The article presents ongoing research on the conection between the physical school environment and the intrinsic motivation of pupils. It identifies the support of internal motivation as one of the key prin-ciples of modern pedagogy. Based on the psychological Theory of Self-Determination, it poses the following research question: In what way does the physical environment of the school participate in satisfying the need for autonomy, competence and relatedness. It presents methods from the field of ethnography and a com-prehensive research methodology, which is applied in the form of a multiple case study. It outlines several theses arising from the ongoing results of ongoing research.
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