NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pourbagher, Somayeh; Azemati, Hamid Reza; Saleh Sedgh Pour, Bahram – International Journal of Educational Management, 2020
Purpose: Social stress is a psychological and biological pressure that stems from one's relationship with others in social environments, which has become the most serious humanitarian issue today. Learning environments are one of the most important environments for reducing or increasing social stress and concentration. This study aims to…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Design, Color, Interior Design
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bayne, Sian; Gallagher, Michael Sean; Lamb, James – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2014
This paper considers how online, distance students enact the space of "the university", in the context of the rise of distance education within a traditional, "elite" institution. Aiming to provide insight into how students translate into distance the space of a university which has traditionally had its basis in conventional…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Student Experience, Universities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Corina, David; Singleton, Jenny – Child Development, 2009
The condition of deafness presents a developmental context that provides insight into the biological, cultural, and linguistic factors underlying the development of neural systems that impact social cognition. Studies of visual attention, behavioral regulation, language development, and face and human action perception are discussed. Visually…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Linguistics, Deafness, Caregivers
Ross, Delores – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1989
Presents a review of the literature dealing with the theory of the naming of colors. A comparison is made between the names of colors in Italian and Dutch, discussing the differences between languages in terms of the influence of the sociocultural context. (61 references) (CFM)
Descriptors: Color, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Context
LARSON, C. THEODORE – 1965
A COLLECTION OF SIX TECHNICAL PAPERS REPRESENTING AN ATTEMPT TO SUMMARIZE AND EVALUATE THE PRESENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AFFECTING HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN GENERAL, AND LEARNING IN PARTICULAR. THE FIRST CONCERNS THE INTERACTIONS OF MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT. THE SECOND RELATES TO SPACE AS A COMPONENT OF…
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Climate Control, Controlled Environment, Design Requirements
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kates, R.W., Ed.; Wohlwill, J.F., Ed. – Journal of Social Issues, 1966
Architects, psychologists, geographers, and biologists discuss the impact of the physical environment on man, and his adaptation to it. Article titles are as follows--(1) Galloping Technology, A New Social Disease, (2) Stimulus and Symbol: The View from the Bridge, (3) The Physical Environment: A Problem for a Psychology of Stimulation, (4)…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Acoustical Environment, Architectural Programing, Behavioral Sciences
Manning, Peter, Ed. – 1965
Reporting upon a study of environment which was based on the design of office buildings and office space, the study forms part of a continuing program of environmental research sponsored by Pilkington Brothers Limited of St. Helens, England. In this report the word 'environment' is used in the sense of the sum of the physical and emotional…
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Attitudes, Building Design, Controlled Environment