Abstract
English abstract: The main objective of this study was to explore children’s activities on preschool playgrounds, and how different playground features (topography, equipment, size, location etc.) affected children's play. The study aimed to contribute with knowledge on how outdoor environments encourage different kinds of play and learning for preschool children. The data collection was based on the methodology of "mosaic approach", which is a multi-method focusing on children’s perspectives (Clark & Moss, 2001; Clark & Moss, 2005; Clark, 2010), using observations, guided tours, children’s drawings and interviews. The results show that pre-defined play equipment is of less meaning for the preschool children in this study. They preferred varied and unpredictable environments with possibilities to create their own play based on undefined elements such as sticks, stones and branche.English abstract: The main objective of this study was to explore children’s activities on preschool playgrounds, and how different playground features (topography, equipment, size, location etc.) affected children's play. The study aimed to contribute with knowledge on how outdoor environments encourage different kinds of play and learning for preschool children. The data collection was based on the methodology of "mosaic approach", which is a multi-method focusing on children’s perspectives (Clark & Moss, 2001; Clark & Moss, 2005; Clark, 2010), using observations, guided tours, children’s drawings and interviews. The results show that pre-defined play equipment is of less meaning for the preschool children in this study. They preferred varied and unpredictable environments with possibilities to create their own play based on undefined elements such as sticks, stones and branches
Highlights
Innledning Spørsmålet som reises i tittelen gjenspeiler en interesse for å forske nærmere på hvordan utemiljøet som omgir barn og ansatte i barnehagen påvirker barns lekatferd og ansattes pedagogiske praksis
Artikkelen baserer seg på en multi-metodisk datainnsamling i en barnehage hvor det er forsket på barns bruk av utemiljø
I disse tallene ligger det at barna er ute i gjennomsnitt to timer hver dag i vinterhalvåret og opptil fem timer hver dag i sommer halvåret
Summary
Hvilken innvirkning har barnehagens fysiske utemiljø på barns lek og de ansattes pedagogiske praksis i uterommet. The results show that pre-defined play equipment is of less meaning for the preschool children in this study They preferred varied and unpredictable environments with possibilities to create their own play based on undefined elements such as sticks, stones and branches. Datainnsamlingen var basert på elementer fra metoden "mosaic approach" (Clark & Moss, 2001; Clark & Moss, 2005; Clark, 2010), som er en multimetodisk tilnærming med særskilt fokus på barneperspektivet, gjennom bruk av observasjoner, guidet tur på lekeområdet med barn, barnetegninger og barneintervju.
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