Ergonomic Based Design and Survey of Elementary School Furniture

Maheshwar, .; Jawalkar, C.S.

doi:10.26634/jsch.9.4.2710

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“…The parent's positive perception on the positive impact of the well-designed learning space confirms the earlier studies (Samani and Samani, 2012; Bako-Biro et al. , 2012; Mahashwar and Jawalker, 2014; Zakaria and Bahauddin, 2015; Zannin and Marcon, 2007) that the spatial quality at the home learning spaces not only contributes to the student's wellbeing and comfort but also improves their focus in learning.…”

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“…It is evident that low ventilation rates in learning spaces affect students' attention and adversely affect their learning (Bako-Biro et al, 2012). In addition, ergonomic furniture such as adjustable desks and chairs (Mahashwar and Jawalker, 2014) shall also be taken into design consideration to achieve students' satisfaction, wellbeing and comfort. Interior decorations were also found to be associated with students' learning motivations (Soltaninejad et al, 2021).…”

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“…5.1.4 Furniture and others. The Nest project has also taken the furniture and multi-use of space into the design consideration, as interior decoration and ergonomic furniture were found to have a positive impact on the student's wellbeing and learning motivation (Mahashwar and Jawalker, 2014;Soltaninejad et al, 2021).…”

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The Nest: post evaluation study on intentional learning space in public housing Malaysia

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Letchamanan

Lee

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PurposeAligned with the United Nations 2030 agenda of leaving no one behind, a project called The Nest was initiated to create an in-house intentional learning space at two public housings in Klang Valley. In a small unit of public housing, most children in these houses sit on the floor in the living room to do their schoolwork or study with the TV switched on. Poor indoor environmental quality and lack of personal space are among the main reasons that lead to children not being able to study at home comfortably.Design/methodology/approachThe research employed a quasi-experimental approach as the research field setting was not randomly assigned. Observation on the change in the quality of space and post-evaluation interviews with beneficiaries were conducted.FindingsThe findings show that besides the tangible space that the Nest project has created, it also has created in-tangible space. It has shown that even small spatial changes to existing spaces could improve children's active learning and the participation of parents in their children's learning.Research limitations/implicationsThis study focuses on the home learning experience and parental involvement in their children's learning, so perhaps future research can be done to measure the impact of home learning space on academic achievement.Practical implicationsThe research outcomes show that a good quality of learning space influences the children's learning experience at home and the parents' involvement. It will also contribute to the development of the building regulation for high-rise affordable housing in Malaysia. Particularly in improving the optimum requirement to achieve better comfort quality for the learning space at the residential unit.Social implicationsThe Nest project will contribute to raising the awareness among all residents of public housing on the importance of in-house learning space and encourage them to build their own learning spaces through the Do-It-Yourself Guidelines.Originality/valueThe research outcomes show that both parental involvement and the quality of learning space influence the children's learning experience at home. It will contribute to the development of the building regulation for high-rise affordable housing in Malaysia. Particularly in improving the optimum requirement to achieve better comfort quality for the learning space at the residential unit.

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