Designing Buildings for the Future of Schooling: Contemporary Visions for Education

This book explores the complex relationship between school design and educational practice, acknowledging the multiple and diverse ways in which the physical environment impacts teaching, learning, development, and inclusion. It presents a bold vision for the future of school buildings and facilities and is an essential read for students, researchers, lecturers, and policymakers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 03 December 2018
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Bringing together a diverse range of esteemed experts from the fields of architecture, design, engineering, education, and the social sciences, this invaluable collection offers a comprehensive and multifaceted exploration of the intricate dynamics and reciprocal influences between school designs and educational practices.

Diving beyond the longstanding debate on whether school design inherently impacts pedagogic practice, the chapters acknowledge the multifaceted and diverse ways in which teaching, learning, development, and inclusion are shaped by the nature and quality of the physical environment.

In light of evolving national and international policies, and considering the changing pressures and demands on design, education, and schooling more broadly, the contributors engage in a critical reevaluation and reimagining of their specialized areas within design and educational practice.

Collectively, these chapters present a visionary blueprint for the future conceptualization, development, and utilization of school buildings and facilities.

A significant contribution to ongoing discussions on school design, education, inclusion, and pedagogy, this book is an indispensable and captivating read for students, researchers, lecturers, and policymakers engaged in the fields of education and architecture.

Weight: 358g
Dimension: 233 x 175 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138552968