School Architecture for Primary Education in a Post-Socialist Country: A Case Study of Poland

Autor/inn/en	Szpytma, Cezary; Szpytma, Magdalena
Titel	School Architecture for Primary Education in a Post-Socialist Country: A Case Study of Poland
Quelle	In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 52 (2022) 4, S.519-542 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Szpytma, Cezary) ORCID (Szpytma, Magdalena)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7925
DOI	10.1080/03057925.2020.1777843
Schlagwörter	Educational Facilities Design; Case Studies; Elementary Schools; Social Change; Social Systems; School Buildings; Educational Needs; Comparative Analysis; Classroom Design; Student Centered Learning; Diversity; 21st Century Skills; Foreign Countries; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Sozialer Wandel; Social system; Soziales System; School building; Schulgebäude; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Klassenraumgestaltung; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Ausland; Polen
Abstract	The present educational paradigm, fundamentally unchanged since the 19th century, does not meet 21st-century educational needs. This paradigm shift must be accompanied by a strong educational architecture that fosters the skills needed for 21st-century success including creativity and cultural awareness. The present study investigates the primary school architecture of post-socialist Poland, tracing its evolution and asking whether its issues apply universally. A comparative review of representative primary school buildings illustrates that their developmental progress has been superficial, as only external forms have been adjusted. The standard spatial arrangement of the traditional corridor and classroom layout has remained stagnant. This layout is oversimplified, inflexible in design, and works against learner-centred pedagogies that stress diversity and multiplicity. This article highlights the inadequacy of Polish primary school spaces for 21st-century educational needs. The results indicate that this is a universal problem since corridor and classroom layouts are widely applied in all Western countries. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01