Fifth-, sixth-, and seventh- grade students' use of non-classroom spaces during recess: The case of three private schools in Izmir, Turkey

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 518-532

  Kasali, Altuĝ ^a   Doĝan, Fehmi ^a  

^a IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Non classroom spaces; Recess; School architecture; Schoolyards

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149280176     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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