Using theories that pertain to space and geography in Australian Outside School Hours settings: Playworkers perspectives
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This practitioner paper explores the positive impact playwork could have for Australian OSHC (Outside School Hours Care) environments and in turn, educators and children. Through a discussion of four theoretical perspectives pertaining to physical space from a playworkers perspective, the authors show how developing a conceptual understanding of these can support Australian OSHC settings nurture a place for play. With a focus on affordance theory, compound flexibility, liminality and psychogeography, this paper breaks down these theories and posits their practical applications within an OSHC setting.
Keywords: Outside School Hours Care (OSHC), playwork, affordance, psychogeography, liminality, liminal spaces, compound flexibility
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Bibliography: Gorrie, Angus/Jordinson, Caitlin: Using theories that pertain to space and geography in Australian Outside School Hours settings: Playworkers perspectives, IJREE – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, Vol. 11, Issue 1-2023, pp. 78-92. https://doi.org/10.3224/ijree.v11i1.07
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