Banca de DEFESA: RAYANNE SILVA BENFICA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : RAYANNE SILVA BENFICA
DATE: 23/10/2024
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: https://meet.google.com/dfk-qadg-zvb
TITLE:

THE ROLE OF NATURE IN PLAY AND PLAYING SPACES IN A CHILDREN’S SCHOOL CONTEXT

KEY WORDS:

Child; Childhood; Contact with nature; Environmental psychology; Experiences in nature.

PAGES: 87
BIG AREA: Outra
AREA: Ciências Ambientais
SUMMARY:

Spaces and games in nature have a significant impact on children's health and well-being. School spaces that contemplate nature or offer experiences with natural elements and other greener educational territories provide children with sensitive experiences, rich in meanings, connections and discoveries. Considering the importance of playing and contact with nature for child development, the general objective of this study is to: Investigate the role of nature in the games and play spaces of children aged 4 to 6 in a school context. This is a qualitative study, descriptive and observational in nature. The study site, selected for convenience, consists of a private school in Porto Seguro (Bahia) which has spaces and biophysical elements of nature, and an open courtyard. The study subjects were 20 children enrolled in the selected school. Data collection took place in three stages. Stage one – naturalistic observation: free observation of the school routine, in order to characterize the location, especially the nature spaces, and survey of the entire area free from the school routine, which has numerous biophysical elements that facilitate children's contact with various fruit trees, lawn and other plants. The courtyard was divided into eight sectors, recorded with photographs. Stage two – observation of the child and the space: the interaction of children with the spaces was analyzed, considering the spaces they choose to play; A field diary was used to record all free observations about the school space and how the children interact with it. Stage three – focus group: a guiding script made it possible to identify where children like to play, what they like to play, what games they play most in the school space, the biophysical elements of nature in the space where they play are identified, and what the spaces should be like designed by them for play; After that, the children produced a drawing of what they
would place in these spaces. The children chose a photo of the place where they like or would like to play at school. Thus, it can be seen that many children refer to outdoor places as their favorite places to play, highlighting games such as run-and-seek and hide-and-seek. Furthermore, they identify the biophysical elements of nature in the space and bring these elements into their designs to create spaces for play. The results point to the importance of playing in nature, and it is important to provide spaces and opportunities for children to explore and connect with nature. Therefore, it can be concluded that school spaces can be enhanced through the presence of rich elements of nature, and these elements have meanings and the possibility of exploration by educators, aiming to add pedagogical practice, as long as they have intentionality, thus promoting richness in children's learning and development.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - ANA PAULA VIEIRA E SOUZA - UFPA
Externa à Instituição - CELINA MARIA COLINO DE MAGALHÃES - UFPA
Externa ao Programa - 1802621 - CRISTIANA BARROS NASCIMENTO COSTA - nullPresidente - 1782304 - JAILSON SANTOS DE NOVAIS