Open Plan Schools in Portugal : Failure or Innovation?

Miguel Martinho ; José M. R. Freire da Silvai iMinistry of Education ; Portugal

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

关键词: Portugal;    school building design;    learning environment;    flexibility;    educational architecture;    educational buildings;   

DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.1787/234830442731

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: OECD iLibrary

【 摘 要 】

Open plan schools have been largely contested in Portugal; many teachers, administrators and even parents consider this model of schooling inappropriate and therefore a failure. Recently however the Escola da Ponte, one of the open plan schools that has survived, was recognised as one of the country’s most innovative educational facilities. Curiously, one of the main reasons for the school’s “success”, in the opinion of its teaching staff, is precisely the open space design.