Spaces to Play, Places to Meet: Welcoming Young Children in Regional Western Australian Towns

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Spaces to Play, Places to Meet: Welcoming Young Children in Regional Western Australian Towns

Drawing on qualitative data from a study of three towns in the South-West of Western Australia, this article emphasizes participants’ yearning for spaces to play and places to meet by detailing the towns’ narratives of welcome and longing and framing themes of playfulness and hospitality. We argue t...

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Main Authors:	Giamminuti, Stefania, Merewether, Jane, Tye, Marian, Buckley, Amma, Kuzich, Sonja
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2016
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4201

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