The Constitution of School Cultures in Rooms and Spatial Stagings: Two case studies

Abstract

Based on a qualitatively designed research project, the authors present the potentials of a holistic concept of school culture. By comparing two secondary schools, examined in comprehensively designed fieldwork, the specifics of school cultures are revealed. They result from the interplay of all groups of actors linked to a school and the school facilities. By looking at different rooms and their use, the diversity of school cultures is outlined and, thus, the relevance of a holistic concept of school culture to be used in educational policy is pointed out.