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A Web-Based Risk-Reframing Intervention to Influence Early Childhood Educators’ Attitudes and Supportive Behaviors Toward Outdoor Play : Protocol for the OutsidePlay Study Randomized Controlled Trial Brussoni, Mariana; Han, Christina; Jacob, John; Munday, Fritha; Zeni, Megan; Walters, Melanie; Cheng, Tina; Schneeberg, Amy; Fox, Emily; Oberle, Eva

Abstract

Early learning and childcare centers (ELCCs) can offer young children critical opportunities for quality outdoor play. There are multiple actual and perceived barriers to outdoor play in ELCCs, ranging from safety fears and lack of familiarity with supporting play outdoors to challenges around diverse perspectives on outdoor play among colleagues, administrators, licensing officers and parents. Results: The primary outcome is increased tolerance of risk in children’s play, as measured by the Teacher Tolerance of Risk in Play Scale. The secondary outcome is self-reported attainment of a self-developed behavior change goal. We will test the hypothesis that there will be a difference between the intervention and control groups with respect to tolerance of risk in children’s play using mixed-effects models. Differences in goal attainment will be tested using logistic regression. Conclusion: The OutsidePlay web-based intervention guides users through a personalized journey that is split into three chapters. An effective intervention that addresses the barriers to outdoor play in ELCC settings has the potential to improve children’s access to outdoor play and support high quality early childhood education.

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Title
A Web-Based Risk-Reframing Intervention to Influence Early Childhood Educators’ Attitudes and Supportive Behaviors Toward Outdoor Play : Protocol for the OutsidePlay Study Randomized Controlled Trial
Creator
Brussoni, Mariana; Han, Christina; Jacob, John; Munday, Fritha; Zeni, Megan; Walters, Melanie; Cheng, Tina; Schneeberg, Amy; Fox, Emily; Oberle, Eva
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit; Children's Hospital (Vancouver, B.C.). Research Institute; Human Early Learning Partnership (Vancouver, B.C.); UBC Student Housing & Community Services
Publisher
JMIR Publications
Date Issued
2021
Description
Early learning and childcare centers (ELCCs) can offer young children critical opportunities for quality outdoor play. There are multiple actual and perceived barriers to outdoor play in ELCCs, ranging from safety fears and lack of familiarity with supporting play outdoors to challenges around diverse perspectives on outdoor play among colleagues, administrators, licensing officers and parents. Results: The primary outcome is increased tolerance of risk in children’s play, as measured by the Teacher Tolerance of Risk in Play Scale. The secondary outcome is self-reported attainment of a self-developed behavior change goal. We will test the hypothesis that there will be a difference between the intervention and control groups with respect to tolerance of risk in children’s play using mixed-effects models. Differences in goal attainment will be tested using logistic regression. Conclusion: The OutsidePlay web-based intervention guides users through a personalized journey that is split into three chapters. An effective intervention that addresses the barriers to outdoor play in ELCC settings has the potential to improve children’s access to outdoor play and support high quality early childhood education.
Subject
Children and youth (0-19); Outdoor/risky play
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-08-04
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0416573
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/82255
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Pediatrics, Department of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of; Education, Faculty of; Non UBC
Citation
Brussoni M, Han CS, Jacob J, Munday F, Zeni M, Walters M, Cheng T, Schneeberg A, Fox E, Oberle E A Web-Based Risk-Reframing Intervention to Influence Early Childhood Educators’ Attitudes and Supportive Behaviors Toward Outdoor Play: Protocol for the OutsidePlay Study Randomized Controlled Trial JMIR Res Protoc 2021;10(11):e31041.
Publisher DOI
10.2196/31041
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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