My thesis work concerns research into the potential of green classrooms with respect to learning. I divided the paper into three chapters. In the first chapter, I dealt with the concept of the learning environment and the regulations related to it, from the 20th century to the present day. In particular, the relationship of the school with respect to the environment, from a historical and pedagogical point of view, its relationship with nature and current perspectives on this issue were highlighted. The second chapter, on the other hand, focuses more on the relationship between nature and the psyche; a number of pedagogical theories dealing with the importance of the learning environment are then taken up, mentioning the relationship between nature and the latter. Finally, the third chapter focuses on green classrooms, arguing their important usefulness and the reasons why it would be important to choose them; examples are given, such as the H-Farm, the ZIP kindergarten and the Torvbråten primary school in Norway. Green classrooms are understood to be both eco-sustainable buildings and, in particular, classrooms in which indoor plants are incorporated that have a positive effect on students' learning and well-being. The thesis concludes by drawing attention not only to the importance of the school, but also by emphasising the importance of the connection with the local area, since the initiative to include nature inside the classroom is not only a school decision, but also a territorial one. Thus, the intention is to emphasise the important role of the school that is not only instructive, but above all formative.
Il mio lavoro di tesi riguarda la ricerca sul potenziale delle aule green rispetto all’apprendimento. Ho suddiviso l’elaborato in tre capitoli. Nel primo capitolo ho affrontato il concetto di ambiente di apprendimento e le normative correlate ad esso, dal Novecento fino ai giorni nostri. In particolare, sono stati messi in evidenza la relazione della scuola rispetto all’ambiente, da un punto di vista storico e pedagogico, il suo rapporto con la natura e le prospettive attuali rispetto a questo tema. Il secondo capitolo, invece, si concentra maggiormente sul rapporto tra la natura e la psiche; sono state, quindi, riprese alcune teorie pedagogiche che trattano l’importanza dell’ambiente di apprendimento, accennando al rapporto tra la natura e quest’ultimo. Infine, il terzo capitolo è focalizzato sulle aule green, sostenendo la loro importante utilità e le motivazioni per le quali sarebbe importante sceglierle; sono stati riportati degli esempi a riguardo, come l’H-Farm, la scuola dell’infanzia ZIP e la scuola primaria di Torvbråten in Norvegia. Per aule green si intende sia edifici eco-sostenibili, sia in particolare aule scolastiche in cui vengono inserite piante da interno che producono effetti positivi sull’apprendimento e sul benessere degli studenti. La tesi si conclude ponendo l’attenzione non solo sull’importanza della scuola, ma anche sottolineando l’importanza del raccordo con il territorio, dal momento che l’iniziativa di inserire la natura all’interno dell’aula scolastica non è una decisione solo scolastica, ma anche territoriale. Dunque, si vuole sottolineare l’importante ruolo della scuola non soltanto istruttivo, ma soprattutto formativo.
Il potenziale delle aule green per il miglioramento dell'apprendimento e della cultura scolastica.
ROSA, LETIZIA
2023/2024
Abstract
My thesis work concerns research into the potential of green classrooms with respect to learning. I divided the paper into three chapters. In the first chapter, I dealt with the concept of the learning environment and the regulations related to it, from the 20th century to the present day. In particular, the relationship of the school with respect to the environment, from a historical and pedagogical point of view, its relationship with nature and current perspectives on this issue were highlighted. The second chapter, on the other hand, focuses more on the relationship between nature and the psyche; a number of pedagogical theories dealing with the importance of the learning environment are then taken up, mentioning the relationship between nature and the latter. Finally, the third chapter focuses on green classrooms, arguing their important usefulness and the reasons why it would be important to choose them; examples are given, such as the H-Farm, the ZIP kindergarten and the Torvbråten primary school in Norway. Green classrooms are understood to be both eco-sustainable buildings and, in particular, classrooms in which indoor plants are incorporated that have a positive effect on students' learning and well-being. The thesis concludes by drawing attention not only to the importance of the school, but also by emphasising the importance of the connection with the local area, since the initiative to include nature inside the classroom is not only a school decision, but also a territorial one. Thus, the intention is to emphasise the important role of the school that is not only instructive, but above all formative.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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