Document Type : Original Research Paper

Authors

• Zahra Ajali ¹
• Zohreh Torabi ²
• Hooman Sobouti ²

¹ Ph.D. student, Faculty of Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan Branch, Zanjan, Iran

² Faculty of Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan Branch, Zanjan, Iran

Abstract

After the home environment, the educational circumference has the highest level of interaction with children. the consequence of the quality of educational space in realizing the sense of belonging to the place shapes the identity of the people. this is especially important in an educational environment where students have peculiar sensory and behavioral characteristics. in this regard, the present research was conducted with the aim of identifying the sensory and influencing indicators of the sense of belonging of students. Regarding the set goal, one of the most important questions that the current research seeks to answer is, How can formative elements affected by sensory perception patterns in exceptional schools be formulated in the form of design standards of these schools as a comprehensive model? The present research is quantitative and qualitative. Qualitative data were collected using direct observations, document study and interviews with experts, then quantitative data were collected in a survey by preparing a questionnaire according to the Likert scale and using the method Structural equation modeling (SEM) of the relationships between variables and their impact in the studied schools was analyzed by Spss and Amos software. Sampling was done by two-stage cluster method and then a random sample was used. The findings of this research showed that among the factors of sensory perception, the senses of sight are more important than other senses for these students. Also, among the factors of the sense of place, the presence of social interactions are effective in creating a sense of belonging to the place and satisfaction. As a result, models were presented in the form of design standards in order to recreate the indicators of sensory perception and strengthen the relationships and social interactions of students, which is considered an important factor for their sense of belonging to the school.

Keywords

• Learning environment
• Exceptional schools
• models of sensory perception
• sense of belonging to a place

Main Subjects

• Architecture