A Study on the Influence of the Reorganization of Elementary School District in Inner City on Schoolchildren's Outdoor Actions

Abstract

We analyzed the transformation of schoolchildren's outdoor-activities in the school district of Senjyu Honcyo Elementary School, Adachi Ward of Tokyo, which was opened in 1991.
And these following characteristics were derived: The area of children's activities are expanded by the reorganization of school, finding other playgrounds in reorganized school district, and playing with more member of friends. Meanwhile the time occupied on going to school became longer than they needed, their playtime shortened, and they came to ride their bicycles frequently. But they get into danger of having an accident, because there are many dangerous points in this expanded area. As mentioned above, the reorganization of attendance units have also problematic effects on schoolchildren's outdoor actions.