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http://dx.doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2012.23.1.089

Analysis on the Characteristics of Activity Areas in Classrooms of Childcare Centers Depending on Age Groups  

Park, Jung-A (한남대학교 산업기술연구소)
Choi, Mock-Wha (한남대학교 아동복지학과)
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Journal of the Korean housing association / v.23, no.1, 2012 , pp. 89-96 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to find out the characteristics of activity areas according to the age difference and provide the alternatives for space planning of activity areas in classroom of childcare centers. This study used the content analysis method for field survey data collected from 36 classrooms of 9 childcare centers in the Daejeon area. Floor plans were converted to Autocad drawings to analyze the characteristics of activity areas. The results of this study were as follows; 1) In case of 0 to 2-year-old classrooms, they had 6 activity areas such as gross-motor area, role play, block building, language, creative expression, exploration/manipulation area. The activity area with the most low frequency was gross-motor area. 2) In case of 0 to 2-year-old classrooms, the size of activity area was in order of gross-motor area > role play > block building > language > creative expression > exploration/manipulation area. In case of 3 to 5-year-old classrooms, the size of activity area was in order of language > art > role play > math > block building > science > tone and rhythmic area. 3) The central areas with easy access in 0 to 2-year-old classrooms were Large-motor and Imaginary Play Areas. Also, more isolated areas were Manupulatives and Block Areas. The central areas with easy access in 3 to 5-year-old classrooms were Arts, Numbers and Manupulatives. While more isolated areas were Music, Movement and Science Areas.
Keywords
Activity Areas; Field Survey; Child-care Centers; Space Syntax;
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