A comparative study of active play on differently designed playgrounds

Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 206-222

  Luchs, Antje ^a   Fikus, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active play; Play categories; Playground

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882287205     PISSN: 14729679     EISSN: 17540402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14729679.2013.778784     Document Type: Article

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