{"title":"A New Perceived Restorativeness Scale for Children's Everyday Environment (PRS-ChEE): Evaluating the Restorative Potential of Orphanages' Outdoor Spaces from the Viewpoint of Children","authors":"M. Mani, H. Woolley, J. Russell","doi":"10.1353/cye.2023.a903101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cye.2023.a903101","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:According to attention restoration theory (ART), the mental fatigue that results from the enhanced demands on directed attention imposed by an urban lifestyle can be restored by exposure to natural settings known as restorative environments. This opportunity becomes more important for children who spend a significant part of their life in institutions such as orphanages. Although the restorative qualities of a setting have a great impact on children's happiness and development, it has been uncommon to ask children to evaluate the restorative potential of their surroundings. We developed a valid and reliable \"Perceived Restorativeness Scale for Children's Everyday Environment (PRS-ChEE)\" based on ART and administered it to 118 children (7 to 17 years) at three orphanages in Iran. The results demonstrated that children scored different orphanages' outdoor spaces differently, due to varying degrees of size, naturalness, and play equipment, indicating the reliability of the scale.","PeriodicalId":89337,"journal":{"name":"Children, youth and environments","volume":"33 1","pages":"130 - 152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46179515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah C Barriage, Darcey K. deSouza, Shoshana Zitter, C. Sarabu
{"title":"Drawing Play: A Content Analysis of Children's Drawings of Places Where They Like to Play","authors":"Sarah C Barriage, Darcey K. deSouza, Shoshana Zitter, C. Sarabu","doi":"10.1353/cye.2023.a903098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cye.2023.a903098","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:This study sought to understand where children like to play using arts-based methods. Participants were recruited from a large US medical clinic serving a predominantly Latinx and low-income urban area. While waiting to see the doctor for a well-child visit, 19 6- to 12-year-old children were given drawing materials and asked to draw the places where they like to play. We conducted a descriptive content analysis of identifiable elements in the drawings, followed by an interpretive analysis of locations, social relationships, and activities. Children's drawings predominantly depicted outdoor environments and physical activities. Few drawings depicted children playing with others.","PeriodicalId":89337,"journal":{"name":"Children, youth and environments","volume":"33 1","pages":"63 - 89"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45625060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tiffany Williams, K. Ward, Melody Smith, Else Nyborg Christensen, V. Simovska, Sarah C Barriage, Darcey K. deSouza, Shoshana Zitter, C. Sarabu, Christiane F. S. Macena, I. D. Lauer-Leite, Maria Inês G. Higuchi, Jorge Antonio S. Costa, J. Novais, Julia Traub, Stephen P. Mainzer, M. Mani, H. Woolley, J. Russell, Leticia Michele Stencel, JungJa Park-Cardoso, Ana Paula Soares da Silva, Corey J. Martz, R. Powell, B. Wee, A. Myers, B. Orr, G. Hvenegaard, Carolyn Cook, A. Banerjee, Arnab Karar, Nilanjana Ghosh, I. Bhattacharyya, Santwana Adhikari, Victoria Derr
{"title":"Conceptualization of Co-Creation, Co-Design and Co-Production with Children for Health-Promoting Physical Environments: A Systematic Search and Scoping Review","authors":"Tiffany Williams, K. Ward, Melody Smith, Else Nyborg Christensen, V. Simovska, Sarah C Barriage, Darcey K. deSouza, Shoshana Zitter, C. Sarabu, Christiane F. S. Macena, I. D. Lauer-Leite, Maria Inês G. Higuchi, Jorge Antonio S. Costa, J. Novais, Julia Traub, Stephen P. Mainzer, M. Mani, H. Woolley, J. Russell, Leticia Michele Stencel, JungJa Park-Cardoso, Ana Paula Soares da Silva, Corey J. Martz, R. Powell, B. Wee, A. Myers, B. Orr, G. Hvenegaard, Carolyn Cook, A. Banerjee, Arnab Karar, Nilanjana Ghosh, I. Bhattacharyya, Santwana Adhikari, Victoria Derr","doi":"10.1353/cye.2023.a903096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cye.2023.a903096","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:This scoping review identified 36 peer-reviewed studies that used a co-creation, co-design or co-production process with children (0-17 years) to understand and/or influence the physical (built or natural) environment. We examined conceptualizations of child participation and of \"co\" processes. Our findings highlight the opportunity for developing and improving use of child participation models; how children and childhood are viewed by adults involved in the process matters; a need for more discriminate use of the terms co-creation, co-design and co-production with clear definitions; and confirmed the flexibility of \"co\" processes. Based on these findings, we developed a reporting checklist for physical environment-focused studies using \"co\" processes with children.","PeriodicalId":89337,"journal":{"name":"Children, youth and environments","volume":"33 1","pages":"1 - 107 - 108 - 129 - 130 - 152 - 153 - 174 - 175 - 187 - 188 - 196 - 197 - 206 - 207 - 209 - 38 - 3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48337174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating Environmental Education Programs Using a Qualitative GIS Approach","authors":"Corey J. Martz, R. Powell, B. Wee, A. Myers","doi":"10.1353/cye.2023.a903103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cye.2023.a903103","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:Environmental education (EE) programs commonly emphasize experiencing the place(s) where a program is located. Yet, program evaluations seldom map locations where participants demonstrate outcomes, whether during or after program experiences. To explore the value of including location in program assessment, we pilot a qualitative, map-based analysis to complement current evaluation efforts of an organization providing EE programs aimed at improving access to nature in suburban Lafayette, Colorado. Our preliminary findings suggest that youth participants with more exposure to programming demonstrated more prominent nature connection and health and wellness outcomes, especially in locations near Lafayette, illustrating how consideration of outcome locations adds nuance to EE program evaluation.","PeriodicalId":89337,"journal":{"name":"Children, youth and environments","volume":"33 1","pages":"175 - 187"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45862582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Holistic Wellness in Elementary Schoolyard Environments: An Analysis of 2000-2021 Research Studies","authors":"J. Traub, Stephen P. Mainzer","doi":"10.1353/cye.2023.a903100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cye.2023.a903100","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:A lack of direct experience with the natural environment puts children at higher risk for mental disorders, obesity, social disconnection, and poor critical-thinking skills. Despite the current knowledge that wellness is a multidimensional concept, traditional approaches to evaluating the performance impacts of schoolyard environments are surprisingly monodisciplinary. This study explored a sample of how wellness impacts in elementary schoolyards are currently being studied through a meta-analysis of post-2000 literature. The results suggest a recent trend of emerging diversity in approaches, yet there remains a gap in the research for multidisciplinary approaches that incorporate multivariate dimensions of wellness.","PeriodicalId":89337,"journal":{"name":"Children, youth and environments","volume":"33 1","pages":"108 - 129"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41519793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Banerjee, Arnab Karar, Nilanjana Ghosh, I. Bhattacharyya, Santwana Adhikari
{"title":"Empowering Adolescent Girls during a Global Pandemic: An Initiative through the Scheme for Adolescent Girls and the Kanyashree Prakalpa Convergence (SAG-KP) Program","authors":"A. Banerjee, Arnab Karar, Nilanjana Ghosh, I. Bhattacharyya, Santwana Adhikari","doi":"10.1353/cye.2023.a903105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cye.2023.a903105","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:We discuss the shift in program modalities during COVID-19 within the Scheme for Adolescent Girls and Kanyashree Prakalpa (SAG-KP) Convergence Program in the state of West Bengal, India. Field insights as well as available program data from the Child in Need Institute's (CINI) intervention areas revealed that strict lockdowns and restricted unlocking phases during the pandemic led to changed program pathways—from offline/in-person activities to online adolescent group discussions and health message dissemination, plus counselling services through social media and telephone. Prolonged school closures impelled the adolescent girls to undertake vocational/skill-based training, including kitchen garden work to supplement their nutritional needs. The circulation of key messages through online groups also helped in preventing child marriages. Important lessons learned from the lockdown phase are that adolescent girls can benefit from regular contact and regular online/offline sessions or workshops.","PeriodicalId":89337,"journal":{"name":"Children, youth and environments","volume":"33 1","pages":"197 - 206"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48682343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christiane F. S. Macena, I. D. Lauer-Leite, Maria-Inês G. Higuchi, Jorge Antonio S. Costa, J. Novais
{"title":"\"I Connect with Nature Every Day\": Brazilian Children and Their Contact with Nature during the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Christiane F. S. Macena, I. D. Lauer-Leite, Maria-Inês G. Higuchi, Jorge Antonio S. Costa, J. Novais","doi":"10.1353/cye.2023.a903099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cye.2023.a903099","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:Contact with nature contributes to children's healthy development, promotes their well-being, and leads to environmentally friendly behaviors. This study investigated 50 Brazilian children and their contact with nature during the COVID-19 pandemic. The qualitative study used metapresential focus groups to collect data, which were analyzed using the Discourse of the Collective Subject technique. Results indicate that children had frequent contact with nature during the COVID-19 pandemic because they had more free time and realized the importance of staying close to nature during social isolation. Such results suggest a (re)connection with nature.","PeriodicalId":89337,"journal":{"name":"Children, youth and environments","volume":"33 1","pages":"107 - 90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41876215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leticia Michele Stencel, JungJa Park-Cardoso, Ana Paula Soares da Silva
{"title":"Rural Children's First Experiences of Urban Elementary School Space: A Child-Centered Multi-Method Case Study in Brazil","authors":"Leticia Michele Stencel, JungJa Park-Cardoso, Ana Paula Soares da Silva","doi":"10.1353/cye.2023.a903102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cye.2023.a903102","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:We explored Brazilian rural children's first experiences of urban elementary school spaces, through observations and a child-centered multi-method approach, which included conversation circles and individual interviews with six children based on their drawings and photographs. Data showed participants had a fragile relationship with the school spaces and difficulty in constructing new meanings for the spaces due to the restrictive and controlling nature of the school environment. The study suggests that educators should consider offering opportunities for children to shape and manage certain spaces to support their development possibilities, enhance their satisfaction with the school environment, and ease their transition to this new setting.","PeriodicalId":89337,"journal":{"name":"Children, youth and environments","volume":"33 1","pages":"153 - 174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44408007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What Do the Experts Say? Children's Perspectives on Wellbeing in Schools","authors":"Else Nyborg Christensen, V. Simovska","doi":"10.1353/cye.2023.a903097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cye.2023.a903097","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:In this paper, we explore children's perspectives on wellbeing at school through a multimodal, qualitative research design. Forty-seven students from Years 2, 4 and 6 in a public school in Denmark shared their insights regarding their own wellbeing in school through written accounts and videos, as well as other articulations such as drawings, paintings and Lego models. The analysis makes use of an \"extended\" conceptualization of wellbeing at school, which integrates four entangled dimensions: being, belonging, becoming and agency, with aspects of the whole-school material and social environment. The analysis shows that children experience wellbeing as an embodied, multifaceted phenomenon embedded in the school context but also connected with their lives outside of school. Furthermore, the analysis points to the importance of relationships at school for wellbeing but also the significance of teacher guidance as well as the sense of safety and trust facilitated by the school staff. School facilities, workload, rhythms, time schedules and numerous transitions also play pivotal roles in student experiences of wellbeing. Finally, the findings demonstrate that in students' views, their involvement in and consequential influence on decision-making at school as a whole is decisive for their sense of wellbeing.","PeriodicalId":89337,"journal":{"name":"Children, youth and environments","volume":"33 1","pages":"39 - 62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45359803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teaching in the Anthropocene: Education in the Face of Environmental Crisis ed. by Alysha Farrell, Candy Skyhar, and Michelle Lam (review)","authors":"Victoria Derr","doi":"10.1353/cye.2023.a903106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cye.2023.a903106","url":null,"abstract":"should we humans live well in our world?” “Who and what is our teaching for in this time?” These are central questions that open and guide the edited volume Teaching in the Anthropocene: Education in the Face of Environmental Crisis . The primary audience for this book is those engaged in teacher education","PeriodicalId":89337,"journal":{"name":"Children, youth and environments","volume":"33 1","pages":"207 - 209"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67020337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}