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Architects as Agents for Organisational Change in New Generation Learning Spaces

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Evaluating Learning Environments

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Space, technology and pedagogy are often heralded as the key influences in the development of New Generation Learning Spaces (NGLS’s) (Radcliffe, Wilson, Powell, & Tibbetts, 2008).The successful utilisation of these spaces and the introduction of new teaching and learning practices is not, however, a guaranteed outcome of a process that only focuses upon the physical aspects of NGLS design.

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Clarke, D. (2016). Architects as Agents for Organisational Change in New Generation Learning Spaces. In: Imms, W., Cleveland, B., Fisher, K. (eds) Evaluating Learning Environments. Advances in Learning Environments Research. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-537-1_5

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