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Clinical Psychology and Special Education
2012. Vol. 1, no. 1
ISSN: 2304-0394 (online)

Physical environment as a predictor of teachers’ and pupils’ health and well-being (review)

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S.K. Nartova-Bochaver

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Abstract

School environment is described from the point of view of Affordances theory (Gibson). Classification of environment levels is presented in the article. The foreign researches of school building, school yard, and ways to school are analyzed. Interrelations between parameters of physical school environment, teachers’ and pupils’ health and well-being are discussed.

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Keywords: school environment, affordances, security, school violence, health

Journal rubric: Theoretical Research

Article type: scientific article

For citation: Nartova-Bochaver S.K. Physical environment as a predictor of teachers’ and pupils’ health and well-being (review) [Elektronnyi resurs]. Klinicheskaia i spetsial'naia psikhologiia = Clinical Psychology and Special Education, 2012. Vol. 1, no. 1 (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Sofya K. Nartova-Bochaver, Doctor of Psychology, Professor of the Department of Psychology, HSE University, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8061-4154, e-mail: s-nartova@yandex.ru

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