Safe and Fun Playgrounds: A Handbook - Couverture souple

Olsen, Heather M.; Hudson, Susan D.; Thompson, Donna

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1605544604 ISBN 13 : 9781605544601

Editeur : Redleaf Press, 2015

Synopsis

Play is important for cognitive, emotional, and physical development of children. Use the four components experts have identified for safety:

• Supervision by appropriate individuals
• Age-appropriate design
• Fall-surfacing that contains approved materials
• Equipment maintenance

This handbook is what you need to create pleasing and challenging playgrounds that are safe, but not boring.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Heather M. Olsen, EdD, executive director of the National Program for Playground Safety has spent her professional career providing education and training for safe and engaging playgrounds across the country. Dr. Olsen is also a professor at the University of Northern Iowa in the College of Education, USA.

Susan D. Hudson, PhD, has been an educator, consultant, and practitioner in the field of leisure, youth and human services for over 39 years. She is a McElroy Professor, one of only three such endowed professorships in the country, and the former Education Director for the National Program for Playground Safety.

Donna Thompson, PhD, founded the National Program for Playground Safety and established the NPPS SAFE program for playground safety used by many organizations today. Dr. Thompson has been a professor at the University of Northern Iowa, USA for over 35 years and continues to educate educators, caregivers, and others on playground design and safety.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Redleaf Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1605544604
• ISBN 13: 9781605544601
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible