A Choice of Terminals: Spatial Patterning in Computer Laboratories

Autor/inn/en	Spennemann, Dirk; Cornforth, David; Atkinson, John
Titel	A Choice of Terminals: Spatial Patterning in Computer Laboratories
Quelle	In: Campus-Wide Information Systems, 24 (2007) 2, S.76-96 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1065-0741
DOI	10.1108/10650740710742691
Schlagwörter	Access to Computers; Laboratories; College Students; Use Studies; Educational Facilities Design; Selection; Proximity; Foreign Countries; Behavior Patterns; Personal Space; Pattern Recognition; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Laboratory; Laboratorium; Collegestudent; Benutzerschulung; Auslese; Lebensnähe; Ausland; Intimsphäre; Mustererkennung; Australien
Abstract	Purpose: This paper seeks to examine the spatial patterns of student use of machines in each laboratory to whether there are underlying commonalities. Design/methodology/approach: The research was carried out by assessing the user behaviour in 16 computer laboratories at a regional university in Australia. Findings: The study found that computers within easy access to doors are disproportionately more used than computer that are further away, irrespective of other "incentive" such as windows, wall anchoring or security camera positioning. Practical implications: This paper has implications for any division within a university environment responsible for the spatial positioning of computer in a student laboratory. Originality/value: Previous research of the use of computer laboratories in schools and universities has focussed on educational issues. None of the studies so far have considered matters of situational territoriality and spatial patterning that govern human behaviour. (Contains 5 figures and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10