Selected publications on recess and play
Global Recess Alliance, Ramstetter, C, Baines, E, Brickman, CW, Hyndman, B, Jarrett, O, London, RA, Massey, W, McNamara, L, Murray, R, Rhea, D. Recess in the 21st century post-COVID world. J Sch Health. 2022; DOI: 10.1111/josh.13235
Hyndman, B. (2017). Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811047374
Hyndman, B., Wyver, S. (2020). Outdoor Recreation within the School Setting: A Physiological and Psychological Exploration. Intech Open, London. 10.5772/intechopen.91900
Hyndman, B., Benson, A., & Telford, A. (2016). Active play: Exploring the influences on children’s active play within school playgrounds. American Journal of Play, 8(3), 325-344. https://www.journalofplay.org/sites/www.journalofplay.org/files/pdf-articles/8-3-article-active-play.pdf
Hyndman, B. & Mahony, L. (2018). Developing creativity through outdoor physical activities: a qualitative exploration of contrasting school equipment provisions. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning 18(2), 242-258. https://doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2018.1436078
Hyndman, B., Benson, A.C., & Telford, A. (2014). Evaluating the effects of the Lunchtime Enjoyment Activity & Play (LEAP) school playground intervention on children’s quality of life, enjoyment & participation in physical activity. BMC Public Health 14 (164). http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/164/.
Hyndman B. (2015). Where to next for school playground interventions to encourage active play? An exploration of structured & unstructured school playground strategies. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention 8 (1), 56-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/19411243.2015.1014956
Hyndman, B., Telford, A., Benson, A.C., & Finch CF. (2012). Moving physical activity beyond the school classroom. Australian Journal of Teacher Education 37 (2). http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2012v37n2.2
Hyndman, B., Telford, A., Finch, C.F., Ullah. S., & Benson, A.C. (2013). The Development of the Lunchtime Enjoyment of Activity & Play Questionnaire. Journal of School Health 83(4), 256-264. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12025
Hyndman, B., Telford, A., Finch, C.F., Ullah, S., & Benson, A.C. (2014). Children’s enjoyment of play during school lunch breaks: An examination of intra- & inter-day reliability. Journal of Physical Activity & Health 11 (1), 109-117. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2011-0200
Hyndman, B., Benson, A.C., Ullah, S., & Telford, A. (2014). A guide for educators to move beyond conventional school playgrounds: the RE-AIM evaluation of the Lunchtime Enjoyment Activity Play (LEAP) intervention. Australian Journal of Teacher Education 39 (1). http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol39/iss1/6/
Hyndman, B., & Telford, A. (2015). Should Educators be ‘Wrapping School Playgrounds in Cotton Wool’ to Encourage Physical Activity? Exploring Primary & Secondary Students’ Voices from the School Playground. Australian Journal of Teacher Education 40 (6). http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol40/iss6/4.
Hyndman, B. (2016). A qualitative investigation of Australian youth perceptions to enhance school physical activity: The Environmental Perceptions Investigation of Children’s Physical Activity. (EPIC-PA) study. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 13 (5), 543-550. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2015-0165
Hyndman, B., & Chancellor, B. (2017). Are secondary school environments conducive for active play opportunities? An objective assessment across Australian secondary school playgrounds. International Journal of Play 6 (1), 40-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/21594937.2017.1288385
Mahony, L., Hyndman, B., Nutton, G., Smith, S., & Te Ava, A. (2017). Monkey bars, noodles and a car park: a comparative analysis of social interaction in two school ground contexts. International Journal of Play 6(2), 166-176. https://doi.org/10.1080/21594937.2017.1348319
Chancellor, B., & Hyndman, B. (2017). The Rush to Judgement: Mapping moral geographies of the primary school playground. Global Studies of Childhood Journal, Special edition: Regulating Childhoods: Disrupting the Discourses of Control 7 (1), 38-50. https://doi.org/10.1177/2043610617694731
Hyndman, B., Benson, A.C., Lester, L.,& Telford, A. (2016). Is there a relationship between primary school children’s enjoyment of recess physical activities and health-related quality of life? A cross-sectional exploratory study. Health Promotion Journal of Australia 28 (1), 37-43. https://doi.org/10.1071/HE15128
Hyndman, B., Mahony, L., Te Ava, A., Smith, S., & Nutton, G. (2016). Complementing the Australian Health and Physical Education (HPE) Curriculum: Exploring students’ HPE learning within varying school ground contexts. Education 3-13, 44 (2), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2016.1152282
Hyndman, B., Chancellor, B., & Lester, L. (2015). Exploring the seasonal influences on elementary school children’s enjoyment of physical activity during school breaks. Health Behavior & Policy Review 2 (3), 182-193. https://doi.org/10.14485/HBPR.2.3.2
Hyndman, B., & Lester L. (2015). The Relationship between Elementary School Children’s Enjoyment of School Playground Activities & Participation in Physical Activity during Lunchtime Recess. Children, Youth & Environments, 25 (1), 80-99. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.25.1.0080
Hyndman, B., & Lester L. (2015). The Accelerometer Intensities from Movable Playground & Lunchtime Activities in Youth (AIM-PLAY) study. Children, Youth & Environments, 25 (3), 109-128. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.25.3.0109
Hyndman, B., & Chancellor B. (2015). Engaging students in activities beyond the classroom walls: A social-ecological exploration of Australian primary school students’ enjoyment of recess break activities. Journal of Playwork Practice, 2 (2), 113-136. https://doi.org/10.1332/205316215X14454218579212
Hyndman B. (2015). Are our school playgrounds being wrapped in cotton wool? The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/are-our-school-playgrounds-being-wrapped-in-cotton-wool-43541
Hyndman, B (2018). Move it, move it: how physical activity at school helps the mind (as well as the body). The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/move-it-move-it-how-physical-activity-at-school-helps-the-mind-as-well-as-the-body-100175
Hyndman, B (2018). One man’s trash: how using everyday items for play benefits kids. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/one-mans-trash-how-using-everyday-items-for-play-benefits-kids-105851
Hyndman, B. (2019). Adapting to secondary school: why the physical environment is important too. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/adapting-to-secondary-school-why-the-physical-environment-is-important-too-110894
Hyndman, B. (2019). Let them play! Kids need freedom from play restrictions to develop. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/let-them-play-kids-need-freedom-from-play-restrictions-to-develop-117586
Hyndman, B. (2017). The importance of school playgrounds for active, healthy students. In: Hyndman B, Editor. Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4738-1_1
Hyndman, B. (2017). School playgrounds as a place of learning. In: Hyndman B, Editor. Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4738-1_2
Hyndman, B. (2017). The state of playgrounds in Australian schools. In: Hyndman B, Editor. Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4738-1_3
Chancellor, B., & Hyndman, B. (2017). Adult decisions within primary school playgrounds. In: Hyndman B, Editor. Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4738-1_4
Hyndman, B. (2017). Individual influences on students within school playgrounds. In: Hyndman B, Editor. Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4738-1_5
Hyndman, B. (2017). Social environmental influences on students within school playgrounds. In: Hyndman B, Editor. Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4738-1_6
Hyndman, B. (2017). Physical environmental influences on students within school playgrounds. In: Hyndman B, Editor. Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4738-1_7
Hyndman, B. (2017). The policy influences on students within school playgrounds. In: Hyndman B, Editor. Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4738-1_8
Hyndman, B. (2017). Measurement of students’ playground activity levels. In: Hyndman B, Editor. Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4738-1_9
Hyndman, B. (2017). What students want within school playgrounds to be active and healthy. In: Hyndman B, Editor. Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4738-1_10
Hyndman, B. (2017). What students want within school playground to feel safe. In: Hyndman B, Editor. Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4738-1_11
Hyndman, B. (2017). Students’ enjoyment of school playground activities. In: Hyndman B, Editor. Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4738-1_12
Hyndman, B. (2017). School playground strategies to promote structured activities. In: Hyndman B, Editor. Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4738-1_13
Hyndman, B. (2017). School playground strategies to promote unstructured activities. In: Hyndman B, Editor. Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4738-1_14
Hyndman, B. (2017). Evaluating the translatability and feasibility of school playground interventions. In: Hyndman B, Editor. Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4738-1_15
Hyndman, B. (2017). Recommendations for future school playground intervention research. In: Hyndman B, Editor. Contemporary school playground strategies for healthy students. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4738-1_16
Hyndman, B. (2018). Surveillance and the delicate social balance within school playgrounds. Education Review. https://www.educationreview.com.au/2018/08/surveillance-and-the-delicate-social-balance-in-school-playgrounds/
Hyndman, B. (2019). Creativity and movable playground equipment. Teacher Magazine. https://www.teachermagazine.com.au/articles/creativity-and-movable-playground-equipment
Hyndman, B. (2015). Looking beyond the classroom walls: An insight for teachers of primary & secondary students’ perceptions to enhance the school physical activity environment. Proceedings of the 29th Australian Council for Health, Physical Education & Recreation (ACHPER) International Conference, Adelaide, p89-101.
Hyndman, B. (2015). Engaging students in activities beyond the classroom: A social-ecological exploration of primary school students’ enjoyment of school-based physical activities. Proceedings of the 29th Australian Council for Health, Physical Education & Recreation (ACHPER) International Conference, Adelaide, p80-88.
Mathur, D., Mathew, S., Hyndman, B., Mcdonald, E., Chang, A., & Gerritsen, R. (2017). Exploring early childhood playground design as a strategy for obesity prevention. Developing Northern Australian Conference, Cairns, Queensland, p1-18.