School playgroups : Which features of provision matter?
Journal article
Edwards, Susan, McLean, Karen, Bartlett, Jacinta, Nolan, Andrea, Evangelou, Maria, Henderson, Michael, Skouteris, Helen and Tarasuik, Joanne. (2022). School playgroups : Which features of provision matter? British Educational Research Journal. 48(3), pp. 598-616. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3785
Authors | Edwards, Susan, McLean, Karen, Bartlett, Jacinta, Nolan, Andrea, Evangelou, Maria, Henderson, Michael, Skouteris, Helen and Tarasuik, Joanne |
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Abstract | This paper identifies the shared features of provision in exemplar school playgroups defined using the social capital concepts of bonding and bridging relationships. Relationships promote capabilities amongst people, with play a known capability for advancing children's developmental and educational outcomes. By attending to the bonding and bridging relationships in each school playgroup, exemplar groups were identified and studied to reveal their shared features of provision. Six main features of provision were identified, including materials, facilitator, space, location, scheduling and health and safety. Awareness of these features may benefit school leaders and/or governance seeking to implement a school playgroup within their own community. Findings from this project suggest high-performing school playgroups can operate in areas of lower and higher socioeconomic status and/or parental education, and in regional and rural areas. |
Keywords | play; playgroups; school; social capital |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | British Educational Research Journal |
Journal citation | 48 (3), pp. 598-616 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
ISSN | 0141-1926 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3785 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85127250105 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Page range | 598-616 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 28 Mar 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 04 Mar 2022 |
Deposited | 10 Jun 2022 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | LP160101759 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8xy7z/school-playgroups-which-features-of-provision-matter
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