Participación del alumnado en el diseño de espacios de aprendizaje

  1. Guillermo Bautista Perez 1
  2. Anna Escofet Roig 2
  3. Marta López Costa 1
  1. 1 Psychology and Educational Sciences, UOC, Spain
  2. 2 Universitat de Barcelona
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    Universitat de Barcelona

    Barcelona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/021018s57

    Geographic location of the organization Universitat de Barcelona
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Foro de Educación

ISSN: 1698-7799,  1698-7802

Year of publication: 2026

Volume: 24

Issue: 2

Pages: 357-381

Type: Article

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Abstract

Student participation benefits both children and the educational institution itself. When participation is related to the design of learning spaces, giving learners a voice improves the outcomes of the process of classroom change. In addition, participatory design mediated by visual tools allows the perspectives and perceptions of participants to be taken into account and considered as valid and meaningful constructs. For this reason, research was carried out with the aim of finding out children’s perspectives on what classrooms should be like. A descriptive qualitative methodology was used, through the analysis of 81 drawings made by students from public schools during co-design processes, in which children were invited to draw their ideal classroom. The results, coded and analysed using Atlas-TI, show the pupils’ preferences in relation to classrooms, sketching non-traditional spaces, while reinforcing their active engagement in the change made. They use their imagination to propose radical changes in their classrooms, linking improved space to well-being and learning. In addition, the participatory design of learning spaces with visual tools allows the perspectives and perceptions of all participants to be taken into account. Finally, encouraging participation allows students to reflect on their own needs, develop self-confidence and foster democratic values

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