Blyth, A. 2026. Global Lessons in School Design and Management: Insights from OECD Work on Physical Learning Environments. in: Mahat, M., Aldridge, J. and Fisher, K. (ed.) International Handbook of Research on Learning Environments Singapore Springer Nature. pp. 1-32
| Chapter title | Global Lessons in School Design and Management: Insights from OECD Work on Physical Learning Environments |
|---|---|
| Authors | Blyth, A. |
| Editors | Mahat, M., Aldridge, J. and Fisher, K. |
| Abstract | School buildings are routinely treated as neutral infrastructure. This paper argues that they are not and proposes a framework for designing, governing and stewarding school estates as active components of pedagogy, equity and sustainability. The framework is informed by the OECD work, in particular from the Programme on Educational Building, the Centre for Effective Learning Environments and the Innovative Learning Environments project and is organised around four propositions. |
| Keywords | school estates |
| OECD | |
| Programme on Educational Building | |
| Centre for Effective Learning Environments | |
| alignment | |
| pedagogical core | |
| ecosystem | |
| post-occupancy evaluation | |
| life-cycle costing | |
| learning-centred design | |
| affordances | |
| asset management | |
| flexibility | |
| adaptability | |
| spatial literacy | |
| pedagogical literacy | |
| briefing | |
| latent properties | |
| Book title | International Handbook of Research on Learning Environments |
| Page range | 1-32 |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 27 Sep 2026 |
| Place of publication | Singapore |
| Series | Springer International Handbooks of Education |
| ISBN | 9789819525911 |
| ISSN | 2197-1951 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-2591-1_3-1 |
| Web address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-981-95-2591-1 |