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    Spaces to Play, Places to Meet: Welcoming Young Children in Regional Western Australian Towns

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    Authors
    Giamminuti, Stefania
    Merewether, Jane
    Tye, Marian
    Buckley, Amma
    Kuzich, Sonja
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Giamminuti, S. and Merewether, J. and Tye, M. and Buckley, A. and Kuzich, S. 2016. Spaces to Play, Places to Meet: Welcoming Young Children in Regional Western Australian Towns. Children, Youth and Environments. 26 (2): pp. 9-27.
    Source Title
    Children, Youth and Environments
    DOI
    10.7721/chilyoutenvi.26.2.0009
    ISSN
    1546-2250
    School
    School of Education
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4201
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Drawing on qualitative data from a study of three towns in the South-West of Western Australia, this article emphasizes participants’ yearning for spaces to play and places to meet by detailing the towns’ narratives of welcome and longing and framing themes of playfulness and hospitality. We argue that towns that see themselves as places of courtesy, curiosity and imagination are well-positioned to construct a vernacular of playfulness and hospitality for their citizens, activating quality of life for people of all ages. We also extend an invitation to early childhood settings to act as public common spaces, places of welcome, encounter and hospitality.

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