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Article
An Analysis of Primary School-Aged Children’s Drawings and Their Play Area Preferences
Author(s)
Gökçen Firdevs Yücel Caymaz, Hilal Türkdoğdu
Erincik Edgü
Nursena Karaş
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6248/2018.05.004
Affiliation(s)
Istanbul Aydin University, Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul Commerce University, Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul Aydin University, Istanbul, Turkey
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to
study the expectations of children in the 8-10 age group regarding their play
areas, and to generate planning and design data for these areas accordingly.
For the study, which used cognitive mapping procedures, 176 children studying
in the third and fourth years of a primary institution in Istanbul were asked
to draw their fantasy children’s play areas. In the analysis of their drawings,
the children’s preferences were identified in three main categories: the
natural environment, the built environment, and human features. At the end of
the evaluation, it was determined that there was a higher preference among the
children for elements of the built environment, relative to the natural
environment.
KEYWORDS
children’s drawings, children’s perceptions, play areas, play elements
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