Research Projects
The following is a list of active research projects examining the design of learning environments, facility management of schools, environmental evaluation, children's environments and environment-behavior relationships in educational environments.
McWillie School - Jackson, Mississippi
Innovative Alternatives in Learning Environments - SPACE WORKSHOP
The State of Post-Occupancy Evaluation in the Practice of Educational Design
University Health Services/Student Activity Center Building Project
FEATURED PROJECT: Smaller Learning Communities
This paper reports on the preliminary phases of a research project that investigates the intentional formation of small learning communities in an existing high school. Small schools research indicates the efficacy of breaking down large high schools into smaller units in improving various academic and social outcomes. What is not clear is the role of the physical environment of the school in setting favorable conditions for the formation of small learning communities. This research project asks three questions: What features, components or organization of the physical environment are critical to the formation of small learning communities? How does the physical environment of the school contribute to the sense of sociality in schools? And what role does youth participation play in the process of forming small learning communities?
