Investigation of Design Components of Creative Vitality in Tehran Primary Schools using R Factor Analysis

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Ph.D Candidate, Department of Architecture, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Professor of Architecture, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author).

3 Assistant Professor of Architecture, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

4 Associate Professor of Architecture, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/aaud.2021.254054.2340

Abstract

Vitality and creativity are among the current issues of the present century, and the effects of the spaces’ environmental-physical factors, as a part of effective external factors, on the children’s creative vitality are undeniable. On the other hand, the topic of creative vitality in the educational spaces of primary schools is also of great importance. Therefore, the current study aims to investigate the attitudes of school teachers and officials about the factors effective in promoting children’s vitality and creativity level in primary schools and evaluate the extracted design components. It is quantitative research. After formulating the questionnaire based on a target content analysis, the sample size was calculated as 230 based on the questions in the questionnaire and using Kline approach. Therefore, the teachers and officials in Tehran’s schools were chosen using cluster sampling. The collected data results were extracted in the SPSS Ver.23 based on R factor analysis. The statistical analysis of the questionnaire categorized the criteria. Its factor analysis indicates that nine significant factors as (1) familiarity and legibility of the environment on the child's adaptation to it, (2) monitorability and visibility of the environment on the child's sense of security and interactivity, (3) experienceability and imagination of the environment on multisensory and memorable games, (4) natural effects and motivational aspects of the environment on creative games and happiness child, (5) physical safety and comfort on well-being, (6) flexibility and diversity of the environment on playing and learning, (7) sociability and presence of the environment on the child's self-confidence for playing and interactions, (8) creative vitality with environmental arrays on the formation of the child's behavior, and (9) the playfulness and eventfulness of the environment on the child's creativity, along with architectural examples are practical on the creative vitality.

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Armanshahr Architecture & Urban Development
Volume 15, Issue 39
September 2022
Pages 75-87

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  • Receive Date: 23 October 2020
  • Revise Date: 10 January 2021
  • Accept Date: 08 March 2021

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