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ERIC Number: EJ645229
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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The Learning Environment: Do School Facilities Really Affect a Child's Education?
Lyons, John B.
Learning By Design, n11 p10-13 2002
Explores how the physical condition and design of school facilities can shape a child's learning experience. Discusses school environments' connection to asthma, heating and ventilation problems, noise problems, full-spectrum lighting, trends in teaching methods requiring different building designs, optimum school size, portable classrooms, and the now-substantiated link between a school's physical environment and learning. (EV)
Descriptors: Asthma, Classroom Environment, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning, Lighting Design, Mobile Classrooms, Noise (Sound), Physical Environment, School Size, Teaching Methods, Ventilation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue titled "Design 2002: A Lesson in Excellence."