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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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Mehta, Priya; Cox, Andrew – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2021
A recent focus in academic library design is as a third place: a home from home. Research has yet to interrogate what it means to be "at home,, and if academic libraries are treated like, and feel like home to students. Seamon's model provides a framework for understanding the qualities associated with homeness, across the five dimensions of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior
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Kane, Cynthia M.; Mahoney, Megan Hayes – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2020
Recent ethnographic research of physical academic library spaces demonstrates that students often utilise these spaces quite differently than the library's staff may have originally intended. Student feedback in library remodelling efforts improves design outcomes and helps to foster a sense of student engagement with the larger academic…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, School Buildings, Academic Libraries, Physical Environment
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González-Zamar, Mariana-Daniela; Jiménez, Luis Ortiz; Ayala, Adoración Sánchez – Education Sciences, 2021
In recent years, the changes experienced in the educational and social field have been reflected in the growing interest in defining how the attributes of the learning space affect students. This study seeks to determine the influence exerted by the design and organization of the university classroom on motivation and social interaction. The…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Test Construction, Test Validity, Classroom Design
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Mulrooney, Hilda Mary; Kelly, Alison Faith – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2021
The physical space of campus may influence student belonging. Quantitative data were collected using a bespoke questionnaire among a diverse group of students at a post-92 UK university. A total of 635 students, primarily female, undergraduate and of diverse ethnicity participated. Overall sense of belonging and agreement that campus space was…
Descriptors: Physical Environment, College Environment, Social Environment, Campuses
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Sanchez Gibau, Gina; Kissel, Francia; Labode, Modupe – Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, 2019
Teaching introductory courses to college freshmen requires innovative pedagogies, which are often powered by new advanced technologies that potentially increase student engagement. In addition, instructors may also plan and deploy active-learning strategies that first consider the physical spaces in which learning will take place. Effective…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, College Freshmen, Active Learning, Cooperative Learning