文档介绍：The Design of
Learning Spaces
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The Design of
Learning Spaces
Pamela Woolner
Future Schools
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Contents
Acknowledgements vi
Preface vii
1 Four schools through time 1
2 The problems of poor environments for learning 15
3 How much is enough? Trying to improve learning environments 28
4 The rationale for a collaborative design process 40
5 Collaborative School Design: making it work 54
6 Rebuilding your school: can we transform learning through space and facilities? 79
7 Rebuilding your school: can we change relationships through altered social
space and anisation? 96
8 Rebuilding your school: recognising and adapting what works to fit
emerging needs 107
References 114
Index 123
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank all the students and staff at the various schools I have worked
with and visited over the last few years for sharing their experiences and insights. I
also acknowledge with thanks the contribution of the funders of