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Carol Cash, Virginia Tech, United StatesSusan E. Johnstad, Virginia Tech, United States
Jodie L Brinkmann, Virginia Tech, United States
Abstract
This purpose of the shared study was to identify what various stakeholders indicate are the school environment, instructional focus, school design features related to both instruction and safety, and key components of the school of the future. This presentation reports data from an ongoing survey of a variety of stakeholders related to school buildings; however, this presentation will focus on school principals, teachers, and architects. The survey was sent to parents, community members, school faculty and staff, school and school division leadership, architects, and school design specialists. Responses exceeded 150. This presentation is organized to share the overall perceptions of school principals, teachers, and architects, based on their survey responses. It will then include disaggregated data, allowing for a comparison of the perceptions of principals, teachers, and architects. The topics addressed in the survey include who should be involved in the school building planning process, anticipated learning experiences addressed in schools of the future, types of technology anticipated, building design features, and safety related needs. It further explores schools fifty years from now, addressing similar topics and concerns. Finally, it addresses the role of the teacher and the role of the built facility fifty years from now. Conference participants will be encouraged to share thoughts about the responses by stakeholder group and the design implications of the survey respondents based on those responses.
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