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Hathaway, Warren E. – Educational Facility Planner, 1994
Results from a pilot study of four different lighting systems indicate that over a two-year period, light had measurable and significant effects on students. Under full-spectrum fluorescent lamps with ultraviolet enhancement, students developed fewer dental cavities and had better attendance, achievement, and growth and development than students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Comparative Analysis, Dental Health
Peer reviewedHathaway, Warren E. – CEFP Journal, 1983
Summarizes research findings about the lighting and colors used in classrooms--specifically, students' reactions to color; windowless rooms; and natural, incandescent, and fluorescent lighting. (MLF)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Color, Elementary Secondary Education, Lighting
Hathaway, Warren E. – Education Canada, 1987
Reviews and evaluates studies of the effects of light, color, and air quality on the learning environment. Concludes that studies suggest a role for light in establishing and maintaining physiological functions and balances and a need for improved air quality in airtight, energy efficient buildings. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Classroom Environment, Color, Environmental Influences
Peer reviewedHathaway, Warren E. – Journal of Educational Research, 1995
This study collected data on the physical development, attendance, and school performance effects of four types of school lighting on elementary students over a two-year period. Results indicated that regular exposure to the lights had important nonvisual effects on students. Full-spectrum fluorescent lamps with ultraviolet supplements were found…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Dental Health, Elementary Education
Hathaway, Warren E. – Education Canada, 1993
A two-year study in Alberta on the effects of classroom lighting found that elementary school students exposed to full-spectrum lighting with measurable ultraviolet output had fewer dental caries, larger gains in height and weight, larger gains in achievement, and better attendance. Students exposed to high-pressure sodium vapor lamps had the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Classroom Environment, Dental Health
Download full textHathaway, Warren E. – 1982
Recent research indicates there are a great many nonvisual effects of light on people. The control of rickets and the suntan effect are well understood. Less well known effects include synchronization of a number of physiological rhythms and prevention and control of infantile jaundice. Physiological and psychological effects also vary with the…
Descriptors: Color, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences
Peer reviewedHathaway, Warren E. – CEFP Journal, 1988
A model of building factors that may constrain people and programs has four classes of constraining factors: perceptual, individual, program, and other. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Hathaway, Warren E.; And Others – 1992
This report describes a 2-year study of the effects of various lighting systems on elementary school students' dental health, attendance, growth and development, vision, and academic achievement. The four light types used were: (1) full spectrum fluorescent; (2) full spectrum fluorescent with ultraviolet light supplements; (3) cool white…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Child Development, Classroom Environment
