Environment - Behaviour Factors Model to Promote Pupils' Creativity in Early Childhood Education Center

Abstract

Learning environment is one way to form the future sustainable communities and cities by enhancing the quality of life. In early childhood education, attention to the environment - behavior aspects has an importance, because pupils do not have the same personality. This paper presents the study of connection between environment and behavior in early childhood education center. The study was aimed to identify which aspect from the environment-behavior factors model, that will affect in fostering pupils' creativity. The results showed not all aspects in the environment - behavior factors model chosen as the main aspects, although all of them were necessary. This research was generally a qualitative study. The data was collected through the field observation and literature study. The result of the study showed that light, temperature, connection, flexibility and color will be the most important to be noted for design guidelines for early childhood education center to gain pupils' creativity for enabling a productive learning environment.