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Mart, Mehmet; Waite, Sue – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2023
Intentional approaches to designing and structuring learning environments apply outdoors as well as indoors, but the value of freedom and unrestricted play outside is well known. However, several factors influence teachers' provision of freedom within outdoor activities, and it is important to reflect on these variables and appropriate degrees of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outdoor Education, Cultural Differences, Public Policy
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Wellenreiter, Benjamin R. – Middle School Journal, 2021
Hallways, cafeterias, buses, bathrooms, locker rooms, and other spaces in and around school property serve as venues for positive and negative social processes. Middle school educators can gain important insights into the adolescent world by exploring student perspectives of these spaces vital to middle school social experiences. Often unseen or…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Student Experience
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Krajewski, Sabine; Khoury, Matthew – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2021
In this article, we argue that physical rooms cannot be replaced by virtual space without literally losing the student's body and that experimenting with rooms and active learning is imperative for improving and advancing students' learning. Our case study offers insight into a 'soft room experiment' without hard furniture or audio-visual…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Active Learning, Space Utilization, Higher Education
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Boström, Lena; Hörnell, Assar; Frykland, Marie – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2015
The purpose of this study is to describe and analyse how leisure-time teachers perceive learning environments in general and especially the premises at Swedish leisure-time centres. Data are based on a national, comprehensive survey of all leisure-time teachers' perceptions. The theoretical framework is based on research on leisure-time centres…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leisure Time, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Environment
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Lewis, Kieran; Nolan, Clodagh – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2013
Traditional examination accommodations include extra time, scribes, and/or separate venues for students with disabilities, which have been proven to be successful for the majority of students. For students with non-apparent disabilities such as sensory defensiveness, where sensitivity to a range of sensory information from the environment can…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accessibility (for Disabled), Postsecondary Education, Sensory Experience
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Kurt, Mustafa; Kurt, Sevinc – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2013
This paper discusses a study conducted in the Ledra/Lokmaci Milieu in Cyprus, the area in the centre of the divided walled city of Nicosia where Greek and Turkish Cypriots have to use English to communicate with one another. The aim of the study was to locate the effects of a learning space on language learners, teachers and syllabus designers.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Educational Environment
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Chaney, Bradford; Lewis, Laurie – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
The extent to which school buildings support education has been an important topic for policymakers. One issue is the physical condition of the buildings, particularly as school buildings age. Another is the ability of the buildings to accommodate shifts in the nation's population: some communities have experienced decreases in school-age…
Descriptors: School Buildings, Principals, Satisfaction, Public Schools