Human Ecological Perspectives within a Residential Treatment Setting for Children.

Wax, Douglas E.

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ERIC Number: EJ164830

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Publication Date: 1977

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Human Ecological Perspectives within a Residential Treatment Setting for Children

Wax, Douglas E.

Child Care Quarterly, 6, 1, 51-60, Spr 77

Examines the workings of a children's residential treatment environment in order to gain new insight into residential treatment in general. Areas studied include: children's responses to crowding or to isolation; use of open areas; personalization of life space; spatial territoriality; and environmental accommodation. (BF)

Descriptors: Design Requirements, Emotional Disturbances, Environmental Influences, Handicapped Children, Interior Design, Residential Care, Residential Institutions, Social Adjustment, Space Utilization

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