The Role of Interactive Spaces in Enhancing Social Interaction of Children in Orphanage Institutions
Article Type
Article
Abstract
The child who moves to an environment outside his family environment, suchas orphanage institutions because of the loss of one or all of his family members, itis obvious that he feels a kind of alienation and isolation from his peers and a loss ofa sense of interaction and communication with society, so it is possible to mitigatethis feeling by promoting diversity in interactive activities within the internal spacesof the orphanage institutions and at the neighborhood level, the research problemwas represented by "the lack of clarity in the nature of knowledge aboutthe role of of interactive spaces in enhancing social interaction forchildren within orphan care institutions." In order to solve the researchproblem, the research adopted a hypothesis stating that " interactive spaces,it enhances the achievement of social interaction for children withinorphanage institutions".In order to achieve the goal of the research, the approach consisting of severalstages was identified, first: building a comprehensive conceptual framework forsocial interaction first, and for the concept of diversity in interactive activities andits most important vocabulary and indicators second, and then reviewing an appliedexample, so that the research concludes in conclusion with a set of conclusions andrecommendations.
Keywords
Interactive spaces, Social interaction, Orphanage institutions
Recommended Citation
Al Khafaji, Zainab Khalid Rashad and Al Dabbagh, Shamael M. W.
(2023)
"The Role of Interactive Spaces in Enhancing Social Interaction of Children in Orphanage Institutions,"
Al-Esraa University College Journal for Engineering Sciences: Vol. 5:
Iss.
8, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70080/2790-7732.1042
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