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Evaluating Children’s Traffic Education Parks as Play Based Outdoor Learning Environments

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Evaluating Children’s Traffic Education Parks as Play Based Outdoor Learning Environments

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This study aims to evaluate children’s traffic education parks as play-based outdoor learning environments. Within this scope, KRESZ Park / Children’s Traffic Park in Budapest and Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality Children’s Traffic Education Park in Türkiye were examined through a comparative case study approach. The research combined field observation, spatial inventory and expert-based evaluation methods. The evaluation framework consisted of eight criteria: traffic education content, play-based learning potential, spatial organization and legibility, appropriateness to child scale, safety, inclusiveness and accessibility, landscape integration, and urban furniture and maintenance quality. Scores obtained from 27 experts were statistically analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Cronbach’s Alpha and Kendall’s W test. The findings indicated that the Budapest case presented a stronger profile in terms of play-based learning, spatial legibility, inclusiveness, landscape integration and furniture quality. The Trabzon case, on the other hand, showed considerable potential in terms of applied traffic education and controlled safety conditions. The results suggest that children’s traffic education parks should not be considered merely as technical spaces for teaching traffic rules. Instead, they should be designed as multifunctional outdoor learning landscapes where children experience urban life, practice different user roles and develop safe mobility skills.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Child-friendly city, children’s traffic education park, landscape integration, outdoor learning environment, play-based learning.

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Gulpinar Sekban, D. U. (2026). Evaluating Children’s Traffic Education Parks as Play Based Outdoor Learning Environments. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences, 2026. https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1986655
AMA
1.Gulpinar Sekban DU. Evaluating Children’s Traffic Education Parks as Play Based Outdoor Learning Environments. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences. 2026;(2026). doi:10.35229/jaes.1986655
Chicago
Gulpinar Sekban, Demet Ulku. 2026. “Evaluating Children’s Traffic Education Parks as Play Based Outdoor Learning Environments”. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences, sy 2026. https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1986655.
EndNote
Gulpinar Sekban DU (01 Eylül 2026) Evaluating Children’s Traffic Education Parks as Play Based Outdoor Learning Environments. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences 2026
IEEE
[1]D. U. Gulpinar Sekban, “Evaluating Children’s Traffic Education Parks as Play Based Outdoor Learning Environments”, Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences, sy 2026, Eyl. 2026, doi: 10.35229/jaes.1986655.
ISNAD
Gulpinar Sekban, Demet Ulku. “Evaluating Children’s Traffic Education Parks as Play Based Outdoor Learning Environments”. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences. 2026 (01 Eylül 2026). https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1986655.
JAMA
1.Gulpinar Sekban DU. Evaluating Children’s Traffic Education Parks as Play Based Outdoor Learning Environments. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences. 2026. doi:10.35229/jaes.1986655.
MLA
Gulpinar Sekban, Demet Ulku. “Evaluating Children’s Traffic Education Parks as Play Based Outdoor Learning Environments”. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences, sy 2026, Eylül 2026, doi:10.35229/jaes.1986655.
Vancouver
1.Demet Ulku Gulpinar Sekban. Evaluating Children’s Traffic Education Parks as Play Based Outdoor Learning Environments. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences. 01 Eylül 2026;(2026). doi:10.35229/jaes.1986655