Gulwadi, G.B., 2006, Seeking restorative experiences: elementary school teachers’ choices for places that enable coping with stress, in: Environment and Behavior, 38, 1
- Author : Gulwadi, G.B.
- Year : 2006
- Title English : Seeking restorative experiences: elementary school teachers’ choices for places that enable coping with stress
- Journal/Series : Environment and Behavior
- Volume Number (ANNUAL: Counting Volumes of the Year shown above) : 1
- Volume Number (CONSECUTIVE: Counting all Volumes of this Journal ever published) : 38
- Pages : 503-520
- Contents in English : Teachers stress and coping research and restorative environments research were converged in this study to explore how elementary school teachers in Chicago seek out everyday places in their milieu to implement restorative coping strategies. This article is also dealing with green restorative environments. “Incorporating green spaces in the school offers microrestorative opportunities contributing to attention restoration. Such connection implies benefits to teachers, as well, especially those who rely on microrestorative opportunities to their response to stress. It might also provide other teachers micro restorative opportunities and reduce their vulnerability to stressful demands.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: Stress, nature, restorative environments, school teachers.