A journal of research, policy and applications Children, Youth and Environment Network University of Cincinnati Volume Number 2021 3 31 Children, Youth and Environments EISSN: 15462250 Published by and © University of Cincinnati i EDITORS: Dr. Victoria Carr, Dr. Rhonda Brown, and Dr. Vikas Mehta, University of Cincinnati MANAGING EDITOR: Leslie Kochanowski, University of Cincinnati ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR: Ann Rossmiller, University of Cincinnati FIELD REPORT EDITORS: Dr. Sue Elliott, University of New England and Dr. Daniela DiGiacomo, University of Kentucky BOOK+MEDIA EDITORS: Dr. Catherine Volpe, University of New England and Ozlemnur Ataol, Eindhoven University of Technology COPY EDITOR: Dr. Jennifer Steffel Johnson, University of Colorado ADVISORY BOARD: Louise Chawla, University of Colorado; Roger Hart, City University of New York; Lynn Liben, Pennsylvania State University; Robin Moore, North Carolina State University; Fahriye Sancar, University of Colorado; Willem van Vliet, University of Colorado. EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Nicole Ardoin, Stanford University, USA; Mark Blades, University of Sheffield, UK; Caitlin Cahill, Pratt Institute, USA; Sudeshna Chatterjee, Action for Children’s Environments, India; Yolanda Alicia Corona-Caraveo, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Mexico; Debra Cushing, Queensland University of Technology, Australia; Victoria Derr, California State University, USA; Janet Dyment, University of Tasmania, Australia; Ingunn Fjørtoft, University of South-Eastern Norway; Claire Freeman, University of Otago, New Zealand; Enakshi Ganguly, HAQ Centre for Child Rights, India; Jorgelina Hardoy, Int’l Institute for Environment & Development, Argentina; Laurie Harmon, University of Wisconsin, USA; Harry Heft, Denison University, USA; Lia Karsten, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands; Isami Kinoshita, Chiba University, Japan; Kevin Lalor, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland; Jill Litt, University of Colorado, USA; Janet Loebach, Cornell University, USA; Laura Malinin, Colorado State University, USA; Lorraine E. Maxwell, Cornell University, USA; Barry Percy-Smith, University of Huddersfield, UK; Edith Phaswana, Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute UNISA, South Africa; Gina Porter, Durham University, UK; Sharon Ergetta Sutton, Parsons The New School, USA; Nancy Wells, Cornell University, USA The Children, Youth and Environments journal disseminates knowledge and stimulates discussion in support of inclusive and sustainable environments for children and youth everywhere. CYE has a global community and connects the worlds of research, policy and practice. The CYE journal is a peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary, online journal, highlighting the physical environments where children and youth live, learn, work and play. The journal values the capacity of children and young people to meaningfully participate in the processes that shape their lives, and publishes papers from distinct viewpoints, varied approaches, and diverse cultures and regions around the world. The journal offers researchers a high-quality, refereed outlet for sharing work pertaining to the physical environments that impact the lives of children and youth around the world. The journal publishes papers in the form of research articles, field reports and book/media reviews ranging from quantitative and qualitative empirical research; theoretical, methodological, and historical investigations; critical literature reviews; design analyses; post-occupancy evaluations; policy studies; and program assessments. Children, Youth and Environments appeared as a print journal from 1984-1995 as Children’s Environments Quarterly and Children’s Environments. In 2003, it was revived as an online journal, which now reaches readers in more than 160 countries. Readers and authors include researchers and practitioners in education, childhood studies, geography, sociology, child and youth development, child welfare, child rights advocacy, development studies, architecture, landscape architecture and design, urban design, and planning. CYE is endorsed by UN-Habitat and guided by a distinguished Editorial Advisory Board. For more information visit https://www.cyenetwork.org Cover image from the field report Forest Fridays: Leveraging Land Manager-Educator Partnerships to Overcome Barriers for Outdoor Environmental Education by Jack Burnett and Catrin Edgeley Children, Youth and Environments EISSN: 15462250 Published by and © University of Cincinnati ii Children, Youth and Environments Vol. 31 No. 3 2021 ISSN 1546-2250 We are delighted to announce that Children Youth and Environments has signed a new deal with University of Cincinnati Press (https://ucincinnatipress.uc.edu). Our backlist will continue to be available through JSTOR. The University of Cincinnati Press is committed to publishing rigorous, peer-reviewed, leading scholarship accessibly to stimulate dialog between the academy, public intellectuals and lay practitioners. The Press works with authors and editors to erase disciplinary to address common problems in our global community. UC Press looks for projects across the humanities, social sciences and STEM fields focusing on social justice and community engagement. Inside this issue, you will find diverse scholarly work that spans across the globe. First, Schoeppich and co-authors critically review 14 studies focusing on children’s participation in playground creation to reveal gaps, inconsistencies and benefits associated with child participation. Next, we arrive in a small rural town in Upstate New York where Andrews investigated a 7-year-old girl’s conceptions of what counts as science in an everyday context. Expanding our regional focus, we visit New York state as well as, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. where Ibes and co-authors conduct intensive semi-structured interviews of local community leaders and leaders of nature-oriented organizations to enhance understanding of the barriers to nature engagement by YOC. Crossing the globe, we arrive in Iran where Manouchehri and co-authors investigated schoolchildren’s views of favorable and unfavorable attributes of their neighborhood environments. Heading South, we arrive in Porto Alegre in Brazil where Rosa and co-authors interviewed healthcare experts to identify interventions that would respond to children's needs, and architecture and mental health experts assessed their potential to improve children’s PWB to reveal that the hospital environment may stimulate all components of PWB, especially environmental mastery, personal growth, and self-acceptance. At our final stop, we head back the United States where Pic and Han explored peer conflict among preschoolers during indoor and outdoor free play in a nature-based preschool to reveal that outdoor nature environment seems to provide children more meaningful conflict situations around play ideas rather than the mere possession of material. A position paper by Gecker and co-authors helps us with understanding youth civic engagement in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Parkland. The issue continues with three reports from the field. First, Burnett and Edgeley describe ways to overcome barriers to outdoor education. Next, Tarrío describes the interactions between children and pocket parks. Then, Gravil and co-authors describe the use of citizen science and technology to connect preschool classrooms at two university- based programs. We wrap this issue with two book reviews: Chawla’s review of The Necessity of Urban Green Space for Children’s Optimal Development: A Discussion Paper by Suchitra Sugar, and Maclure’s review of The Youngest Citizens: Children’s Rights in Latin America, by Amy Risley. Happy reading! Children, Youth and Environments EISSN: 15462250 Published by and © University of Cincinnati iii Children, Youth and Environments Vol. 31 No. 3 2021 ISSN 1546-2250 Table of Contents Articles Children’s Right to Participate in Playground Development: A Critical Review Amy Schoeppich, Donna Koller, and Coralee McLaren 1-25 Nature’s Role in Young Children’s Everyday Science Learning: A Case Study Kathryn J. Andrews 26-48 Barriers to Nature Engagement for Youth of Color Dorothy C. Ibes, Donald A. Rakow, and Chris H. Kim 49-73 Creating a Child-Friendly Neighborhood: Iranian Schoolchildren Talk about Desirable and Undesirable Elements in Their Neighborhoods Bahar Manouchehri, Edgar A. Burns, and Julie Rudner 74-97 Designing Hospital Environments to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing of Pediatric Patients Valentina Marques da Rosa, Priscila G. Brust-Renck, and Leandro Miletto Tonetto 98-115 Meaningful Conflicts in Nature? Exploring Peer Conflict in a Nature Preschool During Outdoor and Indoor Play Annette Pic and Myae Han 116-136 Position Paper Eyes on Parkland: Understanding Youth Civic Engagement in the Aftermath of a Mass Shooting Whitner Gecker, Astraea Augsberger, Mary Elizabeth Collins, and Kelsey Barber 137-147 Reports from the Field Forest Fridays: Leveraging Land Manager-Educator Partnerships to Overcome Barriers to Outdoor Environmental Education Jack Burnett and Catrin Edgeley 148-157 Children, Youth and Environments EISSN: 15462250 Published by and © University of Cincinnati iv Children, Youth and Environments Vol. 31 No. 3 2021 ISSN 1546-2250 Reports from the Field continued Children Need Pocket Parks as Much as Pocket Parks Need Children Carolina Tarrío 158-169 Exploring the Use of Citizen Science and Technology to Connect Preschool Classrooms at Two University-Based Programs Meg Gravil, Tamala North and Rebecca Crawford 170-179 Book Reviews The Necessity of Urban Green Space for Children’s Optimal Development: A Discussion Paper by Suchitra Sugar Reviewed by Louise Chawla 180-182 The Youngest Citizens: Children’s Rights in Latin America, by Amy Risley Reviewed by Richard Maclure 183-186 CYE_Cover_31_3 Front Matter CYE 31 3 2021.pdf