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Spaces of Student Support--Comparing Educational Environments from Two Time Periods
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Grannäs, Jan; Frelin, Anneli – Improving Schools, 2017
This article sets out to explore how and whether the physical, social and conceived conditions in schools facilitate or disrupt support work aimed at improving student learning and preventing social exclusion. This is accomplished by comparing student support practices in the common areas of two newly renovated secondary schools built in two…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Well Being, Interviews, Observation
The Idea and Reality of an Innovative School: From Inventive Design to Established Practice in a New School Building
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Sigurðardóttir, Anna Kristín; Hjartarson, Torfi – Improving Schools, 2016
The physical environment in schools has in the literature of late been gaining recognition as a potential factor supporting educational change. This article draws a single case out of a research sample of 20 schools in Iceland to relate an inventive design process as the school was being developed and study the current state of established school…
Descriptors: School Buildings, Physical Environment, Educational Change, Building Design
Feasibility Study of Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs in Appalachian Communities: The McDowell CHOICES Project
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Jones, Emily M.; Taliaferro, Andrea R.; Elliott, Eloise M.; Bulger, Sean M.; Kristjansson, Alfgeir L.; Neal, William; Allar, Ishonté – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2014
Increasing rates of childhood obesity has prompted calls for comprehensive approaches to school-based physical activity (PA). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) development and related contextual issues within a rural Appalachian county using a Systems Approach. A…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Comprehensive School Health Education, Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities
Creating the Classroom Environment: Perceptions of First Year Teachers
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Smith, Cheryl Lewis – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences and perceptions of two first year teachers relating to the concept of preparing the classroom environment for learning. Two female first year teachers of young children participated in the study. One taught preschool and the other taught fourth grade, both in public school settings in the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Grade 4, Physical Environment, Beginning Teachers
Elements of Successful Inclusion for School-Age Children with Disabilities in Childcare Settings
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Jinnah-Ghelani, Hamida A.; Stoneman, Zolinda – Child Care in Practice, 2009
When a school-age child with disabilities is accepted into a childcare setting, it is only the first step. The sustenance of the care option depends on whether the setting makes appropriate adaptations to accommodate the child with disability in the setting. Parents face a host of challenges related to adaptations and accommodations. This study…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Focus Groups, Disabilities, Mainstreaming
The Physical Environment as a Mediating Factor in School Achievement.
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Michelson, William – 1968
As part of a longitudinal study of 710 children, the role of the home physical environment in the school achievement of third grade children is investigated. Home interviews gathered information on family characteristics and physical accommodations. Children's achievement data was obtained by achievement tests and teacher ratings. It was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance