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Issues in open education and environmental design
Author(s) -
Krasner Leonard,
Richards C. Steven
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197601)13:1<77::aid-pits2310130117>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - planner , open plan , open education , environmental education , plan (archaeology) , sketch , psychology , program design language , mathematics education , pedagogy , computer science , engineering , civil engineering , geography , software engineering , archaeology , algorithm , programming language
This article presents a theoretical overview of the complementary relationship between open education and environmental design. An elementary education program called the Open Corridor serves as a concrete example. The Open Corridor program dovetailed many aspects of open education and environmental design. Students, teachers, administrators, parents, and consulting psychologists served in the roles of planner and implementer. A review of open education and environmental design approaches is followed by a sketch of the Open Corridor program and a discussion of issues. A bright future exists for programs that carefully open their educational processes and plan their environments.