Abstract
This study investigated the effects of physical settings on children's behavior at the elementary school level. Of special interest was the open plan configuration. Also examined, several important patterns of relations between physical settings and behavior used as means of evaluating schools. The results show that : 1. Children use some physical settings such as steps, handrails, etc. in different ways from adults. 2. Columns, posts, floor tiles, other primary physical elements in the immediate setting, can define assumed boundaries for children's behavior. 3. There are various kinds of territories created by children, such as the place to gather, to escape in, to observe others, etc. The results are supportive of interactional theory of environment-behavior relations.
