In a new study, students say they want access to indoor and outdoor play spaces at vertical schools. But they don’t want too much noise.
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Students’ fears were not unfounded. I recorded many instances of laughter punctuating student responses in class.
For years, educators have viewed socio-economic status as an influence on learning. Here’s why a recent study suggests the full story may be more complicated than that.
Despite a boom in the construction of trendy buildings and classrooms, the evidence for their link to boosting learning outcomes is limited.
Schools should carefully consider the messages that are sent by how they have constructed the learning environment.
Classrooms are places of genuine human engagement, debate, thought and passion. Guns undermine the openness and vulnerability necessary for learning.
Tony Abbott is spending this week in North East Arnhem Land, part of his long-held hope “to be not just the Prime Minister but the Prime Minister for Aboriginal Affairs”. We asked our experts: what stories…
The government’s announcement of a second phase of its Priority School Building Project demonstrates a commitment to around £2 billion of capital investment in the UK’s school stock. But it also reveals…
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PhD Candidate, School of Arts, Sciences & Commerce, La Trobe University
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Professor of Natural Sciences & Humanities Director of the MFA program in Creative Writing, Department of Philosophy, University of Wyoming
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Reader in the Use and Design of Educational Space, Newcastle University
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