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Exploring the perceptions of school children and their relevance in future proofing learning space design

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Background to the Study ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Background to the Study ,[object Object],[object Object]

Activity 1: How do you study? ,[object Object],[object Object]

We asked 86 school children where they preferred to do their homework. Which of the following was the most popular response? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Our survey said … They also told us: Most prefer to work alone (42%) or with a friend (47%). They occasionally use school libraries (28%) and public libraries (25%) Our students want to study: At a desk In a quiet area On their own With access to PCs During the day With food and drink

We asked ‘Who would you be most likely to ask if you needed help with your homework?’ ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Our survey said … Our students tell us: They want help to find resources (77%, n=944),

Where would you most frequently go for information to help with homework? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Our survey said … Our students tell us they want: “ more books, longer loans and higher amount of books you can take out” “ It would be great if we had more electronic resources, so if we cannot find the books we need there is an alternative.”

How do you prefer to communicate with your friends when you are not together? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Our survey said … Our students tell us: They also communicate in a variety of ways, but when it comes to us communicating with them they prefer email or information on web pages.

When you are not doing homework, which of the following are you most likely to do to relax? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Activity 2: Designing a library / learning space ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Building design ,[object Object],“ The outside is all glass and in the summer it lets the light in and in the winter, it’s like the back of a car with the lines, they like heat up, collects the sunlight and heats up all of the library.” “… and it has windows for brightness it will be a relaxing and soothing place to be, it has high-tech equipment and will be more like a fun place than work place.”

Social areas, comfy furniture and refreshments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ There’s a relaxing area that’s basically loads of cushions and sofas and televisions.” “ We’ve got a brain booster bar, like cocktails but brain boosting like lucozade, and then there’s beds if you want to have a nap.”

TV, Music, Chill out ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ Well this is our like learning place and we have like the rest room to do what you want like relax. Then you have like the leisure room and then you have like the learning place with the MyPod and the TV.” “ We’ve got the MyPod, its like your bed, you fall asleep in it and in your sleep learning flows in to your brain and its only 15 milllion pounds.”

Books and computers ,[object Object],[object Object],“ Room with a slide and a firemans pole, and theres all books and a personal book assistant, vending machines, in here you can hire a geek and there’s a library mum.” “ Computer room has got laptops and ipods in there, you can like take the laptops anywhere cause there’s wireless and you can just get an ipod to listen to your own music.”

They also wanted ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What does this tell us? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Your views, your questions? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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