School buildings for the 21st century. Some features of new school buildings in Iceland
The aim of this study is to identify features of change in the recent design of school buildings in Iceland, and how they might affect teaching practices. Environmental and architectonic features characterizing school buildings designed and built at the beginning of the 21st century are examined in...
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ftdatacite:10.25656/01:6090 2023-05-15T16:47:44+02:00 School buildings for the 21st century. Some features of new school buildings in Iceland Sigurdardottir, Anna Kristín Hjartarson, Torfi 2011 https://dx.doi.org/10.25656/01:6090 https://www.pedocs.de/frontdoor.php?source_opus=6090 en eng University of Ljubljana Creative Commons Namensnennung 3.0 Deutschland http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/deed.de cc by 3.0 deutschland CC-BY Schulgebäude Schulbau Schulraum Klassenraum Klassenraumeinteilung Klassenraumgestaltung Kooperatives Lernen Individualisierendes Lernen Lehrer Lehrerkooperation Neue Medien Mediennutzung Offenes Lernen Flexibilität Transparenz Fotografie Befragung Empirische Untersuchung Island School building School construction Schoolroom facilites Classrooms Classroom arrangement Classroom Design Cooperative learning Individualized education programs Teacher New media Utilisation of media Utilization of media Open learning Transparencies Photography Empirical study Iceland JournalArticle article-journal ScholarlyArticle 2011 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.25656/01:6090 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z The aim of this study is to identify features of change in the recent design of school buildings in Iceland, and how they might affect teaching practices. Environmental and architectonic features characterizing school buildings designed and built at the beginning of the 21st century are examined in light of challenges involving architecture, educational ideology, school policy and digital technology. The sample for the study consists of 20 schools located in four municipalities. Four of the school buildings were developed and built in this century, while the other 16 were designed in the 20th century. The design of all of the buildings was explored and reviewed by a multidisciplinary team. Data was collected by observations and photography at each school site, as well as by reviewing technical documents. The relationship between school design and school practices was studied through a questionnaire survey among all teachers, in order to find out whether teachers working in new environments differ from teachers in more traditional classroom settings. The results indicate a clear shift in the design of educational buildings. Flexibility, flow, openness and teamwork seem to guide recent school design. Clusters of classrooms or open spaces, transparent or movable boundaries, as well as shared spaces allowing for manifold interactions in flexible groups seem to be replacing traditional classrooms along confining corridors. Teachers working in open classroom environments collaborate more often than their counterparts. Teaching practices are also characterised by more opportunities for pupils to choose between tasks and enjoy more variation regarding group division and workspace arrangements. (DIPF/Orig.) Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Schulgebäude Schulbau Schulraum Klassenraum Klassenraumeinteilung Klassenraumgestaltung Kooperatives Lernen Individualisierendes Lernen Lehrer Lehrerkooperation Neue Medien Mediennutzung Offenes Lernen Flexibilität Transparenz Fotografie Befragung Empirische Untersuchung Island School building School construction Schoolroom facilites Classrooms Classroom arrangement Classroom Design Cooperative learning Individualized education programs Teacher New media Utilisation of media Utilization of media Open learning Transparencies Photography Empirical study Iceland |
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Schulgebäude Schulbau Schulraum Klassenraum Klassenraumeinteilung Klassenraumgestaltung Kooperatives Lernen Individualisierendes Lernen Lehrer Lehrerkooperation Neue Medien Mediennutzung Offenes Lernen Flexibilität Transparenz Fotografie Befragung Empirische Untersuchung Island School building School construction Schoolroom facilites Classrooms Classroom arrangement Classroom Design Cooperative learning Individualized education programs Teacher New media Utilisation of media Utilization of media Open learning Transparencies Photography Empirical study Iceland Sigurdardottir, Anna Kristín Hjartarson, Torfi School buildings for the 21st century. Some features of new school buildings in Iceland |
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Schulgebäude Schulbau Schulraum Klassenraum Klassenraumeinteilung Klassenraumgestaltung Kooperatives Lernen Individualisierendes Lernen Lehrer Lehrerkooperation Neue Medien Mediennutzung Offenes Lernen Flexibilität Transparenz Fotografie Befragung Empirische Untersuchung Island School building School construction Schoolroom facilites Classrooms Classroom arrangement Classroom Design Cooperative learning Individualized education programs Teacher New media Utilisation of media Utilization of media Open learning Transparencies Photography Empirical study Iceland |
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The aim of this study is to identify features of change in the recent design of school buildings in Iceland, and how they might affect teaching practices. Environmental and architectonic features characterizing school buildings designed and built at the beginning of the 21st century are examined in light of challenges involving architecture, educational ideology, school policy and digital technology. The sample for the study consists of 20 schools located in four municipalities. Four of the school buildings were developed and built in this century, while the other 16 were designed in the 20th century. The design of all of the buildings was explored and reviewed by a multidisciplinary team. Data was collected by observations and photography at each school site, as well as by reviewing technical documents. The relationship between school design and school practices was studied through a questionnaire survey among all teachers, in order to find out whether teachers working in new environments differ from teachers in more traditional classroom settings. The results indicate a clear shift in the design of educational buildings. Flexibility, flow, openness and teamwork seem to guide recent school design. Clusters of classrooms or open spaces, transparent or movable boundaries, as well as shared spaces allowing for manifold interactions in flexible groups seem to be replacing traditional classrooms along confining corridors. Teachers working in open classroom environments collaborate more often than their counterparts. Teaching practices are also characterised by more opportunities for pupils to choose between tasks and enjoy more variation regarding group division and workspace arrangements. (DIPF/Orig.) |
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School buildings for the 21st century. Some features of new school buildings in Iceland |
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School buildings for the 21st century. Some features of new school buildings in Iceland |
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School buildings for the 21st century. Some features of new school buildings in Iceland |
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School buildings for the 21st century. Some features of new school buildings in Iceland |
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School buildings for the 21st century. Some features of new school buildings in Iceland |
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school buildings for the 21st century. some features of new school buildings in iceland |
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University of Ljubljana |
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2011 |
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https://dx.doi.org/10.25656/01:6090 https://www.pedocs.de/frontdoor.php?source_opus=6090 |
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