Skolgården. En förutsättning för lek?

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to study two different leisure centers and their schoolyards. The purpose was also to study how the employees were making prerequisites for children to play in the schoolyard. We also wanted to observe how the children did play and see if there were any similarities or differences to the schoolyards in what was available for the children in their schoolyards. The method that we were using during this study was an ethnographic study with observations protocol regarding the schoolyards and how the children did play with each other. We also wanted to make sure that we interviewed the employees to get their view on their schoolyard and their view on how the children were playing with each other. Our interviews were semi structured so that we could guide the interview with upcoming questions. The result of this study showed that the prerequisites were different from each schoolyard. Schoolyard 1 had less space for each child making it difficult for the employees to fulfill their objectives and the children had a hard time finding space to where they should play. They often moved their activities outside the schoolyard to find space for the children to play. The other schoolyard number 2 did have a larger space for each child in their schoolyard. They also had a forest included in the schoolyard and more open spaces for the children to play.