Teacher Adaptation to Open Learning Spaces

Autor/inn/en	Alterator, Scott; Deed, Craig
Titel	Teacher Adaptation to Open Learning Spaces
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 23 (2013) 3, S.315-330 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-7155
Schlagwörter	Open Plan Schools; Teacher Response; Teacher Attitudes; Case Studies; Educational Facilities Design; Secondary School Teachers; Secondary Schools; Interviews; Adjustment (to Environment); Foreign Countries; Educational Environment; Interaction; Democratic Values; Teaching Conditions; Space Utilization; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Open plan school; Open school; Open schools; Offene Schule; Lehrerkommentar; Lehrerverhalten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Sekundarschule; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Interaktion; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Raumnutzung; Australien
Abstract	The "open classroom" emerged as a reaction against the industrial-era enclosed and authoritarian classroom. Although contemporary school architecture continues to incorporate and express ideas of openness, more research is needed about how teachers adapt to new and different built contexts. Our purpose is to identify teacher reaction to the affordances of open space learning environments. We outline a case study of teacher perceptions of working in new open plan school buildings. The case study demonstrates that affordances of open space classrooms include flexibility, visibility and scrutiny, and a de-emphasis of authority; teacher reactions included collective practice, team orientation, and increased interactions and a democratisation of authority. We argue that teacher reaction to the new open classroom features adaptability, intensification of day-to-day practice, and intra- and inter-personal knowledge and skills. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.waier.org.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10