Classroom,
a teenage view

Catherine Burke is Emerita Professor of the History of Education at the University of Cambridge, UK. Her research examines the relationship between innovation in teaching and the design of formal and informal learning environments; the view of the child and young person in the design of education; the history of 20th century school architecture and its pioneers. She has published on the history of school architecture, the participation of children in the design of school, as well as on contemporary school architecture. She is currently, with Professor Jane Martin of the University of Birmingham, joint series editor of the Routledge Progressive Education series.