Together with practice partners from The City of Calgary, the Alberta Parks and Recreation Association, and The Government of Alberta Ministry of Culture and Tourism, we used a case study method to explore how The City of Calgary used a collective impact model to promote and support local play...
There is a substantial body of qualitative literature examining independent active free play. These qualitative studies have been produced by researchers from a range of academic disciplines such as geography, health promotion, physical activity, obesity, developmental psychology, recreation and leisure, a...
Based on the experience of many on consensus group, the CSA guideline is frequently cited by school and recreation administrators as a barrier to the development of more nature-based play spaces. The CSA Z614 Standards’ focus on structures, equipment, and surfacing materials [164] results in ...
recreation centre in North Central Calgary (Alberta, Canada) which was involved the development and delivery of six temporary outdoor ‘play hubs’ where children were able to participate in LLP. Vivo implemented and in some cases modified the intervention between autumn 2019 and summer 2022, ...
3. Based on the experience of many on consensus group, the CSA guideline is frequently cited by school and recreation administrators as a barrier to the development of more nature-based play spaces. The CSA Z614 Standards' focus on structures, equipment, and surfacing materials [164] results ...