Better Schools = Smarter Kids: Architecture Can Improve Education in Hawaii

dc.contributor.advisor	Leineweber, Spencer
dc.contributor.author	Davis, Tanya
dc.contributor.department	Architecture
dc.date.accessioned	2017-05-04T22:42:22Z
dc.date.available	2017-05-04T22:42:22Z
dc.date.issued	2008-05
dc.description.abstract	Hawaii's school children consistently perform poorly when compared to children across the United States. The facilities in which they spend a majority of their time may have a huge impact on their ability to learn. Many public elementary schools in Hawaiÿi are not sustainable, are architecturally uninspiring and are a mismatch for current teaching methodologies. This research will show that the careful combination of cultural sensitivity, attention to education modalities in use today, and high performance building standards can create a school that will be comfortable, informational, energy efficient, as well as one that has the potential to boost student performance throughout the state. Case studies as well as creative solutions in the form of renovation to existing buildings and a new modular classroom design will be presented.
dc.format.extent	234 pages
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/45814
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	University of Hawaii at Manoa
dc.title	Better Schools = Smarter Kids: Architecture Can Improve Education in Hawaii
dc.type	Doctoral project
dc.type.dcmi	Text
dcterms.spatial	Hawaii

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