World of Colours for Boys behind the Walls: Malaysian prison library perspectives

Autor: Ezza Rafedziawati Kamal Rafedzi, Jafalizan Md. Jali, Irwan Kamaruddin Abd Kadir, Alwi Mohd Yunus
Rok vydání: 2022
Zdroj: Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal. 7:163-168
ISSN: 2398-4287
DOI: 10.21834/ebpj.v7isi10.4116
Popis: Colour reflects our emotions and psychology. This fieldwork qualitative study is to explore the relationship between colour in the prison library with the juvenile delinquents emotional, psychology and interest. Data were collected using field interview with 20 male juvenile delinquents living in one of the correctional schools in Peninsular Malaysia. Our field interview has led us to conclude that the male juvenile delinquents are very interested in colours available in the library, especially with the library's collection of materials/books. The findings in this research are helpful in preparing the best prison library that can contribute to forming the perceptual space and will benefit the juvenile delinquents ’learning emotions, the process of thinking, psychological health and aesthetic conception Keywords: Male Juvenile Delinquents; Prison Library; Fieldwork; Malaysia. eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by E-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behavior Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioral Researchers on Asians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behavior Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
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