by Rebecca Walker — January 18, 2010 The American Architectural Foundation (AAF) has launched Voice of the Teacher, a national study exploring school design from the perspective of teachers. It is a companion to the AAF’s Voice of the Student project. Combined, the two initiatives will provide school district leaders and architects valuable insight and perspective on the future of school design from two often under-represented perspectives, says AAF.
The study includes a series of focus groups, facilitated by AAF President Ron Bogle, with educators at the Rosa Parks School in Portland, Oregon, the Denver School of Science and Technology in Denver, Colorado, Diamond Ranch High School in Pomona, California, High Tech High Chula Vista in Chula Vista, California and Northside College Preparatory High School in Chicago, Illinois.
Following the focus groups, an online survey will be developed to question a larger sample of educators nationally. The results of this national study will be released in early 2010.
For more information, see the AAF Web site.
