Environment and Structure
How time is structured, how students are grouped, how spaces are designed and how authority is distributed have largely remained unchanged since mass schooling began. But does the traditional model serve the engagement needs of contemporary secondary students?
This collection examines the evidence on how the structural and physical design of a school shapes student participation, and what alternative models reveal about engagement.
Blueprint for Tomorrow: Redesigning Schools for Student-Centered Learning (BOOK)
- Nair, P.
- 2014
Most school buildings were designed for a different era — one that valued compliance over curiosity, and efficient content delivery over genuine learning. In...