Showing papers by "Thomas Kvan published in 2017"
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors proposed an air enthalpy-based energy conservation rating method with an emphasis on the combined thermal comfort-ventilation parameters, particularly the impact of humidity and human adaptations on thermal comfort.
25 citations
TL;DR: The authors provide an evidence-based platform for further discussion about the opportunities and challenges surrounding the use and practice of ILEs in New Zealand schools, using data from a large Australasian research project, triangulating principals' opinions, teachers' perspectives, and the literature on some key preliminary issues.
Abstract: Driven by international trends and government policy, it is a requirement for all newly built schools in New Zealand to be designed as innovative learning environments (ILEs) with flexible learning spaces. These environments, celebrated by some for the “transformational” educational opportunities they may provide, also raise questions about whether the anticipated pedagogical value of these “non-traditional” spaces is based on idealised visions of teaching and learning rather than empirically derived evidence. Before such complex issues can be efficiently addressed, evidence of the actual “state of play” of ILEs is required. Drawing on New Zealand specific data from a large Australasian research project, this paper triangulates principals’ opinions, teachers’ perspectives, and the literature on some key preliminary issues: what types of learning spaces can be found in New Zealand schools; what teaching styles are evident in these spaces; what pedagogical beliefs are driving ILE teaching practices; and what types of learning activities are occurring in ILEs? The paper provides an evidence based platform for further discussion about the opportunities and challenges surrounding the use and practice of ILEs in New Zealand.
22 citations