Childhood's Garden: Memory and Meaning of Gardens.

Francis, Mark

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ERIC Number: EJ509042

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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Childhood's Garden: Memory and Meaning of Gardens.

Francis, Mark

Children's Environments, v12 n2 p183-91 Jun 1995

Probes some of the conceptual meanings people attach to gardens, based on memories and meanings of childhood gardens. The results of interviews with gardeners in California and Norway are used to illustrate different meanings people attach to childhood gardens. Concludes with some of the design, planning, and management issues facing childhood gardens. (LZ)

Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Gardening, Gardens, Interviews, Planning, Play, Playground Activities

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Norway

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