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Afford to paddle, afford to swim: exploring the affordances of the outdoor environment at a coastal community in affecting young children’s play behaviour

In children's geographies of the rural milieu, little is known about the geography of the outdoor environment in coastal areas, especially in rural fishing villages. This study explores affordance levels of the outdoor environment in a rural coastal area, with specific reference to young childr...

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Main Authors: Yusof, Janatun Naim, Said, Ismail, Aziz, Nor Fadzila, Rusli, Noradila
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Published: Routledge 2021
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HM Sociology
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95611/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2021.1919997
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spelling my.utm.956112022-05-31T13:04:30Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95611/ Afford to paddle, afford to swim: exploring the affordances of the outdoor environment at a coastal community in affecting young children’s play behaviour Yusof, Janatun Naim Said, Ismail Aziz, Nor Fadzila Rusli, Noradila HM Sociology In children's geographies of the rural milieu, little is known about the geography of the outdoor environment in coastal areas, especially in rural fishing villages. This study explores affordance levels of the outdoor environment in a rural coastal area, with specific reference to young children's play behaviour. This study used an ethnographic approach together with direct participant observations, auto photographs, go-along interviews, and focus group interviews, to elicit the numbers of affordances experienced by 45 respondents, aged 3–13, in Bum Bum Island, Sabah, Malaysia. Hot Spot (Getis-Ord Gi*) spatial statistical and content analyses revealed that perceived affordances are the highest levels of affordances accumulated, followed by utilized and shaped affordances. The most frequent hot spots for the perceived, utilized and shaped affordances occurred in the transitional zone compared to the land and sea zones. This zone was the nucleus for actions of daily play-based experiences for the children in the coastal community based on the natural phenomena of the tides. Routledge 2021 Article PeerReviewed Yusof, Janatun Naim and Said, Ismail and Aziz, Nor Fadzila and Rusli, Noradila (2021) Afford to paddle, afford to swim: exploring the affordances of the outdoor environment at a coastal community in affecting young children’s play behaviour. Children's Geographies, 20 (2). pp. 143-159. ISSN 1473-3285 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2021.1919997
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topic HM Sociology
spellingShingle HM Sociology
Yusof, Janatun Naim
Said, Ismail
Aziz, Nor Fadzila
Rusli, Noradila
Afford to paddle, afford to swim: exploring the affordances of the outdoor environment at a coastal community in affecting young children’s play behaviour
description In children's geographies of the rural milieu, little is known about the geography of the outdoor environment in coastal areas, especially in rural fishing villages. This study explores affordance levels of the outdoor environment in a rural coastal area, with specific reference to young children's play behaviour. This study used an ethnographic approach together with direct participant observations, auto photographs, go-along interviews, and focus group interviews, to elicit the numbers of affordances experienced by 45 respondents, aged 3–13, in Bum Bum Island, Sabah, Malaysia. Hot Spot (Getis-Ord Gi*) spatial statistical and content analyses revealed that perceived affordances are the highest levels of affordances accumulated, followed by utilized and shaped affordances. The most frequent hot spots for the perceived, utilized and shaped affordances occurred in the transitional zone compared to the land and sea zones. This zone was the nucleus for actions of daily play-based experiences for the children in the coastal community based on the natural phenomena of the tides.
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author Yusof, Janatun Naim
Said, Ismail
Aziz, Nor Fadzila
Rusli, Noradila
author_facet Yusof, Janatun Naim
Said, Ismail
Aziz, Nor Fadzila
Rusli, Noradila
author_sort Yusof, Janatun Naim
title Afford to paddle, afford to swim: exploring the affordances of the outdoor environment at a coastal community in affecting young children’s play behaviour
title_short Afford to paddle, afford to swim: exploring the affordances of the outdoor environment at a coastal community in affecting young children’s play behaviour
title_full Afford to paddle, afford to swim: exploring the affordances of the outdoor environment at a coastal community in affecting young children’s play behaviour
title_fullStr Afford to paddle, afford to swim: exploring the affordances of the outdoor environment at a coastal community in affecting young children’s play behaviour
title_full_unstemmed Afford to paddle, afford to swim: exploring the affordances of the outdoor environment at a coastal community in affecting young children’s play behaviour
title_sort afford to paddle, afford to swim: exploring the affordances of the outdoor environment at a coastal community in affecting young children’s play behaviour
publisher Routledge
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95611/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2021.1919997
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