Sie befinden Sich nicht im Netzwerk der Universität Paderborn. Der Zugriff auf elektronische Ressourcen ist gegebenenfalls nur via VPN oder Shibboleth (DFN-AAI) möglich. mehr Informationen...
A hop, skip and a jump towards evaluating social interaction and learning through play at a child and adolescent inpatient treatment program
Ist Teil von
Child : care, health & development, 2024-01, Vol.50 (1), p.e13200-n/a
Ort / Verlag
England: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr
2024
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Background
The number of inpatient mental health facilities for children and adolescents in the United States is growing rapidly. While undergoing inpatient treatment, children and adolescents can benefit from innovative play opportunities designed to foster social interaction and learning.
Methods
The Playful Learning Landscapes (PLL) initiative is a group of projects designed to transform everyday spaces into opportunities for playful learning. As a part of this initiative, two designs—Lifesize Ruler and Jumping Feet—were installed in an inpatient mental health facility for children and adolescents in the Mid‐Atlantic region of the United States.
Results
Results of pre‐installation and post‐installation naturalistic observations suggested that social interactions, the use of STEM‐related language and 21st century skills, including confidence, increased after interacting with the installations.
Conclusions
While previous research on PLL projects has demonstrated the efficacy of transforming public spaces into places for playful learning, this research provides support that, even in private, targeted settings, using a trauma‐informed approach, children and adolescents, can reap the benefits of playful learning.