New Zealand parents' understandings of the intergenerational decline in children's independent outdoor play and active travel

Children's Geographies

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-229

  Witten, Karen ^a   Kearns, Robin ^b   Carroll, Penelope ^a   Asiasiga, Lanuola ^a   Tava'e, Nicola ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

children; independent mobility; neighbourhood; New Zealand; parenting practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878626340     PISSN: 14733285     EISSN: 14733277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2013.779839     Document Type: Article

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