Benching Playground Loneliness: Exploring the Meanings of the Playground Buddy Bench

Autor/in	Clarke, Katherine Maureen
Titel	Benching Playground Loneliness: Exploring the Meanings of the Playground Buddy Bench
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 11 (2018) 1, S.9-21 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1307-9298
Schlagwörter	Peer Relationship; Elementary School Students; Playgrounds; Recess Breaks; Student Attitudes; Art Products; Intervention; Psychological Patterns; Social Isolation; Freehand Drawing; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Peer-Beziehungen; Playground; Spielplatz; Aktive Pause; Schülerverhalten; Künstlerische Produktion; Soziale Isolation; Drawing; Zeichnen
Abstract	The buddy bench, a primary school playground implementation designed to eliminate playground loneliness, provides a potential strategy to ensure more children reap the positive benefits of elementary school recess. Through children's artwork, in-depth interviews, and playground observation this ethnographic study explores the socially constructed meanings of the buddy bench and their implications. This methodology advances the communication field by demonstrating how scholars can use children's artwork to identify and define children's socially constructed meanings. Findings build on a previous study showing that playground buddy benches can offer effective playground interventions and demonstrate that the presence of a buddy bench on the playground creates shared meanings of solidarity, inherent worth, empowerment, and a shift in focus from playground bullies to buddies amongst the children. This leads to a perceived climate change on the playground. These shared meanings reshape children's narratives about themselves, loneliness, and the playground experience in a positive manner. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education. T&K Akademic Rosendalsvein 45, Oslo 1166, Norway. e-mail: iejee@iejee.com; Web site: https://www.iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01