Vol. 4, No 1, 2006 pp. 51 - 57
UDC 725.573(045)=20

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PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FACTORS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE COGNITIVE PROCESS AND
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF CHILDREN IN THE PRESCHOOL FACILITIES
Danica Stanković, Aleksandar Milojković, Milan Tanić
University of Nis, The Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Serbia

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Abstract. The problem researched in this paper refers to the promotion of the evaluation system in the designing of the pre-school facilities, and the issue is approached from the pshychological aspect, in order to investigate the potential for improvement of this kind of structures.
In the paper, the systematization of the physical environment factors and their influence on the cognitive processes and the social behavior of children in the pre-school facilities. The conclusion is that the quality of architectonic design, that is, the quality of organization and materialization of the designed physical environment of the pre-school premises correlates with the positive developmental results of the children.
Key words:  child, physical environment, quality, pre-school facility

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FAKTORI FIZIČKE SREDINE I NJIHOV UTICAJ NA SAZNAJNE PROCESE I 
SOCIJALNO PONAŠANJE DECE U PREDŠKOLSKIM USTANOVAMA Problem koji se istražuje u ovom radu odnosi se na uspostavljanje sistema vrednovanja u projektovanju dečjih predškolskih ustanova sa psihološkog aspekta, sa ciljem da se istraže mogućnosti za unaprđenje ove vrste objekata.
U radu je izvršena  sistematizacija faktora fizičke sredine i njihovih uticaja na saznajne procese i socijalno ponašanje dece u predškolskim ustanovama. Zaključeno je da je kvalitet arhitektonskog projektovanja, odnosno kvalitet organizacije i materijalizacije projektovane fizičke sredine predškolskih prostora u korelaciji sa pozitivnim razvojnim rezultatima kod dece.