Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans
Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA), Landscape and Wellbeing, İngiltere
Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2023
Tezin Dili: İngilizce
Öğrenci: Junting Xie
Danışman: Leyla Deniz Kiraz
Özet:
Play is essential to the healthy physical and mental development of children. It is an indispensable part of children's development. Meanwhile, it is also a fundamental right of children. Playgrounds are important places for children to play, yet physical barriers may be created in traditional playgrounds due to design shortcomings that exclude some children from play and have a negative impact on children's well-being. Inclusive playgrounds aim to remove both physical and social barriers. All children of all ages and ability levels are allowed to access playgrounds for equal play opportunities. However, there is still controversy on whether inclusive playgrounds are indeed effective compared to traditional playgrounds. This study was conducted using behavioural mapping to observe and compare two comparison groups consisting of traditional playgrounds and inclusive playgrounds. Observations showed that inclusive playgrounds accommodated more children of different ages and ability levels than traditional playgrounds. Peer play is an important part of playground activities for children, and inclusive playgrounds appear to offer more opportunities to support peer play than traditional playgrounds. In terms of children's play activities, physical activity was the most common type of play in both traditional and inclusive playgrounds. However, inclusive playgrounds provided more opportunities for children to engage in exploratory play, imaginative play and restorative play than traditional playgrounds. These observations demonstrated that compared to traditional playgrounds, inclusive playgrounds are effective in accommodating more children, catering for different play needs, and stimulating richer types of activities. This information can inform future design and research on inclusive playgrounds.