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ERIC Number: EJ778139
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Nov
Pages: 18
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-9165
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Territoriality: Seat Preferences in Different Types of Classroom Arrangements
Kaya, Naz; Burgess, Brigitte
Environment and Behavior, v39 n6 p859-876 Nov 2007
Students' degree of territoriality based on gender and seat preferences in different types of classroom arrangements was studied. The types of classroom arrangements included rows of tablet-arm chairs, U-shaped, clusters, and rows of tables with individual chairs. The study was carried out through a survey at a large public institution in the southeast region of the United States. Results indicate that students who preferred seats at the end of rows of tables with individual chairs and tablet-arm chair arrangements had higher scores on claiming a particular seat than those who preferred middle seats in a row. In the rows of tables with individual chair arrangement, students who preferred seats at the end of rows also had more need to define their own territory than students who preferred middle seats in a row. No significant results were found in the U-shaped and cluster layouts. Females had higher scores on claiming a particular seat than males regardless of seating arrangement.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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