Anthropometric survey and appraisal of furniture for Nigerian primary school pupils

dc.contributor.author	Ismaila, S. O.	en
dc.contributor.author	Akanbi, O. G.	en
dc.contributor.author	Oderinu, S. O.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-30T20:18:56Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-30T20:18:56Z
dc.date.issued	2015-01-30
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/5193
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://e-jst.teiath.gr/	en
dc.subject	Mismatch
dc.subject	Αναντιστοιχία
dc.subject	School Furniture
dc.subject	Anthropometry
dc.subject	Ανθρωπομετρία
dc.subject	Σχολικά έπιπλα
dc.subject	Primary School
dc.subject	Pupils
dc.subject	Δημοτικό Σχολείο
dc.subject	Μαθητές
dc.title	Anthropometric survey and appraisal of furniture for Nigerian primary school pupils	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Technology
heal.classification	Engineering
heal.classification	Τεχνολογία
heal.classification	Μηχανική
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85133147
heal.classificationURI	http://zbw.eu/stw/descriptor/19795-3
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Τεχνολογία
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Μηχανική
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.publicationDate	2010
heal.bibliographicCitation	Ismaila, S.O., Akanbi, O.G. & Oderinu, S.O. (2010) Anthropometric survey and appraisal of furniture for Nigerian primary school pupils. "e-Journal of Science & Technology". [Online] 5(4). p. 29-36. Available from: http://e-jst.teiath.gr/ [Accessed 30-01-2015]	en
heal.abstract	The aim of this study was to obtain some anthropometric dimensions of pupils in primary schools and examine the likelihood of mismatch between the relevant body dimensions of the pupils with the furniture they presently use in class. Random samples of 200 pupils in 4 randomly selected public primary schools were used for the study. The age range of the children was from 5 to 14 years (mean =9.8 years, SD=2.9 years). Twenty one anthropometric dimensions of the pupils and the dimensions of the furniture in the schools were measured. From the data obtained; means, standard deviations, minimum values, maximum values, 5th, 50th and 95th percentiles were computed using SPSS 16.0 statistical package. Also, Paired samples T-Test was conducted for the measurements of the male and female pupils at 0.05 level of significance using Microsoft Excel. The measured dimensions of the pupils were also compared with those of the desks and tables. The results of the study showed that all the anthropometric dimensions of the males differ significantly from those of the females with the exception of the elbow hand grip and that there exists a mismatch between the anthropometric dimensions of pupils and the furniture they are currently using.	en
heal.publisher	Νερατζής, Ηλίας	el
heal.publisher	Σιανούδης, Ιωάννης	el
heal.journalName	e-Journal of Science & Technology	en
heal.journalName	e-Περιοδικό Επιστήμης & Τεχνολογίας	el
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true