high density.Keywords: Green Open Space, Population, Added Motor Vehicles, Existing green space and greenspace needs

<p><em>Designing Interactive Pluit Reservoir Park motivated by the needs unmet green space in the city of Jakarta. The existence of green space can be function as a public space by residents. Public space is a container that takes residents to interact socially in outer space. Pluit Reservoir ia a new green space that also has another function as a public space. Green open space in the middle of the urban environment helps to improve the climate and environment of the city. Design issues is the need for Jakarta residents of an ideal public space can not be fully met by local governments such as the activities housed, circulation, utilities, as well as physical and psycological comfort. Design method used is based on the theory of an ideal open space concept. Ideal open space concept obtained through environmental comfort, convenience visitor psychology, the need of relaxation, active activities, and passive activities within the park. These criteris are the basis for the design of Interactive at Pluit Reservoir Park. The result obtained are design Interactive park that can accommodate not only residents but also social needs, make room for plants to grow and thrive for the preservation and welfare of the citizens of Jakarta.</em></p><p><em><br /></em></p><p><em><strong>Keyword : </strong>City Green Space, Interactive Park, Public space<br /></em></p>

Participatory retrofitting of school playgrounds: Collaboration between children and university students to develop a vision

As urbanization accelerates, the integration of green spaces into city planning has become crucial for sustainability and urban liability. This study examines Jogjakarta, known as the City of Thousand Parks, as a model for green public space management, exploring its challenges, opportunities, and policy implications. Despite its reputation, the city faces significant challenges, including land-use pressures, governance coordination, maintenance issues, and disparities in accessibility. Additionally, rapid urbanization has led to a decline in green spaces, with built-up areas covering approximately 85% of the city’s total land. Using a systematic literature review and qualitative analysis, this study evaluates sustainable urban development theories, urban liability, and the role of green infrastructure. Findings reveal that successful green space management relies on multi-stakeholder collaboration, technological innovations, and policy integration. This study contributes to the discourse on urban sustainability by providing insights into best practices for green space governance. The findings suggest that cities must balance urban expansion with ecological preservation by implementing data-driven policies, public-private partnerships, and community-led initiatives. Strengthening these mechanisms will ensure that urban green spaces remain resilient, accessible, and beneficial for future generations.

Urban green space is an essential green infrastructure and spatial guarantee for sustainable development in Shanghai, China. Additionally, its spatial layout’s rationality directly influences the city’s disaster prevention and reduction effect. To use the buffer analysis method, this study selected the ArcGIS 9.0 software platform for making a quantitative analysis of disaster-proof green space service capacity in downtown Shanghai based on relevant construction standards and specifications. The results showed the following: (1) the distribution pattern of disaster-proof green space in downtown Shanghai is less homogeneously distributed in the central area but more homogeneously distributed in the edge area; (2) the service area of all disaster-proof green spaces in the central urban area of Shanghai accounted for 85.07% of the total area, with a service population of 12,516,600. Less than 15% of the area was still uncovered, meaning 2,196,700 people were unserved. These results suggest that the buffer radius of disaster-avoidance green space reaches 400 m. It covers the largest area and serves the largest population, accounting for more than 50% of the central urban area. The mismatch between urban green space distribution and population distribution patterns affected the service effect difference of green space for disaster avoidance. Therefore, new urban green spaces, stadiums, school playgrounds, and other open spaces could be added to enhance the (emergency) urban disaster avoidance ability of central urban areas; (3) the whole central urban area should form an urban mesh disaster avoidance system by combining points, lines, and surfaces with emergency and temporary shelters as first-level disaster avoidance points, fixed and central shelters as second-level disaster avoidance points, urban branch roads and secondary roads as disaster avoidance channels, and expressways and main urban roads as disaster-relief channels.

This research project is a multiple case study of two cohorts of Year 9 students, learning in a content and language integrated learning (CLIL) program in an Australian high school, with a newly introduced learning management system (LMS). This study is a detailed investigation into student discourses emerging from this bilingual environment. It is a discourse analysis with a focus on expert student voices enabling self-regulated learning in a highly challenging classroom setting. The study describes how language choices influence the uptake of learning strategies and digital tool use. The analysis draws out student self-efficacy beliefs and identifies enablers to engaging with the CLIL LMS.CLIL student perspectives and experiences have had little exposure in the current research literature regarding student motivation and self-regulated learning facilitated by an LMS. So far, empirical research about what works best for students has mainly focused on the delivery of information and less on pedagogies affected in using digital learning technologies and how secondary students manage this learning has received only limited consideration. Similarly, bilingual context research has mainly focused on teacher-centred issues, disregarding the student viewpoint on communication processes for meaning making. In the field of bilingual learning environments combined with an LMS, student voices have been unheeded. Attention has been awarded to the design of online learning spaces for CLIL environments rather than student-centred research and the examination of language competencies in and through additional languages. This qualitative study is endeavouring to fill this void by adding valuable insight from student perceptions negotiating a CLIL environment, and the mastery of different discourses and speech genres in and through two languages, relating to academic and social classroom events and arising from personal interrelations of participants, influenced also by digital tool use and facilitated by the LMS.A multiple case study design was chosen to investigate student experiences and opinions in a dynamic CLIL LMS setting. Two cases provided (two cohorts in 2014 and 2015) the data to ascertain the validity of the research questions and determined the research method used. Data was collected from 22 Year 9 students covering 18 biology lessons during six weeks, over two consecutive years. The students’ conversations were audio and video recorded in order to receive a comprehensive picture of their opinions and experiences working in a CLIL LMS. A student-designed questionnaire was organised and administered before and after each research phase to clarify student perceptions and interests regarding their learning in the CLIL environment. Additionally, focus group interviews were managed by an additional CLIL teacher to explain student understanding of self-regulation and scientific open inquiry strategies in this bilingual context, as well as engaging with digital tools, thus providing triangulation of data.Year 9 CLIL student representations emphasised that students’ knowledge of different CLIL discourses and speech genres offered entry to more learning opportunities. Furthermore, self- reported evidence from student voices uncovered a profound interest in learning strategies in order to increase knowledge in two languages. Lastly it was evident that Year 9 students’ aptitude, self-efficacy beliefs and self-regulatory practices developed predominantly through the exposure to a bilingual classroom setting. Working with the German language, Year 9 students frequently realised that their own content knowledge and understanding even in their native language was inadequate, and additional learning strategies had to be sourced and employed. Further to this, engagement with different speech genres (for example technology speech genres), allowed access to more learning opportunities and vice versa excluded students from certain group activities, thereby curtailing the learning processes. In summary, two practical points emerged from this study. Firstly, the bilingual nature and translanguaging practices inform CLIL students to employ different discourses and consequently support self-regulated learning strategies. Secondly, student voices engaging with specific CLIL discourses and social speech genres revealed that self-efficacy beliefs in this bilingual setting influenced the uptake of digital tool-use, language acquisition and production. The implications of these findings provide new ways to evolve educational practice incorporating student voices, offering alternative ways to develop student learning.

PurposeEvidence suggests that green space use for physical activity significantly benefits to maintenance and improvement of public health. Settlements need to provide adequate access to public green spaces which enable and encourage physical activity. Provision of publicly accessible green spaces is therefore often included in different sectoral strategies and policies. However, to really meet goals and objectives, declared in these documents, appropriate and efficient actions need to be taken in spatial development practice on a local level.MethodsWe present the approach, developed within the first year of the national research project PREZENCA, which aims at developing indicators for the assessment of the provision of settlements with green spaces for outdoor physical activity in Slovenian municipalities. The approach may be of interest to countries which have adequately developed strategic spatial planning of urban green spaces but lack useful tools to assess the current state and to monitor changes in the provision of quality green and other outdoor spaces to encourage physical activity.ResultsThe approach is based on a comprehensive analysis of examples and possibilities for measuring presence and quantity of green spaces, defining green space types, and measuring citizens’ accessibility and use of green spaces for physical activity. Content analysis of existing planning documents on a local level was carried out to elaborate: (1) whether the provision of green spaces in settlements in Slovenia is defined and how (2) which population groups are addressed and (3) where such content should be put into policy documents to support implementation in practice. Based on the results, the suggestions on relevant factors and indicators of green space provision and quality for physical activity were prepared to be further developed for evaluation and monitoring on the local level and included into spatial planning practice and policies.ConclusionFurthermore, we discuss the importance of establishing local standards and possibilities to include them into planning documents to form the basis for long-term monitoring of the condition of publicly accessible green spaces for recreational use by residents.

BackgroundIn effective diabetes management, it is important that providers and health care systems prioritize the delivery of patient-centered care and that they are respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences and barriers.ObjectiveThe objective of the study was to conduct focus group interviews to capture patients’ and health care professionals’ perceptions and attitudes regarding digital technology and to explore how the digital Diabetes Questionnaire can be used to support patient participation in diabetes care, as a basis for an implementation study.MethodsA qualitative study was conducted with six focus group discussions with diabetes specialist nurses and medical doctors (n=29) and four focus group discussions with individuals with diabetes (n=23). A semistructured focus group interview guide was developed, including probing questions. The data were transcribed verbatim, and qualitative content analysis was performed using an inductive approach.ResultsTwo main categories were revealed by the qualitative analysis: perceptions of digital technology and the digital questionnaire in diabetes management and care and perceptions of participation in diabetes care. An overarching theme that emerged from the focus group interviews was patients’ and professionals’ involvement in diabetes care using digital tools.ConclusionsThe analysis identified important factors to consider when introducing the digital Diabetes Questionnaire in clinical use. Both professionals and patients need support and training in the practical implementation of the digital questionnaire, as well as the opportunity to provide feedback on the questionnaire answers.

This study focuses on applying participatory design to enhance the sustainability and inclusivity of green and public spaces within a flat complex and its surrounding facilities. As urban areas continue to expand, ensuring equitable access to safe and accessible public spaces becomes increasingly vital, especially in low-income residential settings like apartment complexes. Aligned with SDG 11.7, this research prioritizes universal access to green and public spaces, particularly catering to women, children, older persons, and persons with disabilities. The participatory design approach employed in this study engages community members in the planning and decision-making process, ensuring that diverse needs are met in a way that fosters both social and environmental sustainability. By actively involving residents alongside urban planners and policymakers, the study deepens the understanding of local requirements and addresses specific barriers to access, promoting inclusive, sustainable urban development. The collaborative process not only enhances land asset security and usability but also strengthens social cohesion, improves quality of life, and ensures that green spaces are accessible to all. This project underscores the effectiveness of environmentally conscious, participatory design strategies in transforming low-income residential areas, serving as a model for future urban development initiatives aimed at creating universally accessible, inclusive, and sustainable urban environments.