Recognizing urban public space as a co-educator: Children's socialization in Ghent

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 604-616

  De Visscher, Sven ^a   Bouverne de Bie, Maria ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Child friendly city; Children; Ghent; Play; Public space; Social pedagogy; Socialization; Urban

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; EDUCATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC SPACE; SOCIALISM; URBAN AREA;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EAST FLANDERS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GHENT; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 51349095715     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2008.00798.x     Document Type: Article

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