My topic for the Academic Paper is EU
standardized playgrounds. In the paper I will compare EU standardized
playgrounds with the "old-school" playgrounds which had not standards
and regulations, at least not as specific ones like the EU has. By comparing these
two types of playground I will introduce the regulations. For example, what kinds
of shock absorbing surface playgrounds have to use or how high a slope can be.
Or what angle does the ladder has to have in order to be EU compatible.
Furthermore I will provide some statistics on how these regulations prevented
injuries.
The problems I have are mainly small ones and I hope to find a solution to them soon. One problem I have is that I don't have access to the really valuable sources. I tried it in the library but the library has no subscription to these journals. So I will have to stick with what I have. Another problem is really just a matter of time and devoted attention. When I chose this topic I thought it’s going to be easy to narrow it down because it’s already specific enough. I was surprised when I started to discover the many possible aspects of my topic. I could write about the legal departments and institutions that are responsible for the playgrounds and so on and so forth. I start to feel settled with my topic and my structure but I still need some more details, because it’s the first time I do something like this and I’m not totally confident about the structure.
Sources:
http://www.oralhealth.ro/volumes/2010/volume-2/V2-10-2.pdf
(It’s about dental injuries that children suffer on playgrounds.)
http://www.rospa.com/leisuresafety/adviceandinformation/playsafety/
(Overall about the regulations)
The problems I have are mainly small ones and I hope to find a solution to them soon. One problem I have is that I don't have access to the really valuable sources. I tried it in the library but the library has no subscription to these journals. So I will have to stick with what I have. Another problem is really just a matter of time and devoted attention. When I chose this topic I thought it’s going to be easy to narrow it down because it’s already specific enough. I was surprised when I started to discover the many possible aspects of my topic. I could write about the legal departments and institutions that are responsible for the playgrounds and so on and so forth. I start to feel settled with my topic and my structure but I still need some more details, because it’s the first time I do something like this and I’m not totally confident about the structure.
Sources:
http://www.oralhealth.ro/volumes/2010/volume-2/V2-10-2.pdf
(It’s about dental injuries that children suffer on playgrounds.)
http://www.rospa.com/leisuresafety/adviceandinformation/playsafety/
(Overall about the regulations)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1076/icsp.9.1.1.3326#preview
(this is one of the many I don’t have access to but the introduction has useful terms that I could use)
(this is one of the many I don’t have access to but the introduction has useful terms that I could use)
http://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/30335956/Kidesafe_2004_-_Playground_Surfacing_Standards_-_A_Discussion_Paper.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ56TQJRTWSMTNPEA&Expires=1386608957&Signature=2ZQ%2Ftm4CnHOjw%2FE1RiNJLdfB3gM%3D&response-content-disposition=inline
(It has its focus on Australia but mentions European standards too)
(It has its focus on Australia but mentions European standards too)
http://www.childsafetyeurope.org/publications/info/child-safety-regulations-standards.pdf
(what are regulations and what are standards/ explains the role of standards in the EU)
(what are regulations and what are standards/ explains the role of standards in the EU)
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