New practices, new knowledge, and future implications for learning in open-plan Settings for low socio-economic background students

In this book we have identified many BEP implementation effects, some expected and others less predictable. We also recognise that many effects and outcomes have arisen from altered conditions since the development of the BEP’s original goals nine years ago. In summarising these findings we are particularly interested in focusing again on new knowledge about the relationship between up-scaled communities and learning and wellbeing for predominantly low SES students. In this chapter we review our major findings, focusing on the four research questions posed in Chapter 1.