Pamela Woolner
Biographic Data
| ID | 1685146 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pamela Woolner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pamela |
| FAMILY NAME | Woolner |
| SIGNATURE | WOOLNER P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Newcastle University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6698-3976 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Youth participation in environmental action in Vietnam: Learning citizenship in liminal spaces
Youth participation has become an important element of environmental governance and is also a way that young people learn about the expectations of citizenship. In the global South, young people are confronted with multiple understandings of citizenship as international development organisations may introduce citizenship in a liberal, democratic framing which may differ from national citizenship norms. In Vietnam, state agencies have a history of…
The risks of standardised school building design: Beyond aligning the parts of a learning environment
School design in any epoch reflects the collective values and attitudes of the time, and the political currents which shape perspectives. In this paper, we consider the risks associated with an English school’s rebuilding under the Priority School Building Programme, a standardised approach to school design, tending to result in ‘traditional’ instead of ‘innovative’ designs. At a micro scale, risk is affective, influencing educators’ ontological …
Openness – flexibility – transition. Nordic prospects for changes in the school learning environment
Amid increasing global and national interest in the built educational environment, this editorial considers developments within the Nordic countries that are investigated and discussed within the articles in this special issue. We discuss commonalities and divergences in the experiences of transition and change in the schools, located in a range of times and places. We observe Nordic openness being reflected in the interest of policy-makers and a…
School design patterns supporting learning through play
Education is essential for a country’s social and economic development and school architecture should be part of systems to support vital learning experiences of children and youth. This study investigates design patterns to support learning through play activities in schools. Play learning activities are explored as they act on the cognitive and motor development of children and young people. The potential of school buildings to embrace essentia…
Noise in Schools: A Holistic Approach to the Issue
Much of the research evidence relating to the physical learning environment of schools is inconclusive, contradictory or incomplete. Nevertheless, within this confusing area, research from a number of disciplines, using a range of methodologies, points to the negative impact of noise on students' learning. In this paper, drawing on our systematic review of learning environments we review the weight of evidence in relation to noise, considering wh…
Youth participation in environmental action in Vietnam: Learning citizenship in liminal spaces
Youth participation has become an important element of environmental governance and is also a way that young people learn about the expectations of citizenship. In the global South, young people are confronted with multiple understandings of citizenship as international development organisations may introduce citizenship in a liberal, democratic framing which may differ from national citizenship norms. In Vietnam, state agencies have a history of…
Noise in Schools: A Holistic Approach to the Issue
Much of the research evidence relating to the physical learning environment of schools is inconclusive, contradictory or incomplete. Nevertheless, within this confusing area, research from a number of disciplines, using a range of methodologies, points to the negative impact of noise on students' learning. In this paper, drawing on our systematic review of learning environments we review the weight of evidence in relation to noise, considering wh…
School design patterns supporting learning through play
Education is essential for a country’s social and economic development and school architecture should be part of systems to support vital learning experiences of children and youth. This study investigates design patterns to support learning through play activities in schools. Play learning activities are explored as they act on the cognitive and motor development of children and young people. The potential of school buildings to embrace essentia…
Openness – flexibility – transition. Nordic prospects for changes in the school learning environment
Amid increasing global and national interest in the built educational environment, this editorial considers developments within the Nordic countries that are investigated and discussed within the articles in this special issue. We discuss commonalities and divergences in the experiences of transition and change in the schools, located in a range of times and places. We observe Nordic openness being reflected in the interest of policy-makers and a…
The risks of standardised school building design: Beyond aligning the parts of a learning environment
School design in any epoch reflects the collective values and attitudes of the time, and the political currents which shape perspectives. In this paper, we consider the risks associated with an English school’s rebuilding under the Priority School Building Programme, a standardised approach to school design, tending to result in ‘traditional’ instead of ‘innovative’ designs. At a micro scale, risk is affective, influencing educators’ ontological …
Youth participation in environmental action in Vietnam: Learning citizenship in liminal spaces
Youth participation has become an important element of environmental governance and is also a way that young people learn about the expectations of citizenship. In the global South, young people are confronted with multiple understandings of citizenship as international development organisations may introduce citizenship in a liberal, democratic framing which may differ from national citizenship norms. In Vietnam, state agencies have a history of…
Computer Science (4 works) · Educational Environments and Student Outcomes (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Education and Technology Integration (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works)