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School closures, amalgamations and children’s play: Bigger may not be better

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

John Evans
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Recent government decisions to close schools with small enrolments appear not to have taken into consideration the implications such a move might have for children’s out-of-classroom activities. Drawing on relevant literature, and accounts from teachers who have taught, or are teaching in small and large primary schools, this paper questions the prevailing belief that ‘bigger is better’ by pointing to some of the unique characteristics of small school playgrounds which provide children with opportunities and experiences not available in larger schools.

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Research Article
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Children Australia , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , 1998 , pp. 12 - 18
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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