An Examination of the Sexuality Meaning in the Female S‌tudents and Relation with the school-level environment (Case S‌tudy: Secondary Schools in Baneh)

Subject Areas : Architecture

Sarieh Zareiaan ¹ (Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Arts and Architecture, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.)
Lida Balilan ² (Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Arts and Architecture, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.)
Dariush Sattarzadeh ³ (Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Arts and Architecture, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.)
Parisa Hashem pour ⁴ (Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Faculty of Architecture, Tabriz, Iran.)

Received: 2021-11-26 Accepted : 2022-11-12 Published : 2022-11-01

Keywords: Baneh Secondary Schools, Sexuality, Environmental Satisfaction,

Abstract :

ABSTRACT: Education is effected by many factors, including the mental and emotional conditions as well as the physical environment. The quality of architectural space in educational spaces, since it can affect students' sensory, intellectual and perceptual cognitions, can also affect their satisfaction with the school environment. This research tries to identify satisfaction as one of the factors affecting the quality of school architecture and takes steps to improve the situation. In addition to addressing the basic needs, qualitative considerations are also addressed.Research Method: In this research, documentary and survey research method (descriptive-applied) has been used to analyze the perception of adolescent girls about the meaning of sexuality in society and compare it with their level of satisfaction with the educational environment.The statistical population of female high school students in Baneh city is considered to be 120 students through Cochran's formula. The results were analyzed in SPSS software.Findings: There is a perception and understanding of sexuality in female students and also there is a significant relationship between perception of sexuality awareness in students and their satisfaction with the environmental quality of school. In this way, the more students know about their gender, the better they understand and respond to the school environment.

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