Alarm Will Sound
Student Perceptions of Risk-Free Space at School
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21746180 |
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| Authors | Elke Altenburger (0000-0003-4283-6669, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 50-75 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children Youth and Environments (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1546-2250 • E-ISSN: 1546-2250 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/cye.2023.0000 |
| OpenAlex | W4327884362 |
| Language | EN |
This ethnographic case study examines how a school building designed to promote both student engagement and safety supports school practices that prioritize minimizing risk (Biesta, 2014). Student voices focus on the connotations of a tall fence and alarmed doors that deny the teenagers' access to exterior circulation and social spaces. The author found educators embracing crime prevention through environmental design strategies to enforce a closed campus policy. The resulting educational environment, which prioritizes students' containment in order to secure sufficient attendance rates, leaves the teenagers feeling betrayed and untrusted
Attendance · Business · Doors · Feeling · Pedagogy · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · Educational Environments and Student Outcomes · Engineering · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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