| Title |
The Effect of Physical Environment of Elementary School on Children |
| Keywords |
물리적 환경변화 ; 열린교육 ; 상호작용 ; 태도 ; 초등학교 학교 환경 |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of physical environment's change on children. Specifically, this study investigated the effects of a newly designed elementary school environment to implement open education on elementary school students. The changed environment was improved in various aspects including architectural type, the number of space types, layout, shape of the building, and color planning. This study showed evidence of interaction between aspects of the physical environment and the actual behaviors of children. The impacts of change in physical environment, more specifically, on children was confirmed by the study. Therefore, this study can be used as a basis to insist why physical educational environment needs improvement, to insist importance of physical educational environment and to justify importance of physical environment in educational setting. |