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Personal profile
Biography
I am a senior lecturer in child development in the Department of Educational Studies. I have a PhD in developmental psychology and I am a registered psychologist. My main research is on outdoor play and learning and I also conduct research in early vision impairment/blindness and early bilingualism. I am a chief investigator in a multidisciplinary team known as the Sydney Playground Project. We have investigated a range of physical and social outcomes for young children following our outdoor play intervention.
I am not taking new PhD or MRes students at the moment, but I will consider projects that involve investigations of outdoor play.
External positions
Editorial Board, Asia-Pacific Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education
Editorial Board, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Children's Health Section)
Member of the Executive Board, Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association
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Projects
- 10 Finished
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Facilitators or barriers: The influence of COVID-19 health measures on children’s outdoor activity in Chinese and Australian early childhood education and care centres.
Liu, J., Wyver, S., Little, H. & Chutiyami, M.
1/08/21 → 16/08/24
Project: Research
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Designing a model and delivery approach to enhance Metro Train Sydney’s commuter journey experience, digital messaging and sustainability performance metrics
McLachlan, K., Davies, P., Barkat, I., Hamilton, L., Hazelton, J., Houston, D., Linnenluecke, M., Wilson, S., Wyver, S. & Yang, J.
11/12/18 → 10/12/19
Project: Research
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The benefits of outdoor play for young children's learning and health
15/06/16 → 5/12/16
Project: Research
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Constrained work-family choices: How are women affected?
Johnstone, M. & Wyver, S.
1/01/16 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
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Caregivers’ attention toward, and response to, their child's interoceptive hunger and thirst cues
Stevenson, R. J., Serebro, J., Mruk, A., Martin-Rivera, D., Wyver, S. & Francis, H. M., Sept 2024, In: Developmental Psychobiology. 66, 6, p. 1-11 11 p., e22531.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Loose parts on the school playground: a playful approach to promoting health and wellbeing for children of all abilities
Wyver, S., Bundy, A., Engelen, L., Niehues, A. N. & Skrebneva, I., 2024, Health and wellbeing in childhood. Garvis, S. & Pendergast, D. (eds.). 4th ed. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press (CUP), p. 155-168 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Textbook contribution
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Children’s access to outdoors in early childhood education and care centres in China during the COVID pandemic
Liu, J., Wyver, S., Chutiyami, M. & Little, H., Dec 2023, In: Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education. 26, 3, p. 403–419 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Diversity of Australian bilingual children: evidence gaps and educator decisions
Xu Rattanasone, N., Kim, J-H., Ren, Y., Pliatsikas, C. & Wyver, S., 2023, Every Child, 29, 2, p. 25-27 3 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Article
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Educators’, children’s and mothers’ use of temporal language in reminiscing and future talk conversations
Andrews, R., Van Bergen, P. & Wyver, S., 15 Mar 2023, In: Early Years. 43, 2, p. 332-349 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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The survey copy that was used in a Ph.D. project to examine potential changes in children's outdoor activity in Australian early childhood education and care centres due to COVID-19 restrictions and to measure educators' tolerance of risk in children's play.
Liu, J. (Owner), Wyver, S. (Contributor), Little, H. (Contributor) & Chutiyami, M. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 25 Sept 2023
DOI: 10.25949/24145362.v1
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Prizes
Activities
- 1 Government or international organisation inquiry submission
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CRECE Submission: DRAFT National Guidelines for including mental health and wellbeing in early childhood health checks
Shirley Wyver (Consultant), Sarah Powell (Contributor), Sandie Wong (Contributor) & Fay Hadley (Advisor)
31 May 2024Activity: End user engagement and expertise › Government or international organisation inquiry submission
Press/Media
Impacts
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2024 Contributed to Team Input at ARC Policy Review of the National Competitive Grants Program Consultation Panel 30.4.24
Tiffany Jones (Participant), Louise D'Arcens (Participant), Diana Tan (Participant) & Shirley Wyver (Participant)
Impact: Policy impacts