State Public Schools and Thermal Comfort: 'The Case of Eemti Monsenhor José Gerardo Ferreira Gomes in the City of Sobral (CE)--Brazil'
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| Title: | State Public Schools and Thermal Comfort: 'The Case of Eemti Monsenhor José Gerardo Ferreira Gomes in the City of Sobral (CE)--Brazil' |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Francisco Muniz, Isorlanda Caracristi |
| Source: | Journal of Education and Learning. 2024 13(6):255-273. |
| Availability: | Canadian Center of Science and Education. 1595 Sixteenth Ave Suite 301, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 3N9 Canada. Tel: 416-642-2606; Fax: 416-642-2608; e-mail: jel@ccsenet.org; Web site: http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jel |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Urban Schools, High Schools, Climate Control, Educational Facilities Design, Extended School Day, Physical Environment, Structural Elements (Construction), Dining Facilities, Weather, Educational Environment, Health Conditions |
| Geographic Terms: | Brazil |
| ISSN: | 1927-5250 1927-5269 |
| Abstract: | This article aims to analyze the thermal comfort of the courtyard/cafeteria of the Monsenhor José Gerardo Ferreira Gomes Full-Time High School (EEMTI), from the perspective of the Discomfort Index (DI). The research was guided by the theoretical assumptions defined by Professor Carlos Augusto de Figueiredo Monteiro (2003), who defined a theoretical and methodological framework for the understanding of the urban factor, through the Urban Climate System (UCS). The aforementioned school, located on the outskirts of the city of Sobral/CE--Brazil, underwent changes in its teaching modality in 2017, changing to the full-time education system, where students remain at school all day, eating three meals. However, the building, even though it has undergone some adaptations for this new modality, is the same as when it was inaugurated in 1977. This fact, associated with the local environmental conditions of hot semi-arid climate, typical of the Brazilian Northeast, makes it difficult for students to accommodate and remain in outdoor spaces. The results collected and the DI analysis indicate a situation of thermal discomfort in most of the times analyzed, even though the research took place in the rainy season for the region, which presents a lot of cloudiness and milder temperature conditions. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1457048 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This article aims to analyze the thermal comfort of the courtyard/cafeteria of the Monsenhor José Gerardo Ferreira Gomes Full-Time High School (EEMTI), from the perspective of the Discomfort Index (DI). The research was guided by the theoretical assumptions defined by Professor Carlos Augusto de Figueiredo Monteiro (2003), who defined a theoretical and methodological framework for the understanding of the urban factor, through the Urban Climate System (UCS). The aforementioned school, located on the outskirts of the city of Sobral/CE--Brazil, underwent changes in its teaching modality in 2017, changing to the full-time education system, where students remain at school all day, eating three meals. However, the building, even though it has undergone some adaptations for this new modality, is the same as when it was inaugurated in 1977. This fact, associated with the local environmental conditions of hot semi-arid climate, typical of the Brazilian Northeast, makes it difficult for students to accommodate and remain in outdoor spaces. The results collected and the DI analysis indicate a situation of thermal discomfort in most of the times analyzed, even though the research took place in the rainy season for the region, which presents a lot of cloudiness and milder temperature conditions. |
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| ISSN: | 1927-5250 1927-5269 |
