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Autor/in | Dubroc, Alicia M. |
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Titel | Is the Elimination of Recess in School a Violation of a Child's Basic Human Rights? |
Quelle | (2007), (32 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Recess Breaks; Children; Childrens Rights; Civil Rights; Play; Leisure Time; Child Development; Physical Activity Level; Educational Research; Content Analysis; United States |
Abstract | The elimination of recess in schools across the country is becoming a normal occurrence in many communities, large and small. In each study presented in this content analysis, we find that free time and unstructured play is indeed essential to a child's healthy cognitive development. Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Children, from the Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights guarantees our children the right to play and the right to take breaks, very similar to how the United States Department of Labor ensures workers in this country the right to have breaks in the work day. For school age children, breaks are essential to not only healthy cognitive development, but to help reduce or eliminate stress and the promotion of a sedentary lifestyle, which can lead to depression, obesity, suicide or overall poor mental health. (Author). |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |