Classrooms With Nature Views: Evidence of Differing Student Perceptions and Behaviors

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 140-157

  Benfield, Jacob A ^a   Rainbolt, Gretchen Nurse ^b   Bell, Paul A ^c   Donovan, Geoffrey H ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Colorado State University ^*  (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

biophilia; design; education; nature; restoration

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; STUDENT;

EID: 84921027564     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916513499583     Document Type: Article

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