Contributions of school design to adolescent identity formation : case studies of four Australian secondary schools Abbasi, Neda 2013, Contributions of school design to adolescent identity formation : case studies of four Australian secondary schools, Revue internationale d'education sevres, vol. 64, pp. 133-145. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Contributions of school design to adolescent identity formation : case studies of four Australian secondary schools Author(s) Abbasi, Neda Journal name Revue internationale d'education sevres Volume number 64 Start page 133 End page 145 Total pages 13 Publisher Centre International d'Etudes Pedagogiques Place of publication [Paris, France] Publication date 2013 ISSN 1254-4590 Keyword(s) school design physical learning spaces adolescent identity formation individuation social integration developmental exploration Summary The paper presents a summary of the study that examined the relationship between school design and adolescent identity formation. Reviewing theories and empirical studies of identity development, three major processes involved in adolescent identity formation were identified: (1) separation or individuation process, (2) social integration or relational connectedness, and (3) developmental exploration. Two key characteristics of schools that support these identity formation processes were proposed: (1) having a supportive environment addressing needs for individuation and social integration, and (2) providing opportunities for developmental exploration. Implications of these characteristics for school design were studied through a review of research and practices of learning space design. Four secondary schools in Australia which represented an innovative approach to learning space design were then examined to provide insights into these design-related implications and better understand issues and challenges associated with them. The paper concludes with proposing five design principles which supports adolescent identity development through contributing to processes involved in identity formation. Language eng Field of Research 120101 Architectural Design 120103 Architectural History and Theory Socio Economic Objective 970112 Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article HERDC collection year 2013 Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30060862 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Architecture and Built Environment   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 21 Feb 2014, 08:29:19 EST Fri, 21 Feb 2014, 11:05:27 EST Mon, 24 Mar 2014, 11:44:59 EST Wed, 07 May 2014, 16:05:46 EST Wed, 07 May 2014, 16:06:36 EST Wed, 07 May 2014, 16:07:20 EST Fri, 09 May 2014, 17:02:12 EST Mon, 12 May 2014, 08:25:16 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 210 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 21 Feb 2014, 08:29:19 EST

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