COMMUNITY ON CAMPUS: THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL SPACE by Kim D. Harrington The physical environment of a college campus provides the context for learning and social interactions. These interactions lead to involved students, which help build community, and vibrant communities on college campuses contribute to student persistence and academic success (Kuh, Cruce, Shoup, Kinzie & Gonyea, 2008; Palmer, Maramba & Dancy, 2011; Strange & Banning, 2001; Tinto & Goodsell - Love, 1993). The purpose of this study was to explore the role of physical space on student involvement and community. The methodology was ethnography and the methods of data collection included photo elicitation and semi - structured interviews. This qualitative study presents the visual and interview data from 9 participants enrolled at a research university in the South. The student participants reported that they developed meaningful connections with their peers through interactions in outdoor spaces, student organization offices, academic facilities and recreational areas. The participants felt that many of the physical spaces encouraged interaction and helped to facilitate campus involvement. The findings of this work indicate that the natural and built environments at this university influenced how students discovered, built, and sustained community.

Orientador: Elisa Angotti Kossovitch / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-18T09:22:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silva_InajaZaemda_M.pdf: 36898026 bytes, checksum: c9aa6a170a29363e0d4d458cc755f945 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: Esta pesquisa investiga o brincar e sua ocupação no espaço escolar em uma escola municipal de ensino fundamental. Para tanto tem como questão central: como promover o uso dos espaços abertos para as brincadeiras na escola fundamental? As bases teóricas que fundamentam a pesquisa estão alicerçadas em autores como: Mayumi Souza Lima, Ana Lúcia Goulart de Faria, Viñao Frago, Escolano, Bencostta, Monarcha, Kishimoto, Brougère, entre outros. O objetivo é desvelar a relação das crianças, de professores, pais e funcionários com os espaços abertos da escola fundamental e com o brincar nesses espaços. Foi realizada uma pesquisa etnográfica, em uma escola de ensino fundamental da cidade de Campinas (SP), nos anos de 2008 e 2009. A escolha dessa escola justifica-se pela peculiaridade do terreno onde se encontra o prédio escolar, por sua arquitetura, e pelo empenho da comunidade escolar em aproveitar melhor os espaços da escola. Este estudo de caso exigiu uma extensa pesquisa bibliográfica, análise da planta do projeto arquitetônico, dos critérios para construção escolar, da legislação ambiental, da leitura do projeto político pedagógico e das fotos. Foram realizados questionários e entrevistas com alguns membros da equipe da escola e membros da comunidade escolar, participantes da C.P.A. (Comissão Própria de Avaliação). A categoria que auxiliou na compreensão da temática foi o espaço e suas diferentes particularidades: espaço como promotor social, como espaço inibidor, como espaço crítico, como espaço de passagem e como espaço para brincar. A escola estudada possui um espaço pequeno e vazio de materiais direcionados ao brincar, contudo este ocorre de qualquer maneira, as crianças transformam os elementos que possam lhes servir de entretenimento e fazer parte de seus jogos e de suas brincadeiras. Conclui-se que, ao se pensarem nas construções de prédios escolares para a educação fundamental, para a Escola de Nove Anos, também se pense na inclusão de elementos visuais, táteis e de equipamentos para a otimização das brincadeiras, dos jogos e da convivência da criança. Além de se constituirem parceiros no interior da comunidade escolar, os professores e gestores educacionais deveriam possibilitar uma aprendizagem mútua sobre a relação da arquitetura escolar com as atividades lúdicas e recreativas na escola fundamental. / Abstract: This research investigates playing and its occupation in the school space in an elementary school in the city of Campinas. The research has as a central issue: How to promote the use of open spaces for playing in elementary school? The theoretical basis that underpin the research are based on authors as: Mayumi Souza Lima, Ana Lúcia Goulart de Faria, Viñao Frago, Escolano, Bencostta, Monarcha, Kishimoto, Brougère, among others. The objective is to unveil the relationship of children, teachers, parents and employees with the open spaces in the elementary school and with the action of playing in these spaces. An ethnographical research was conducted in an elementary school in the city of Campinas (SP) in the years of 2008 and 2009. The choice of this school was made due to the peculiarity of the land where the school building is, its architeture, and the commitment of the school community to make better use of school spaces. This case study required an extensive bibliographical research, analysis of the architectural plant design, of the school construction criterion, the environmental law, the political pedagogical project and the photos. Questionaries were applied and some members of team from school and members of school community, participants for C.P.A. (Commission Own Evaluation) were interviewed. The category that helped in the thematic comprehension was the space and its different particularities: the space as a social promoter, as an inhibitor space, as a critical space, as a space of passage and as a space to play. The school studied has a small space that lacks materials directed to play, yet it happens anyway, children transform the elements that may serve for their entertainment and part of their games and their play. In conclusion, when the construction of school buildings for the fundamental education is thought of, the School of Nine Years (?), the inclusion of visual, tactile elements has also to be consider. As well as equipments to the optimization of children games and the children coexistence. Besides being partners within the school community, teachers and educational gestors should enable mutual learning about the relation between the school architecture with other playful and recreational activities in the elementary school. / Mestrado / Ciencias Sociais na Educação / Mestre em Educação

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T10:55:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Helio Pinheiro de Andrade.pdf: 369383 bytes, checksum: 1769a4d1600ccb68474196a631cf13e2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-11-04 / Global analysis scientometric in bioindicators: a scene of the trends between 1998 the 2007 years. The aim of this work was evaluate the state of art of the types of bioindicators used in the planet throughout the decade the 2007 enter 1998 relating the physical spaces where these bioindicators had been used, that is, if place, regional or global, through a analysis scientometric. For this a bibliographical survey in the space of Thomson ISI was carried through, available enters 1998 the 2007, used the word-key bioindicator, biological indicator or organisms bioindicators . Exponential growth in the works with bioindicadores throughout the decade was evidenced, where most developed in U.S.A., Europe and one has detached among cited Brazil. In this decade 88 countries had carried through works with biological pointers. One noticed that throughout the years, place and regional the work in levels had increased exponentially and of conditions the global one had a decrease. The bioindicators used more in the planet had been vegetables, arthropods, fish, mammals and clams, corresponding 68% of the total of all bioindicators identified. This work more brings useful information to the types of bioindicators used its characteristics and physical spaces susceptible to be used, in relation the trends throughout the decade. Considers a bigger investment of research with the subject in the emergent and underdeveloped countries, bringing global and real information on current situation of the ecological systems of the planet. / Esse trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o estado da arte dos estudos sobre os bioindicadores mais utilizados no planeta ao longo da década entre 1998 à 2007 relacionando os espaços físicos onde esses bioindicadores foram utilizados, ou seja, se local, regional ou global, através de uma análise cienciométrica. Para isso foi realizado um levantamento bibliográfico usando a base de dados bibliográficas do Thomson ISI , disponível entre 1998 a 2007, utilizado as palavras-chave bioindicator, biological indicator or organism bioindicator . Constatou-se crescimento nos trabalhos com bioindicadores ao longo da década, no qual a maior parte dos trabalhos foi desenvolvida por autores de origem dos EUA e Europa. Nessa década 88 países realizaram trabalhos com indicadores biológicos. Notou-se que ao longo dos anos, os trabalhos em escala local e regional aumentaram consideravelmente e os de escala global apresentou decréscimo. Os bioindicadores mais utilizados foram vegetais, artrópodes, peixes, mamíferos e moluscos, correspondendo a 68% do total de todos bioindicadores identificados no presente estudo. Esse trabalho traz informações úteis aos tipos de bioindicadores mais utilizados suas características e espaços físicos suscetíveis a serem utilizados, em relação as tendências ao longo da década. Propõem também um maior investimento de pesquisas com o tema nos países emergentes e em desenvolvimento, trazendo informações globais e reais sobre atual situação dos sistemas ecológicos do planeta.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The urban environment diagnosis aims at subsidizing the districts in the decisionmaking in the presence of natural resources preservation. This study, specifically, analyze the urban environment aspect of the physical space. The area of this study is the Map of the Geotechnical Engineering Units according to Maciel Filho (1990) of Santa Maria, located in the Central Depression of the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The methodology of this research started with office studies by means of preexisting researchers; geoprocess tools application with the use of the software Spring 4.2 for the thematic maps and cartograms elaboration; identification and characterization of the geotechnical units carried out thereby laboratory assays and 20 assays of hydraulic conductivity (k) the field carried out using the method of excavated piezometer. The study of the aquifer natural vulnerability were accomplished based on GOD method according to Foster and Hirata (1988) and Foster et al. (2003) using data from 36 wells. The spacialization of the tubular wells and the hydraulic conductivity assays in the Map of the Geotechnical Engineering using the Universal Transverse Mercator/UTM coordinate system from Global Position System /GPS. The potentiometer surface was evaluated associated to the cartograms of vulnerability and the potential points of contamination by the use of SURFER 8.0 software adopting mathematical interpolator Kriging. The results shown that related to the characterization geotechnical coherent parameters with the descriptions of the study area and related to the assays of hydraulic conductivity in the field the range of variation was between 10-5 to 10-8 m/s, classifying the units since the high permeability (Gravitational and Fluvial Deposits, Caturrita, Botucatu and Passo das Tropas formations) to the low permeability (Santa Maria Formation, Alemoa Member). For the vulnerability natural index from the aquifers 4 classes were obtained (negligible, low, moderate and high). From all wells analyzed 11 were classified from moderate to high vulnerability situated in the south and north from each geotechnical units of Santa Maria. The results also shown that were identified 35 fuel ranks, 06 cemeteries and 06 areas of garbage deposits. The majority of the potential sources of contamination are prompt and are inserted in sufficiently susceptible areas of ground and the aquifers pollution. The methodology was viable and gave supply to the physical space research. / O diagnóstico ambiental urbano visa subsidiar os municípios na tomada de decisão perante a preservação dos recursos naturais. Especificamente este trabalho estuda o aspecto ambiental urbano do meio físico. A área de estudo é a Carta das Unidades Geotécnicas de Maciel Filho (1990) do município de Santa Maria, localizado na Depressão Central do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. A metodologia de pesquisa teve inicio com estudos de escritório através de pesquisas pré-existentes; da aplicação de ferramentas de geoprocessamento com o uso do software Spring 4.2 para a elaboração dos mapas temáticos e cartogramas; da identificação e caracterização das unidades geotécnicas realizadas através de ensaios de laboratório e 20 ensaios de condutividade hidráulica (k) in situ com a técnica do piezômetro escavado. O estudo do Índice vulnerabilidade natural dos aqüíferos pelo método GOD de Foster e Hirata (1988) e Foster et al. (2003) com a utilização de dados de 36 poços. A espacialização dos poços tubulares e dos locais dos ensaios de condutividade hidráulica na carta das unidades geotécnicas foi utilizado o sistema de Coordenadas Universal Transversa de Mercator/UTM obtidas com o Global Position System/GPS. Avaliou-se a superfície potenciométrica associada aos cartogramas de vulnerabilidade e aos pontos potenciais de contaminação através do programa SURFER 8.0 adotando-se o interpolador Krigagem matemática. Como resultados obteve-se, quanto à caracterização geotécnica parâmetros coerentes com as descrições da área de estudo, com relação aos ensaios de condutividade hidráulica in situ os valores situaram-se entre 10-5 e 10-9 m/s, classificando as unidades desde permeáveis (Colúvios, Depósitos Fluviais, Caturrita, Botucatu, Passo das Tropas) até impermeáveis (Membro Alemoa da Formação Santa Maria). Para o Índice de vulnerabilidade natural dos aqüíferos obteve-se 4 classes (insignificante, baixa, média e alta). Do total de poços analisados 11 foram classificados de média a alta vulnerabilidade situados ao sul e norte da carta de unidades geotécnicas de Santa Maria. Foram identificados 35 postos de combustíveis, 6 cemitérios e algumas áreas de depósitos de lixo. A maioria das fontes potenciais de contaminação são pontuais e estão inseridas em áreas bastante susceptíveis a poluição dos solos e dos aqüíferos. A metodologia proposta apresentou-se viável e forneceu subsídios para o estudo do meio físico.

Many educators argue that the environment to which a child is exposed every day of his school career can and will have a lasting effect on that child. The physical environment of a classroom setting encompasses many areas, according to this point of view. If this physical environment is inviting, colorful, and gives off a "positive" feeling, then the student will begin to develop more positive feelings toward school and, potentially, more positive attitudes about himself.In the teaching-learning setting, student and teacher attitude are assumed to work closely together. When both are pleased and happy with their own physical surroundings, it can be argued that they will be better adjusted mentally. With a better mental adjustment, the student will be able to have a better attitude about himself and his work, and thus will be more likely to prosper and succeed. Due to these physical surroundings, and better attitudes it is assumed that the teacher likewise will prosper and succeed.As educators we need to supply a physical environment that will produce all these conditions. Studies show that an environment that creates a stimulus for learning is possible in any classroom setting, either large or small. Basic changes can be made to improve the physical environment of any classroom which can turn a nonstimulating environment into one that is inviting and positive and can stimulate learning.Many teachers often do not know how to create a stimulating physical environment. Due to the lack of resources and materials and, most important, the lack of time and money, teachers feel as if they can not accomplish this task. Therefore, a guide will be designed to illustrate to teachers how an inviting, positive, environment can be formed within a typical classroom arrangement. With basic tools and supplies, instructions will be provided to teachers to help them design an environment that will stimulate their students and themselves.Specifically, a handbook, "Improving the Physical Environment of Your Classroom," will be designed for voluntary use by teachers in Clay County Elementary Schools with limited funding. This guide, which will focus on modification of wall furnishings, furniture, and floor coverings, will be used and tested mainly in open-concept classrooms, but may also be applicable in self contained classroom settings.

Coworking Spaces represent a global fast-growing trend which was able to gain momentum in research and academia, yet until now the fundamental role of IT within the coworking space ecosystem proves to be a rather unexplored topic for researchers and academia. Therefore, this research is about the role of space and information technologies (such as software, hardware, and more IT-related services) within CWSs; hence about the relation and interplay among those technologies, the involved actors and the physical environment in which the act of coworking takes place.

This Master’s thesis is to delineate a luminaire design which has a flexible functional form, can be controlled by the user, and which creates multidirectional light distribution within an indoor space.  A lighting solution with varied light distributions can change a space’s different spatial experiences, granting a flexibility which is controlled by the user to direct light rays into walls, floors, ceilings or to create variations of these. A flexible luminaire in terms of light distribution allows, vertical and horizontal surfaces to be valued equally, because through a minimal intervention it is possible to shift the focus from one surface to another, providing a holistic interplay in space. The participants, who took part in the evaluation program of the final luminaire, freely introduced their possible activities in the predefined dining room, with different lighting proposals according to personal preferences of spatial experience. The designed luminaire was the only accessible tool to influence the space, and they managed to achieve their ideal atmospheres, and experiences, by the process of adjusting the luminaire with controlled light distribution. The varied results of the patterns of brightness and darkness on the vertical and horizontal surfaces in the predefined real space, prove the flexibility of the final design of the luminaire, MM Lamp. The luminaire fulfills the predefined design objectives of being user adjustable as well as creating varied light distribution.

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In this work, we focus on securing communication over wireless data networks from malicious eavesdroppers, using smart antennas. While conventional cryptography based approaches focus on hiding the meaning of the information being communicated from the eavesdropper, we consider a complimentary class of strategies that limit knowledge of the existence of the information from the eavesdropper. We profile the performance achievable using simple beamforming strategies using a newly defined metric called exposure region. We then present three strategies within the context of an approach called 'virtual arrays of physical arrays' to significantly improve the exposure region performance of a wireless LAN environment. Using simulations, analysis, and field experiments, we validate and evaluate the proposed strategies.