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Neil Selwyn – Power and Education, 2024
This paper explores the role of material design as a form of institutional power within contemporary school settings. Drawing on concepts of "coercive design" and "hostile architecture" from design studies, the paper examines three "innovative" designs for classroom chairs -- relatively mundane but integral elements…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Furniture, Design, Design Requirements
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García-Tudela, Pedro Antonio; Prendes-Espinosa, María Paz; Solano-Fernández, Isabel María – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2020
Educational technology evolves constantly, in line with the innovative technologies we implement, but always catering for the improvement of teaching and learning. For this, Smart Learning Environments (SLE) emerge as an optimal alternative to traditional teaching as, through ergonomics, an inclusive outlook which is bound to enhance the…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Human Factors Engineering, Educational Research, Educational Technology
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Alphonse, Althea; Orellana, Anymir; Kanzki-Veloso, Elda – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2019
A descriptive case study with multiple data collection methods was carried out to understand how online graduate students identify the characteristics of their physical learning environment. Equivalency theory and the science of ergonomics framed the study. Participants were 10 online graduate students, all working adults (60% female, most between…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Electronic Learning, Physical Environment
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Altay, Burçak – Teaching in Higher Education, 2014
This article initially demonstrates the parallels between the learner-centered approach in education and the user-centered approach in design disciplines. Afterward, a course on human factors that applies learner-centered methods to teach user-centered design is introduced. The focus is on three tasks to identify the application of theoretical and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Disabilities, Accessibility (for Disabled)
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities. – 1968
A bibliography on sources related to the structuring of the physical environment has been developed based on professional and classroom experience. This initial selection of journals, books, and unpublished papers gives an overview of man and the environmental conditions which are part of his daily living pattern. Information leading to design…
Descriptors: Architecture, Behavioral Sciences, Biological Sciences, Color Planning
Department of Education and Science, London (England). – 1967
Performance of school children in regard to their standing and reach postures are described with dimensions given on the limits of their performance only. The facts of task performances are presented for the following tasks--(1) seeing into a shelf, (2) reaching into a shelf, (3) drawing on a vertical surface, (4) sitting or standing while…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Body Height, Children, Design