Risk and outdoor play listening and responding to collective voices Part 2 Tonia Gray, Marion Sturges, Jaydene Barnes, editors

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gray, Tonia

Contributor:

Gray, Tonia, editor.

Sturges, Marion, editor.

Barnes, Jaydene, editor.

Series:

Occasional papers. Education series

Education Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Outdoor education.

Outdoor recreation for children.

Risk-taking (Psychology) in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore Springer [2026]

Summary:

This book is the second of two volumes that coalesces a diverse group of play researchers, educators, advocates, practitioners and enthusiasts' 'voices'. The goal put forth is to listen, learn and pave a way forward for increased opportunities for all children to engage in outdoor risky play. Throughout this book, the chapters highlight the importance of listening to multiple voices to learn about diverse viewpoints, challenges and experiences. This book offers alternate ways to deliver education that prioritize play for its magnitude of benefits. By challenging the dominant discourse of both outdoor play and risk, it provides firsthand accounts of how education and play might be enacted. In taking the time to contemplate the myriad of approaches, this book empowers readers to be brave in implementing courageous decisions that embrace children's right to risky play

Contents:

Listening to voices on childrens risky play unearthing new pathways forward

Middle t thrill parenting an alternative discourse for the provision of childrens risky play

Quitting time why resilience in parents and educators is crucial

The great play venture exploring play based learning through the journey of building a school

You can see lots of good things in the climbing tree listening to childrens views of their outdoor space

Outdoor play and the importance of attuning to childrens multimodal communication

Bush banter educator insights into australian nature play programs

Outdoor play in early childhood care and education setting

Infant toddlers embodied risk taking in outdoor play environments in australia and new Zealand

Risky play as pedagogy for the development of motor skills

Adventurous play in nature acting now and differently in schools

Disability and risky outdoor play

Does risky outdoor play offer increased opportunities for self determination and self advocacy for children with disabilities a review of the literature

A box of band aids

Embedded risk in learning and play in an australian school context the nature school

Play based learning in australian primary classrooms worth the risk

Sensory risk taking and the importance of sensory safety for connecting within nature

Risks and benefits in wilding childrens play

Embracing natures potential physical risk taking in an urban park nature education program

Cultural diversity and constructions of play the case of refugees

Developing an ecological approach to communication disorders exploring the benefits of outdoor play for children who stammer

Casting a spotlight on risky play a hopeful way forward

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 26, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version:

Print version Gray, Tonia Risk and Outdoor Play

ISBN:

9789819552757

9819552753

OCLC:

1592885056

Access Restriction:

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