DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.06.011 Web URL(s): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204610001465 Publication Type:
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Report Author(s): Matsuoka, Rodney H. Author Affiliation: University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and Environment, Ann Arbor, MI Title: Student performance and high school landscapes: Examining the links Source: Landscape and Urban Planning . Vol. 97, No. 4, September 30 2010, p. 273-282.# of Pages: 10 Publishing Information: Amsterdam: Elsevier Keywords: TIC Keywords: Analytical methods ; Environmental effects ; Human response to environmental features ; Landscape values ; Psychology of the lawn ; School turf Abstract/Contents: "High school students today are experiencing unprecedented levels of school-related stress. At the same time, a growing body of research has linked views of nature with restoration from mental fatigue and stress reduction. How important are such views for students while they are at school? This study investigated 101 public high schools in southeastern Michigan to examine the role played by the availability of nearby nature in student academic achievement and behavior. The analyses revealed consistent and systematically positive relationships between nature exposure and student performance. Specifically, views with greater quantities of trees and shrubs from cafeteria as well as classroom windows are positively associated with standardized test scores, graduation rates, percentages of students planning to attend a four-year college, and fewer occurrences of criminal behavior. In addition, large expanses of landscape lacking natural features are negatively related to these same test scores and college plans. These featureless landscapes included large areas of campus lawns, athletic fields, and parking lots. All analyses accounted for student socio-economic status and racial/ethnic makeup, building age, and size of school enrollment." Language: English References: 79 Note: Pictures, color See Also: Other items relating to: What Good is Turf? ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science -Like - may be incomplete ): Landscape Urban Plan. 97(4):p. 273-282.Fastlink to access this record outside TGIF: https://tic.msu.edu/tgif/flink?recno=168862 If there are problems with this record, send us feedback about record 168862 . Choices for finding the above item : DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.06.011 Web URL(s): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204610001465 b2322641 Find from within TIC: Request through your local library's inter-library loan service (bring or send a copy of this TGIF record)
