| Title |
A Research on the Aspects of Favorite Place in Urban Mini School - Sense of Place in the Elementary School without Playground - |
| Keywords |
Elementary School ; Urban School ; School Without School Yard ; Mini School ; Sense of Place ; Favorite Place |
| Abstract |
This research intends to find out the characteristics of sense of place in the elementary school that is emerging under the new policy that allows school without playground, which is known to be critical for the development of children. Sense of place is an essential factor in the developmental process as it is related with the cognition development of children. Through this research it is found out that presence of playground is essential as children's sense of place in school yard is hard to be formed without well-planned outdoor space. It is also found out that those schools without school yard have affected the social aspect of school due to the lack of socializing space. Sense of place in those schools was formed only when the quality of the outdoor space is certain level and the size of the outdoor space was irrelevant to the children's attachment to the school space. Alternative outdoor space easily accessible from the school is found out to be helpful in lessening the feeling of deprivation as the presence of school yard is deeply related with the pride of children in the culture that school yard is taken for granted. |