Children in Four Neighborhoods: The Physical Environment and Its Effect on Play and Play Patterns.

Berg, Mary; Medrich, Elliott A.

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ERIC Number: EJ235022

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Publication Date: 1980-Sep

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Children in Four Neighborhoods: The Physical Environment and Its Effect on Play and Play Patterns.

Berg, Mary; Medrich, Elliott A.

Environment and Behavior, v12 n3 p320-48 Sep 1980

This study examines the ways in which neighborhoods as physical environments affect children's play and play patterns. Four urban neighborhoods were examined for terrain, access to play space, social interaction, locus of play, safety, and mobility. It was found that children's play patterns are influenced by the environment they live in. (DS)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavioral Science Research, Children, Environmental Influences, Environmental Research, Higher Education, Play

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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