Evaluation of school administrators' views on playgrounds and sports areas in the schools they work

Abstract

One of the best learning tools for children is games. Playgrounds and playgrounds are areas where children complete their physical, mental and social development. It is important for the health, welfare and order of the society that children complete their development in a healthy way. This makes the design of children's playgrounds much more important. Play is the basic building block that supports the development of children, who are the building blocks of society, from birth to adolescence in many ways. The aim of this study is to evaluate the opinions of school administrators about the playgrounds and sports fields in their schools. In the study group of the research, face-to-face interview technique was used with 15 school administrators working in Gaziantep Provincial Directorate of National Education and on a voluntary basis. In the research, using the interview method, which is one of the qualitative research methods, the data obtained were analyzed by the content analysis method. As a result of the research, school administrators stated that the playgrounds and sports areas of the schools they work in are insufficient. At the same time, they stated that there should be sports halls in schools and that the adequacy of the areas should be at a high level in terms of children's development. School administrators participating in the research stated that playgrounds and sports fields contribute to the educational development of students. It has been seen that there should be educational areas, playgrounds and sports areas should be wide and safe. In addition, regarding the playground and sports fields of the research group; It has been concluded that game and sports halls should be built, game and sports areas should be more standard, multi-purpose, regular floors and suitable for student level.