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Lighthall, Christina – Educational Facility Planner, 2012
The greatest capital expenditure a school system can make is a high school. What can be done to accommodate students and programs when funding is scarce, high schools are crowded, and more students are expected? The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) in Raleigh, North Carolina, first addressed this issue when enrollment growth more than…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, High Schools, Public Schools, Crowding
Panter, Michael E. – Library Media Connection, 2010
One calls people on the street strangers if he or she doesn't know who they are, so students whom the librarian has never dealt with are just that, strangers. When the school librarian gets involved in collaboration, most of the time they don't see the student's Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), language barriers, or anything else that…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, High School Students, Interpersonal Relationship
Hoover, Eric – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
The numbers looked strange. In early March, the University of Missouri had received many more campus-housing contracts than it expected. Each year many upperclassmen cancel their agreements after finding an off-campus rental, leaving enough spaces for incoming students. But on March 17, the first day freshmen could select their rooms online, there…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Campuses, Dormitories, College Housing
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McPhail, Clark – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2008
Erving Goffman's concept of the gathering: the co-presence of two or more individuals in a common location in space and time. Research has shown that most gathering members assemble, remain and ultimately disperse together with one or more companions. "Singles" assemble and act alone but may intermittently interact with other "singles: or "withs"…
Descriptors: Group Behavior, Conferences (Gatherings), Proximity, Synchronous Communication
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Neill, Paul A. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2011
The primary objective of the concierge service at the University of Nevada, Reno is to keep students on track to graduate in four years. The Concierge is charged with helping students enroll in the classes they need, not necessarily want, to graduate. This one charge defines the operational criteria. The service is available to all students,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Support Services, At Risk Students, Educational Strategies
Froman, Terry – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2009
Each school year, the School Climate Survey is administered to gather information on the perceptions that students, their parents, and school staffs hold concerning their schools and their performance. In 2008-2009, the survey was distributed to approximately 90,200 parents, 54,200 elementary, secondary, and adult students, and 25,000 staff. In…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Public Schools, School Attitudes, Parent Surveys
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Turner, Erin E.; Font Strawhun, Beatriz T. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2007
This article shows how sixth graders engaged in authentic problem posing related to overcrowding at their school. Students posed authentic problems about their school space and then used mathematics as a tool to investigate and act on the situation. (Contains 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Grade 6, School Space, Crowding, School Size
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Roman, Harry T. – Technology Teacher, 2007
Airplane travelers are dismayed by the long lines and seemingly chaotic activities that precede boarding a full airplane. Surely, the one who can solve this problem is going to make many travelers happy. This article describes the Jet Travel Challenge, an activity that challenges students to create some alternatives to this now frustrating…
Descriptors: Travel, Air Transportation, Industry, Individual Power
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Wadsworth, Deborah; Remaley, Michael Hamill – Educational Leadership, 2007
Public opinion surveys conducted by Public Agenda confirm that parents, students, and educators from diverse ethnic groups share the same fundamental aspirations for education and agree on the basic reforms needed in schools. The author, a senior advisor for Public Agenda, describes survey findings that suggest that all groups see education as the…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Public Opinion, Surveys, Academic Achievement
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McKillop, Elisabeth; Bennett, David; McDaid, Gillian; Holland, Barbara; Smith, Garth; Spowart, Katherine; Dutton, Gordon – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2006
Damage to the brain in children results in a multiplicity of visual difficulties which have to be managed both at home and at school. Parents of such children have detailed knowledge about the nature and characteristics of their child's visual difficulties and develop a range of coping strategies, often without realizing they have done so. The…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Neurological Impairments, Children, Problems