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Swinnerton, Bronwen – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2021
This paper focuses on a UK higher education institution (HEI) which redesigned three lecture theatres as 'Collaborative Lecture Theatres' (CLTs). Using Radcliffe's framework for designing and evaluating learning spaces and using his three related components; pedagogy, space and technology it will explore how the redesigned rooms (space) and the…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Interior Space, Classroom Design, Technology Integration
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Dingwall, Nicole – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2020
This article explores the affordances provided by altering the way in which a traditional structured classroom is perceived. The article, through an exploration of reconfiguring a classroom space in a drama intervention, outlines the affordances provided to young vulnerable people and the adults that they work with. Such reconfigurations are…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Intervention, Drama, Affordances
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Bolas, Jennifer; Boyle, Paul – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2017
The aim of this article was to explore the views of parents regarding seating for children with cerebral palsy. Two interviews with parents were conducted. These were transcribed verbatim and thematic analysis was conducted. This small study outlines three themes: the importance of seating, seating and participation, and the parental role in…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Cerebral Palsy, Classroom Design, Space Utilization
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Daniels, Harry; Tse, Hau Ming; Stables, Andrew; Cox, Sarah – Oxford Review of Education, 2017
In this paper we present the findings of an investigation into the ways in which the discourses and practices of school design produce educational spaces which influence the discourses and practices of teaching and learning when the building is occupied. It expands notions of post occupancy evaluation (POE) research by exploring how the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Facilities Design, Secondary Schools, Building Design
Medd, David – 1981
The experience of designing and making installations of school furniture in collaboration with three countries--Norway, Portugal, and Spain--and of performing additional work in France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom provides the basis for this report. The ages of the pupils in the schools concerned ranged from 3 to 13 years. A theme of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Design, Classroom Furniture, Demonstration Programs
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McSporran, Eileen; Butterworth, Yvonne; Rowson, Vivienne J. – British Educational Research Journal, 1997
Asserts that the acoustical environment of the classroom is an important variable in the listening and psychoeducational function, both for children with hearing loss and those with normal hearing. Reports the results of a test of a sound amplification system in two primary classes; indicates the benefits of the system. (DSK)
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Auditory Perception, British Infant Schools, Classroom Design