School design affects teaching, says study [IrishTimes]
- Published: 15 October 2010
THE DESIGN of some primary schools – especially older buildings – makes it difficult to implement the child-centred curriculum, according to a new study by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
The study is one of the first to examine the effects of school design on teaching and learning in Irish primary schools.
The ESRI research says that new school buildings are seen more positively by teachers and pupils than older school types in terms of classroom sizes, accessibility, lighting, heating, ventilation and storage.
But the study also makes a series of recommendations, including:
l Schools should be located on sites which are large enough to allow the use of outdoor space for teaching and learning as well as play and sports and to facilitate future expansion resulting from population growth;
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