Learning in parking lots: Affinity spaces as a framework for understanding knowledge construction in informal settings

Neely, Anthony D.; Marone, Vittorio

doi:10.1016/j.lcsi.2016.05.002

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“…These nearby spaces play a critical role in sustainable development and its goals by providing nearby low-cost social green public spaces, which is important for enhancing well-being and sustainable communities; it also contributes to sustainability by promoting green settings that could reduce energy use [6,8,18]. Green settings can also have a better environmental effect by reducing carbon emissions and air pollutants, contributing to sustainability [34,35]. According to Salih et al [6], pocket settings or pocket spaces encompass a diverse array of compact urban areas in close proximity that are purposefully built to support daily activities while also promoting environmental preservation through the conservation and sustainable utilisation of natural resources.…”

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“…According to Ibrahim and Fadzil [27], the conventional approach to classroom learning is insufficient to meet contemporary societal demands and learning methodologies. Hence, the presence of informal spaces in close proximity to campus premises has been found to be associated with a constructive, sustainable learning environment that fosters enhanced social interaction and active involvement of students in formal and informal activities [32][33][34].…”

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Factors Affecting Social Learning in Nearby Pockets on Tropical Campus Grounds: Towards a Sustainable Campus

Alzamil,

Salih,

Ismail

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Nearby natural environments on campus grounds have become imperative in enhancing sustainable academic experiences by facilitating sustainable social learning. However, tropical region campuses prioritise traditional education while neglecting sustainable social learning. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to facilitate the use of nearby sustainable pocket settings on campus grounds to enhance social learning experiences. The present study aimed to identify factors affecting social learning experiences in nearby (sustainable) pocket spaces on tropical campuses. It utilised a verbal questionnaire survey conducted in three research universities in Malaysia to investigate the factors affecting 408 respondents in nearby (sustainable) pockets. The respondents were selected using stratified judgemental sampling. This study’s findings revealed that many influencing factors predicted the social learning experience in tropical universities’ nearby pockets, which were arranged into four domain factors: elements and activities, natural environment factors, perceived environment factors, and social factors. This provided a proven correlation between the lack of social learning in nearby pockets and the factors of these sustainable settings. The findings also showed that students’ demographic factors, including education status and university affiliation, influenced their social learning experience. The present study significantly linked education to sustainability by integrating social learning into nearby sustainable pocket settings.

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Section: Sustainable Pocket Settings and Their Factorsmentioning

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Factors Affecting Social Learning in Nearby Pockets on Tropical Campus Grounds: Towards a Sustainable Campus

Alzamil,

Salih,

Ismail

et al. 2023

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“…Affinity spaces are of crucial importance (Gee, 2005;Neely, Marone, 2016;Jackson, 2016). These are spaces for the development of knowledge, through socialization and learning in the virtual space, based on common interests, namely affinities, acting as knowledge-generating environments.…”

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“…Traditional learning in classrooms alone does not ful l modern social needs and the learning process 25,28 . Therefore, nearby pockets on-campus ground has provided a sociable learning space that positively correlates with the increased student social engagement and participation in formal and informal activities 28,29,30 . Most of the universities worldwide are utilising nearby pockets for social activity, formal and informal learning.…”

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Factors Influencing Social-Learning Experience in Nearby Pocket Parks On Campus Ground

Salih

Ismail

et al. 2022

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Nearby pockets on campus grounds have become necessary learning sustainable settings to improve the academic experience by promoting outdoor social and learning activities. However, many universities still focus mainly on formal indoor learning and lack outdoor education that meets modern academic outcomes. Therefore, the current study aimed to identify the factors affecting students' social-learning experience in nearby pocket parks on campus ground, focusing on the tropical regions. The current study employed a questionnaire survey conducted in three Malaysian universities to collect data from 408 participants. The results showed various types of influencing factors that affect the social-learning experience in nearby pockets on campus ground, including landscape elements and activities, environmental factors, and access to these spaces. The results also indicated that students' demographics, including gender, education status, and university, influenced the outdoor social-learning experience. The current study contributed information to the development of on-campus sustainable settings for integrating nearby pockets in social interaction and learning activities in order to improve the academic social-learning experience.

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Learning in parking lots: Affinity spaces as a framework for understanding knowledge construction in informal settings

Cited by 7 publications

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