Impact of School Facilities on Student Engagement and Learning
Sponsor: California School Facilities Research Institute (CSFRI), 2021
Team: Alison Kwok, Project Investigator; co-Project Investigators; Mark Fretz, Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Architecture/IHBE; John Seely, co-PI, Education; with student research assistants Maria Coronado, Jean Lee, Alexandra Gottlin, Stephen Feinberg, Natassjia Steeves, Natalie Pfeifer
CSFRI seeks to identify elements of the built environment of K-12 schools that result in higher levels of student engagement and learning. The research will summarize existing literature regarding the effects that the built environments and furnishings within classrooms, maker-spaces, laboratories and interior ancillary facilities contribute to, or impede student engagement and learning. We will disseminate an annotated bibliography, info sheets, a white paper and participate in school facilities conferences.
