Gary Moore recently circulated some recent references on early childhood
physical environments on the Children, Youth and Environments (CYE-L)
ListServ - thought I would pass them on if any of you are
interested.
David Uzzell
BIBLIOGRAPHIES ON EARLY CHILDHOOD PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS
There has been some interest recently, especially on the ECENET and
the
WE lists, in early childhood physical environments. Please pardon
the
cross-posting, but .... For those interested, there are
several
bibliographies of resource material on a wide range of physical
environment issues, from building layout to indoor classroom
arrangements
to outdoor play areas. Here are a few of the best:
An Annotated Bibliography on Early Childhood Facilities. Ann Arbor,
MI:
University of Michigan, Architectural Research Laboratory, 1970.
Abstracts on Child Play Areas and Child Support Facilities.
Milwaukee,
WI: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Center for Architecture and
Urban
Planning Research, 1978.
Bibliography on Children and the Physical Environment: Child Care
Centers, Outdoor Play Environments, and Other Children's
Environments.
Milwaukee, WI: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Center for
Architecture
and Urban Planning Research, 1979.
Children and the Built Environment: A Bibliography. Washington, DC:
US
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of
International
Affairs and the Library, 1979.
Children's Environments Advisory Service: List of Resource
Materials.
Ottawa: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 1981.
Children and the Built Environment: An Annotated Bibliography of
Representative Research of Children and Housing, School Design, and
Environmental Stress. Monticello, IL: Vance Bibliographies,
1982.
Comprehensive Bibliography on Child Care and Preschool Design.
Washington, DC: American Institute of Architects, and Milwaukee,
WI:
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Center for Architecture and
Urban
Planning Research, 1994.
The last one, which is the most recent of which I am aware, can be
obtained at cost from the Publications Secretary at the above address, or
via e-mail by contacting <[log in to unmask]
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David Uzzell, BA, MSc, PhD, FBPsS, CPsychol
Department of Psychology
University of Surrey
Guildford
GU2 5XH
UK
Tel: +44 1483 259430
Fax: +44 1483 259512
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