Is play a choice on the school playground for children with disabilities?

Sterman, Julia; Naughton, Geraldine; Froude, Elspeth; Villeneuve, Michelle; Bundy, Anita

Abstract

This qualitative case study used a mainstream school with segregated special education classes to understand school staff decision making affecting play. Because of a poor fit between environment and child skills, children with disabilities had limited meaningful choices on the school playground.

Citation

Sterman, J., Naughton, G., Froude, E., Villeneuve, M., & Bundy, A. (2018, April). Is play a choice on the school playground for children with disabilities?. Poster presented at Annual meeting of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Salt Lake City, UT

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: Annual meeting of the American Occupational Therapy Association
• Conference Location: Salt Lake City, UT
• Start Date: Apr 13, 2018
• Deposit Date: Nov 18, 2021
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-PO8013
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2822719