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Is play a choice? Application of the capabilities approach to children with disabilities on the school playground (2018)
Journal Article
Sterman, J. J., Naughton, G. A., Bundy, A. C., Froude, E., & Villeneuve, M. A. (2020). Is play a choice? Application of the capabilities approach to children with disabilities on the school playground. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 24(6),

Outdoor play is important for children’s development and an area in which many children with disabilities struggle at school. The aim of this multiple-perspective case study was to understand educator play decision-making for children with disabiliti... Read More about Is play a choice? Application of the capabilities approach to children with disabilities on the school playground.

Is play a choice on the school playground for children with disabilities? (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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 Ci

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 limit... Read More about Is play a choice on the school playground for children with disabilities?.

Planning for outdoor play: Government and family decision-making (2018)
Journal Article
Sterman, J. J., Naughton, G. A., Bundy, A. C., Froude, E., & Villeneuve, M. A. (2019). Planning for outdoor play: Government and family decision-making. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 26(7), 484-495. https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2018.14

Background: Despite indisputable developmental benefits of outdoor play, children with disabilities can experience play inequity. Play decisions are multifactorial; influenced by children’s skills and their familial and community environments. Govern... Read More about Planning for outdoor play: Government and family decision-making.