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Niaz, Laraib; Anand, Kusha – Education Sciences, 2021
This article discusses the role of 'space' in Indian and Pakistani public sector universities in fostering national pride. University spaces have been highlighted, in both countries, for being used by the governments as agents fostering the national narrative yet there is limited research on how these spaces contribute to the visual culture of…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Campuses, School Space, School Culture
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Rider, Elizabeth A.; Rieser, John J. – Child Development, 1988
Six experiments were conducted to investigate the sensitivity of one- to four-year-olds to changes in perspective that are occluded from view. Results indicated relatively early sensitivity to proprioceptive cues for changes in perspective and somewhat later sensitivity to appropriate visual-environmental cues. (PCB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Environmental Influences, Physical Environment
Burnell, Elaine H., Ed. – 1972
During May 1972, the Adult Education Center of Santa Barbara City College sponsored a symposium on the goals and purposes of planning for community development. Through lecture and discussion, members of the community undertook a critical review of the related problems of community, growth, population, taxes, transportation, zoning and water. This…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Planning, Community Programs, Environment
Yeaman, Andrew R. J. – 1986
The purpose of this study was to apply the theory of person-environment fit in assessing student well-being in a university computer room. Subjects were 12 students enrolled in a computer literacy course. Their learning behavior and well-being were evaluated on the basis of three symptoms of video display terminal stress usually found in the…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Environmental Research, Higher Education, Human Factors Engineering
Ataov, Anli – 1996
The experience of an urban waterfront setting can enhance sociocultural education for children, facilitate development of mental and physiological skills, and can function as a playground. The designs of waterfront environments should therefore consider children's needs and enhance both the interaction of children with their environment and…
Descriptors: Built Environment, Design Requirements, Dimensional Preference, Environmental Influences
Bowers, J. Howard; Burkett, Charles W. – 1987
Research findings indicate that students are affected positively or adversely by the visual, acoustical, and thermal characteristics of the classroom environment. During the 1986-87 school year, 280 fourth- and sixth-grade students housed in two separate school facilities--the oldest and the newest in a rural Tennessee county school district--were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acoustical Environment, Attendance, Classroom Environment
Woods, John D.; Sewell, Edward H., Jr. – 1993
Environment may be regarded as a form of communication, with environmental linguistics becoming a new discipline that will have to be explored. Its goal is to demystify some of the constructs that contribute to the built environment as a communication tool. Treating the built environment as a language requires a recognition of its dynamic nature.…
Descriptors: Built Environment, College Students, Communication (Thought Transfer), Environmental Influences