Francisco Sánchez, Marisa Domínguez y Miguel Ángel (As Ellas / Eljas). Los juegos is a collection of descriptions of diverse traditional children's games. The dataset, coordinated by Álvarez Pérez, Xosé Afonso and harvested by e-cienciaDatos, includes information on game denominations, places, seasons, and gender divisions, alongside reflections on modern technology and school memories. It was last updated on May 5, 2024.
Use Cases
- Analyze the evolution of children's play based on descriptions of traditional games versus modern technology.
- Study gender roles in play based on the division by sexes mentioned in the description.
- Map the cultural context of games based on described places and seasonal timing.
- Examine oral history and memory based on recollections of school life and organized protests.
Strengths
- Description provides specific examples of game types, such as marbles, fights, and skipping rope.
- Dataset includes contextual dimensions like places, seasons, and gender divisions for the games.
- Last updated metadata is precise: 2024-05-05 07:04:08.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Likely gathered through oral history or ethnographic collection, as suggested by the descriptive nature.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2024-05-05 07:04:08; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- null