Educational institution

An educational institution is a place where people of different ages gain an education, including preschools, childcare, primary-elementary schools, secondary-high schools, and universities. They provide a large variety of learning environments and learning spaces.^[1]^[2]

Architecture

Educational architecture, school architecture or school building design is a discipline which practices architect and others for the design of educational institutions, such as schools and universities, as well as other choices in the educational design of learning experiences. The design of building can significantly influence the learning experience of students.^[3] Additionally, because schools are important sources of traffic, employment and community activities, school buildings often act as anchor institutions in neighborhoods or communities.^[4]^[5] The decline of a school can have significant impact on local communities.

Various countries have gone through significant changes in philosophies associated with educational institutions, influenced by trends in investment by governments as well as larger changes in educational philosophy.

Types of educational institution

Types of educational institution include:

Early childhood

Primary

Secondary

Further and higher education

Academy
Art School
Career college
College
Community college
Corporate university
Folk high school
Graduate school
Gurukula
International university
Jamiah
Junior college
Liberal arts college
Local university
Madrasah
Maths school
Medieval university
Military academy
Nizamiyyah
Private university
Public university
Research university
Residential college
Seminary
Sixth form college
Technical college or institute of technology
Technical school
University
University college
Upper division college
Vocational university
Yeshiva

Other

References

^ "educational institution - Dictionary Definition". Vocabulary.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
^ "educational institution". The Free Dictionary. Archived from the original on 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
^ "How educational institutions' architecture shapes young minds". Architectural Digest India. 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ "Schools As Anchor Institutions – A Community Organizer's Perspective". Education - Power - Change. 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ O’Farrell, Liam; Hassan, Sara; Hoole, Charlotte (2022-12-02). "The university as a Just anchor: universities, anchor networks and participatory research". Studies in Higher Education. 47 (12): 2405–2416. doi:10.1080/03075079.2022.2072480. ISSN 0307-5079.

[1] "educational institution - Dictionary Definition". Vocabulary.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2017-07-17.

[2] "educational institution". The Free Dictionary. Archived from the original on 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2017-07-17.

[3] "How educational institutions' architecture shapes young minds". Architectural Digest India. 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2023-10-08.

[4] "Schools As Anchor Institutions – A Community Organizer's Perspective". Education - Power - Change. 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-10-08.

[5] O’Farrell, Liam; Hassan, Sara; Hoole, Charlotte (2022-12-02). "The university as a Just anchor: universities, anchor networks and participatory research". Studies in Higher Education. 47 (12): 2405–2416. doi:10.1080/03075079.2022.2072480. ISSN 0307-5079.

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