ABSTRACT
Since the use of fixed-type furniture in schools is common and students spend most of their time sitting in school, school furniture should match student’s requirements.
However, several studies show that often these requirements aren’t taken into account when designing the furniture (Parcells et al., 1999, Corlett, 2006), and therefore mismatch occurs between the dimensions of school furniture and student’s anthropometric measures (Castellucci et al., 2010, Gouvali and Boudolos, 2006, Panagiotopoulou et al., 2004, Parcells et al., 1999). The poor sitting posture in the classroom is one of the main negative effects on students of that mismatch (Dianat et al., 2013). Poor postures adopted by students are considered as one of the factors for increased risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders (Cardon et al., 2004).
