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Download full textMoore, Gary T.; Cohen, Uriel – 1978
The paper summarizes findings from an applied research programing and design project for children with learning disabilities. Information was collected and analyzed from the literature, interviews, observations, participatory games, consultants, and a building type analysis. Findings are reported along 14 developmental goals (such as perceptual…
Descriptors: Building Design, Children, Design Requirements, Facility Planning
The Application of Research to the Design of Therapeutic Play Environments for Exceptional Children.
PDF pending restorationMoore, Gary T. – 1979
The paper discusses research and research applications regarding the exceptional child and the physical environment, and presents ways in which space can have an impact on learning and development. An argument is made for the creation of research based design principles based on knowledge of the relations between the physical environment and the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Disabilities, Environmental Influences
Moore, Gary T.; And Others – 1979
The purpose of this project was to research and develop two design guides on environments important to child development: child care facilities and outdoor play areas, and to specify new, research-based criteria for the planning and design of these facilities for military bases around the world. The current paper is a synopsis of parts of this…
Descriptors: Architectural Research, Children, Criteria, Day Care Centers
Moore, Gary T. – 1983
One of the situations in which the child spends much time is informal, outdoor play settings. Much of this time is spent in spontaneous play in neighborhoods, around the dwelling unit, and on designated playgrounds. Unstructured and spontaneous play is an important part of a child's development. It is through unstructured, child-initiated play…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Design Requirements, Equipment Utilization
Peer reviewedMoore, Gary T. – Environment and Behavior, 1979
Reviews 15 years of concentrated research on environmental cognition, including recent developments in theory construction. Includes discussion on the content of environmental representations, cognitive mapping, environmental meaning and symbolism, differences due to characteristics of the physical environment, and the role of environmental…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Conceptual Schemes, Environmental Education, Environmental Influences
Moore, Gary T. – 1994
This book provides the schedules, scales, and procedures for systematic assessment of child care environments. It also suggests the way to develop a scale oriented to the physical environment. The introduction notes that of various scales available for describing and evaluating different aspects of child care programs and centers, many scales are…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria
Moore, Gary T. – 1994
This paper reviews four scales that have been used to evaluate the physical environment of child care centers, and introduces five new scales that are designed explicitly to assess the physical environment of child care centers and their associated outdoor play environments. The psychometric properties, environmental content, and effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedMoore, Gary T. – Architecture & Behavior/Architecture et Comportement, 1980
Notes that the physical environment is an important aspect of child care quality. Summarizes the need for new scales under development for the quality assessment of key aspects of child care physical environments, critiques other scales currently available, and suggests components of the new scales based on principles for good planning of child…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Moore, Gary T.; And Others – 1979
A comprehensive and systematic search was conducted for all literature pertaining to the planning and design of children's indoor and outdoor facilities. Emphasis was placed on compiling a list of empirical and professional literature on child care facilities and outdoor play environments dealing with the following issues: (1) the role of the…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Day Care Centers, Design
PDF pending restorationMoore, Gary T.; And Others – 1979
This guide addresses the planning and architectural design of play/learning environments for special needs children. The exceptional children discussed include those with most types of mild to severe handicaps and developmental disabilities. Specifically excluded from consideration are health impairments, severe psycho-emotional difficulties such…
Descriptors: Architecture, Design Requirements, Disabilities, Educational Facilities Design
