The Impact of Innovative Learning Environments on Sensory Processing Difficulties: Students’ Perspectives.

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dc.citation.issue7
dc.citation.volume6
dc.contributor.authorBusch R
dc.contributor.authorDharan V
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-07T02:19:45Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T06:34:44Z
dc.date.available2021-10-01
dc.date.available2024-03-07T02:19:45Z
dc.date.available2024-07-25T06:34:44Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-01
dc.description.abstractNew Zealand’s education policy and practice is fast moving towards innovative and collaborative approaches to learning, to improve outcomes for all students. One of the ways to achieve this has been creating learning environments that foster acceptance of diversity, build relationships, and enable the active participation of students through Innovative or Flexible learning environments. Current literature, however, suggests that the move to collaborative learning spaces and the introduction of Innovative Learning Environments (ILEs) has been inconsistent, with a lack of understanding of the pedagogical nuances to fully realise their inclusive capacity. This article draws from a study that examined students' participatory rights under the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) with a focus on Article 23.1 in enabling students with Sensory Processing Difficulties (SPD) to actively participate in their learning. Using a qualitative design, the study explored the perspectives and experiences of 10 secondary school students with SPD in an ILE setting. The findings highlighted the positive impact of ILE and the social benefits of schooling. The students showed a strong preference for ILE over traditional classrooms, as it created a learning environment that afforded more opportunities to work with their peers. These social affordances were at times constrained in ways the physical spaces were utilised, without due consideration to their acoustic sensitivities. One of the key implications of this study was the need for a more sophisticated pedagogy that would maximise the benefits that ILEs offer, to enhance the participation of students with SPD. The study demonstrated a high level of perceptiveness and insightfulness of the students that must be heard and acted upon as a matter of their rights to actively participate in their learning communities.
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dc.identifier.citationBusch R, M.Dharan V. (2021). The Impact of Innovative Learning Environments on Sensory Processing Difficulties: Students’ Perspectives.. International Journal of Student Voice,. 6. 7.
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70457
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherPennsylvania State University
dc.publisher.urihttps://sites.psu.edu/ijsv/volume-6/
dc.relation.isPartOfInternational Journal of Student Voice,
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dc.subjectlearning environments
dc.subjectsensory processing
dc.subjectstudent voice
dc.subjectpedagogy
dc.subjectchildren's rights
dc.titleThe Impact of Innovative Learning Environments on Sensory Processing Difficulties: Students’ Perspectives.
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id486772
pubs.organisational-groupCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences
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