Opening Up Learning Environment: Students' School Liking of Open and Flexible Learning Environments

• In Event: Rethinking Learning Environments During a Pandemic

Abstract

This study investigates Finnish basic education students’ views of open and flexible learning environments, and to what extent these views are associated with school liking. The empirical study was conducted in six basic education schools that have been built around concepts of open learning environments. The aim of the electronic questionnaire was to find out how students view their new learning spaces and educational practices. The scaling questions were analyzed by using quantitative methods. The results show that teacher support, school spaces, sense of security, and gender were significantly associated with students’ school liking. The stronger support from teachers and the more pleasant school spaces, the more school liking.

Author

• Kreeta Kaisa Niemi, Jyvaskyla University