How Intuitive Design in Schools Can Be Achieved by Engaging with the Consumer

Autor/in	Doust, Tom
Titel	How Intuitive Design in Schools Can Be Achieved by Engaging with the Consumer
Quelle	In: CELE Exchange, (2010), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2072-7925
DOI	10.1787/5km4g22g1dhl-en
Schlagwörter	Building Design; Educational Environment; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Architecture; Educational Facilities; School Buildings; School Space; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Baugestaltung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Architektur; Bildungsstätte; School building; Schulgebäude; Schulraum; Großbritannien
Abstract	Over the past ten years, the Sorrell Foundation--a UK education charity--has demonstrated, through practical design projects, the advantages of involving children and young people as the main consumers of their school. The results of Sorrell Foundation projects have not only been extremely positive, but also highly creative. This article discusses how the marriage of good design and consumer ownership leads to a better understanding by the user and ultimately a more profitable creation. This approach does not rely on traditional methods of market research but plays on human intuition. While schools are not products, design plays an important part in their functioning. Architectural design, spatial design, communication design and landscaping design, to name a few, are all key ingredients when refurbishing or redesigning schools. The success of their buildings and spaces is dependent on how well they relate to their users: pupils and teachers. Good education isn't exclusively linked to good design; leadership and teaching are fundamental to the school ethos, however the school environment has the power to have a significant impact on the way in which pupils connect with their education. (Contains 1 footnote.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10