TY - JOUR
T1 - A Guide for Educators to Move Beyond Conventional School Playgrounds
T2 - The RE-AIM Evaluation of the Lunchtime Enjoyment Activity and Play (LEAP) Intervention
AU - Hyndman, Brendon
AU - Benson, Amanda C
AU - Telford, Amanda
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Despite an increase in the provision of effective school-based
interventions in recent times, there is an absence of literature for teachers
focusing on the translation of promising interventions into real-world
practice. The aim of this research was to provide a social-ecological guide
for teachers of the external validity of implementing the Lunchtime
Enjoyment Activity and Play (LEAP) school playground intervention. This
research presents the process evaluation of a school playground intervention
using RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation,
Maintenance) as the theoretical evaluation framework. Data collection
consisted of a mixed methods approach for two and a half years including a
teacher focus group, direct observations and field notes. The process
evaluation confirms the LEAP intervention as cost-effective, sustainable and
transferable that is capable of enhancing multiple social-ecological factors
within a school playground.
AB - Despite an increase in the provision of effective school-based
interventions in recent times, there is an absence of literature for teachers
focusing on the translation of promising interventions into real-world
practice. The aim of this research was to provide a social-ecological guide
for teachers of the external validity of implementing the Lunchtime
Enjoyment Activity and Play (LEAP) school playground intervention. This
research presents the process evaluation of a school playground intervention
using RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation,
Maintenance) as the theoretical evaluation framework. Data collection
consisted of a mixed methods approach for two and a half years including a
teacher focus group, direct observations and field notes. The process
evaluation confirms the LEAP intervention as cost-effective, sustainable and
transferable that is capable of enhancing multiple social-ecological factors
within a school playground.
U2 - 10.14221/ajte.2014v39n1.2
DO - 10.14221/ajte.2014v39n1.2
M3 - Article
VL - 39
SP - 1
EP - 29
JO - Australian Journal of Teacher Education
JF - Australian Journal of Teacher Education
SN - 0313-5373
IS - 1
M1 - 6
ER -