Space requirements & needs of the practical oriented learning activities in Kenyan Primary Teachers Training Colleges

Abstract

Space, being the medium through which activities are realized, may be studied under nemerous parameters. One may study structure in space, lighting in space, ventilation in space, acoustics in space etc. To enhance the objectivity of this research, the investigation report is based on "space organisation", "space adequacy" and "space morphology". These are studied under the common denominator - performance. Space is the main item with its constituents limited to "users" and "elements". The users here are the source (tutor) and recipient (student). The elements, on the other hand, may either be space defining cum service elements (passive) e.g. cabinets and worktops, or space defining elements "per se" (active) e.g. walls and infrastructure.. Other aspects may be mentioned only to explain or highlight these issues. This investigation report draws a lot of its information from the Kenyan Primary Education Curricula., after 1979 and leaves the programming to the administration. Programming or timetabling of space utilization is in itself administrative and thus away from the focus of this study. As will be seen in the comparative analysis of subjects in Kenyan Primary Teachers' Training College