About this project
This is the first national research project to examine provision for children’s Right to Play under Article 31, in schoolyards and also aims to;
- Raise consciousness on play rights provision in schoolyards
- Evaluate exisiting conditions for play rights in Irish schoolyards.
- Develop a novel framework of indicators to support the monitoring and progressive realization of play rights in schoolyards.
- Co construct recommendations to support schools to create optimum conditions for all children to play relevant to the Irish context.
- Contribute to cross-sectoral education, health & social policy aims.
This four-phase project will use diverse methods with school communities to gather data on different aspects of play provision and co-design case study exemplars with schools.
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child specifically identifies the major role of schools in providing space, time and permission for children’s right to play.
