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Mahat, Marian; Imms, Wesley – Australian Educational Researcher, 2021
Significant investment in innovative learning environments (ILEs) around the world has created the need for a suite of reliable measures regarding their educational impact. Focusing specifically on principals' perceptions of pedagogy and learning in a variety of spatial design types, this paper will argue the Space Design and Use survey contains…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Educational Environment, Measurement Techniques, Educational Innovation
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French, Raechel; Mahat, Marian; Kvan, Thomas; Imms, Wesley – Journal of Educational Change, 2022
Recent history has seen many schools shift from their original purpose of standardization and facts to focus on soft skills and global preparedness. The physical design of a school follows suit, shifting from identical classrooms and autonomous teachers to more collaborative shared spaces deemed 'innovative'. While those who formulate such schools…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Innovation, Educational Change, Educational Facilities Design
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Young, Fiona; Cleveland, Benjamin; Imms, Wesley – Australian Educational Researcher, 2020
Recent learning environments research conducted in Australasia reports positive correlations between innovative learning environments (ILEs) and students' deep learning. Yet, understandings about "how" ILEs may support teachers' professional practice and students' learning activities are limited, with little research having been…
Descriptors: Affordances, Educational Research, Educational Innovation, Teacher Attitudes
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Blannin, Joanne; Mahat, Marian; Cleveland, Benjamin; Morris, Julia E.; Imms, Wesley – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2020
The paper introduces and explores the "Plans to Pedagogy" research programme, a three-year project focused on teacher capacity-building within schools. "Plans to Pedagogy" engages practitioner-researchers in the development of their and their colleagues' spatial learning skills as they move into and attempt to take advantage of…
Descriptors: Teacher Researchers, Capacity Building, Spatial Ability, Educational Innovation
Imms, Wesley; Mahat, Marian; Byers, Terry; Murphy, Dan – Online Submission, 2017
This report provides results of a survey disseminated to over 6000 school principals in Australia and New Zealand (NZ). Participants were invited to provide their perceptions of (1) the types of learning spaces in their schools; (2) the types of teaching approaches observed in those spaces; (3) the degree to which teachers in those spaces utilised…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Educational Environment, Teaching Methods
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French, Raechel; Imms, Wesley; Mahat, Marian – Improving Schools, 2020
This article explores the characteristics of a successful transition of a school from traditional classrooms to an innovative learning environment. Many schools today are converting traditional classrooms into spaces which are flexible, supporting a wide array of teaching and learning possibilities (i.e. an 'innovative learning environment').…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Classroom Environment, Classroom Design, Space Utilization