TRANSITIONAL SPACE IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS AS INFORMAL LEARNING SPACE TOWARDS 21st CENTURY EDUCATION

VELUSAMY, RAMU (2022) TRANSITIONAL SPACE IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS AS INFORMAL LEARNING SPACE TOWARDS 21st CENTURY EDUCATION. Doctoral thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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Abstract

Undeniably, industrial revolution 4.0 and Covid-19 pandemic have wedged education system globally. The expansion and evolution of ICT in education evolution led to present-day learning theory called connectivism learning theory. Therefore, education institutions should choose to transform their course of action from the conventional norms to an already seemingly positive alternative of embracing online learning and informal learning. Online learning and informal learning occur with significant challenges, namely, technology access as the primary indicator of online readiness. Accordingly, an opposite informal learning space is compulsory to uphold the nature of this online learning which is more to informal learning or non-face to face learning. The effectiveness of the contemporary physical learning environment in higher education is questionable. A conducive and favorable learning space turns into a decisive issue globally. Hence, this research aims to perceptiveness and learne learning space. Furthermore, the relationship between informal learning space preferences attributes and three types of informal learning space needed to be evaluated. An exploratory sequential mixed method research design was employed to achieve these aims. This study involved diploma students from three Polytechnics. Focus group and semistructured interviews were engaged for the qualitative part (n=46), whereas questionnaires were engaged for the quantitative part (n=1079). Qualitative data were evaluated using content analysis, and quantitative data were presented using descriptive of informal learning space relies heavily on social attributes than physical attributes. Thus, it can be concluded that physical attributes such as comfort, ICT facilities, layout, and aesthetics need to be improved than social attributes. Learners indicated that semioutdoor informal learning space is the most preferable venue for informal learning activities on campus. Meanwhile, findings from RO2 indicated eight informal learning space preferences attributes need to be integrated for ideal informal learning space design process based on Malaysian context. This research recognised that there is a significant relationship between the informal learning space preferences attributes and informal learning space typology. Finding revealed that interaction attributes has the highest correlation, followed by aesthetics, comfort, privacy and semi-privacy, and layout. These findings make an important contribution to the person-environment transactional relationship. As a whole, this study has a significant kick-off impact in encouraging future new generation learning space conceptualisation.

Item Type:	Thesis (Doctoral)
Subjects:	General Works > Academies and learned societies (General) Fine Arts > Architecture Technology > Building construction
Depositing User:	ENCIK SAIFUL FADZLY JAMALUDIN
Date Deposited:	25 Sep 2026 12:03
Last Modified:	25 Sep 2026 12:03
URI:	https://repositori.mohe.gov.my/id/eprint/443

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