Junior Primary Greek School Pupils' Perceptions of the City's Public Open Spaces and Especially of the Urban Square: A Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Papageorgiou, Nikoletta; Galani, Apostolia; Mavrikaki, Evangelia
Titel	Junior Primary Greek School Pupils' Perceptions of the City's Public Open Spaces and Especially of the Urban Square: A Case Study
Quelle	In: Review of International Geographical Education Online, 6 (2016) 1, S.49-66 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2146-0353
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Students; Young Children; Urban Areas; Semi Structured Interviews; Puppetry; Story Telling; Student Attitudes; Freehand Drawing; Qualitative Research; Content Analysis; Urban Environment; Greece (Athens) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Frühe Kindheit; Urban area; Stadtregion; Puppenspiel; Schülerverhalten; Drawing; Zeichnen; Qualitative Forschung; Inhaltsanalyse; Stadtökologie
Abstract	This work--part of a wider project aimed at engaging first year primary school pupils in public open-space design--explores the perceptions of junior primary school children as to the urban square. Data collection tools comprised semi-structured interviews, sketches and storytelling via puppet-animation. Our findings have shown that--according to the perceptions of the children--the square displays the advantages and disadvantages of public open spaces both structurally and in terms of its layout, while its functions are linked to children's play, leisure, events and socialization. Factors that adversely affect visits to public squares include delinquency, xenophobia, limited space and poor design. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01