Abstract
This article shares several co-created stories of play that we have named ‘Play Tales’. These are about our experiences of researching ‘childhoodnature play’ (playing in a place with more-than-human nature) in an urban forest school in London, England. The article offers insights about the emergence of childhoodnature play. We found out that play changes with the seasons, involves a mix of home, digital, school and outdoor worlds and you know you’re playing because of how you feel. Researching together takes time and space but it is important to work together in research because there are some things only children know.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 427-450 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Childhood |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Aug 2024 |
Funding
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the University Research Studentship Award, University of Bath.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| University of Bath |
Keywords
- Childhoodnature
- collaborative writing
- collective biography
- forest school
- play
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Anthropology
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Life-span and Life-course Studies