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.

Keywords

childhood education, children's rights, early, extended education, leisure, school age care

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

1-1-2023

Volume

31

Issue

1

Publication Title

Childhood

Publisher

SAGE

School

School of Education

RAS ID

62355

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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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, 31(1), 86-102. https://doi.org/10.1177/09075682231212387

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86

Last Page

102

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10.1177/09075682231212387