Do children have a right to do nothing? exploring the place of passive leisure in Australian school age care

Authors

Jennifer Cartmel
Bruce Hurst
Francis Bobongie-Harris
Fay Hadley
Lennie Barblett, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Linda Harrison
Susan Irvine

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Childhood

Publisher

SAGE

School

School of Education

RAS ID

62355

Comments

Cartmel, J., Hurst, B., Bobongie-Harris, F., Hadley, F., Barblett, L., Harrison, L., & Irvine, S. (2023). Do children have a right to do nothing? exploring the place of passive leisure in Australian school age care. Childhood. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/09075682231212387

Abstract

In 2021, the Australian Government commissioned a review and update of My Time Our Place, its curriculum framework for School-Age Care services for primary-age children. One update trialled was the introduction of passive leisure. Whilst children’s passive use of leisure time is recognised as a right, it is often problematised and associated with negative health outcomes. This article explores a trial of passive leisure provision. It provides hopeful evidence that passive leisure spaces can be interactive, conversational and restful.

DOI

10.1177/09075682231212387

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