A study of creative designs in elementary schools in Taoyuan county

• Main Author: 王湘婷
• Other Authors: 湯志民
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/42237141067062471276

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 教育行政與政策研究所 === 99 === This research is aimed to investigate the current situations on school creative design of elementary schools in Taoyuan County, and to analyze the relation between school creative design and school environmental variables. Moreover, the purposes of this research are to understand the planning, the thinking process and the difficulties in school creative design, and to provide recommendations for schools according to the research findings. In this research, 30 elementary schools in Taoyuan County were surveyed, and 19 principals and 3 directors from these schools were inquired about the motivations, concepts and the thinking process of school creative design to obtain complete personal conceptions of school creative design. In data analysis, observation and interview are recorded descriptively. The statistical methods include descriptive statistic, t-test and one-way ANOVA. According to the findings of the research, these conclusions were summarized below: 1.In the application of school creative design in Elementary schools in Taoyuan County, the principle of innovation is much easier to practice, so the frequency of statistical results are much higher than others; the frequency of principle of improvement is the second one. It shows the emphasis on educational meaning of school environment. 2.There are significant differences between “new schools” and “old schools” on the principle of innovation on school creative design. In addition, new schools scored higher than old schools. 3.There are significant differences in “school history” on the principle of innovation on school creative design. In addition, schools founded in “15 years” scored higher than those in “15-30 years” and more than “30 years”. 4.There are significant differences in “scale of schools” on the principle of excellence and the whole principle of school creative design. In addition, small-scale schools scored higher than small-scale and large-scale schools. 5.There are significant difference in “school land area” on the principle of excellence on school creative design. In addition, schools covering below “2 hectares” scored higher than those over “2 hectares”. 6.Principals think the most important concepts of school creative design are safety. economy and utility. 7.Principals place the importance of the thinking process of school creative design on interior and exterior school environmental factors and users’ needs. 8.Principals think the most difficulty in school creative design is the lack of funds and personnel communication. 9.Principals think the goals of school creative design in the future are to make space or facilities much better, and to integrate environment with teaching and learning. Finally, the study offers suggestions to the administrative department and Elementary schools in Taoyuan County.