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Engaging Children In Activities Beyond The Classroom Walls: A Social–Ecological Exploration Of Australian Primary School Children's Enjoyment Of School Play Activities, Brendon P. Hyndman, Barbara Chancellor
Engaging Children In Activities Beyond The Classroom Walls: A Social–Ecological Exploration Of Australian Primary School Children's Enjoyment Of School Play Activities, Brendon P. Hyndman, Barbara Chancellor
Dr Brendon P Hyndman
As children spend a significant amount of time in schools, it is vital that playwork practitioners develop an improved awareness relating to the influences on children's enjoyment of school play activities. The purpose of the present study was to assess children's enjoyment of school play activities beyond the classroom walls, including the type of play activities children enjoy and age- and gender-specific enjoyment levels. Within the study, the Lunchtime Enjoyment of Activity and Play (LEAP) questionnaire was administered to 281 children aged 8–12-years-old attending three primary schools in regional Victoria, Australia. The LEAP questionnaire was used to measure Australian primary …