Finnish education has recently experienced reforms with respect to guidelines forming the
curriculum framework for basic education and school architecture. Since 2016, all new …

The present study focuses on views of Finnish basic education students on open and
flexible learning environments and the extent to which these views are associated with …

Innovative time allocation and timetable organisation can support the aim of providing
students with individualised learning opportunities and deeper engagement with learning …

Purpose Despite growing evidence of the impact of school facilities on wellbeing and
educational outcomes, no attention has been given to understanding this impact in relation …

This article discusses the views of preservice biology teachers regarding the factors that
dominate their motivation for innovative learning. A total of 152 preservice biology teachers …

Across many international contexts, the design and construction of architecturally different
school buildings has become a key strategy in providing innovative learning environments …

The role played by innovative educational environments to support learning for the 21st
century has attracted the interest of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and …

Māori aspirations in education have not been served by past national policies. It is hard to
extinguish the influence of monoculturalism, whereby schools were used to colonise Māori …

What is permanent in this world is change. The world is on the move and technology is
affecting every aspect of life and the education sector is not left behind. Presently, the …

Classrooms are taken for granted in countries like New Zealand, where the public expects
schools to be built and fitted out to ensure that quality teaching and learning will occur. The …