Adaptive school grounds design in response to COVID-19: Findings from six primary schools in South East England.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this research is to look at how primary schools in England have adapted their outdoor spaces in the context of COVID-19 rules and guidelines to meet the needs of students returning from school closures and national lockdown of Spring/Summer 2020, how that impacted play and learning value of their grounds, and to consider how these findings might inform future school grounds design. Thus, we used a mixed-method approach that included qualitative interviews with representatives from six primary schools (three in rural and three in urban areas), quantitative desk research, and in-person site surveys. We used literature-based scoring criteria to quantify changes in the playground before and after the implementation of COVID-19 measures. The research reveals that the zoning of pl

SUBMITTER: Quinn A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8881889 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature