NORWAY IMPROVES ITS SCHOOL DESIGN

摘要

Norway is improving the quality, functionality and aesthetic design of its schools through various government actions and the influence of the Nordic network Norsk Form. In 1997, the Norwegian national government introduced a flexible and forward-looking curriculum into the country's nine-year compulsory schooling which impacted on school buildings and grounds. In Norway, the responsibility for the school's pedagogic content lies at national level, while the local and county authorities are responsible for constructing and operating the buildings and grounds. The new curriculum, called Reform 97, signified a break with traditional classroom teaching and required new and different physical frameworks for co-operation across subjects and project teaching. Play and physical education, both outdoor and indoor, were given more attention.