Journal article
Imagination in school children's choice of their learning environment: An Australian study
International Journal of Educational Research, Vol.56, pp.75-88
2012
Abstract
A visual research project addressed school children's concepts of ideal learning environments. Drawings and accompanying narratives were collected from Year 5 and Year 6 children in nine Queensland primary schools. The 133 submissions were analysed and coded to develop themes, identify key features and consider the uses of imagination. The children's imagined schools echo ideas promoted by progressive educators. The results of this study suggest benefits for school designers can emerge from the imaginative contributions of children in creating engaging environments, while educational policy makers can benefit from children's ideas in the promotion of engaging, student-centred pedagogies.
Details
- Title
- Imagination in school children's choice of their learning environment: An Australian study
- Authors
- Derek Bland (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyVinathe Sharma-Brymer (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- International Journal of Educational Research, Vol.56, pp.75-88
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ijer.2012.06.002
- ISSN
- 1873-538X
- Organisation Unit
- School of Law and Society; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99615008802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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