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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2018.19.5.296

Play and leisure status of children in Korea  

Hwang, Ock-Kyeung (Dept. of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, Seoul Thelogical University)
Han, You-Me (Dept. of Early Childhood Education, Hoseo University)
Kim, Jeong-Wha (Dept. of Child Studies, Mokpo University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.19, no.5, 2018 , pp. 296-302 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to assess the play and leisure status of children in Korea. The subjects of the study were 564 children in elementary, middle, and high school classes in four districts of Seoul and one rural district in Gyeonggi Province. We surveyed and analyzed the objects, time, place and cost of both play and leisure and investigated the differences according to age, region and sex. The results of this study can be summarized as follows. First, the children's play and leisure subjects were more likely to be friends than family members, and the proportion of fathers among the parents decreased with increasing age. Second, the children spent most of their play and leisure time on media related activities. Third, unlike in the past, the children's places of play and leisure were very diverse and included many adult or commercial places, such as cafes and karaoke studios. Fourth, there were no differences in the cost of play and leisure, depending on the age or sex of the children, but there were regional differences.
Keywords
Child Play; Play & Leisure; Play Place; Play Right; Play Time;
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