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Venes, Jane – Journal of General Education, 2015
This comprehensive study asks what a group of rather diverse disciplines have in common. It involves a cross-disciplinary examination of an entire college, the College of Design at Iowa State University. This research was intended to provide a sense of direction in developing and assessing possible core content. The reasoning was that material…
Descriptors: Design, Architecture, Computer Graphics, Interior Design
Rosin, Julie; Erbes, Elizabeth; Britt, James; Good, Bill – Educational Facility Planner, 2012
Des Moines is an urban community located in the heart of Iowa. Des Moines Public Schools serves 32,000 students in a system with 62 buildings, including Central Campus--a Regional Academy. Central Campus is housed in four buildings, including the main campus at 1800 Grand located on the western edge of downtown Des Moines. As a regional academy,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Facilities, Shared Facilities
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Gulwadi, Gowri Betrabet – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce a pedagogical method used in a design studio as part of a curriculum-greening process to encourage reflection on the complexity of sustainability and sustainable design. Online reflective journals were used in two semesters of a sustainable design studio to develop students' awareness and…
Descriptors: Interior Design, Journal Writing, Content Analysis, Teaching Methods
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1987
This set of activities is intended to assist home economics teachers in incorporating basic energy education concepts into traditional home economics topics. Awareness activities that are intended to help students develop an understanding of fundamental energy conservation concepts and, at the same time, apply these concepts in home economics…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Clothing Instruction
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1986
The revised Iowa Developed Energy Activity Sampler (IDEAS) was compiled using the original IDEAS program and the Energy Conservation Activity Packets (ECAPS). This document was developed to provide home economics teachers with background information on energy, and activities that can be used/adapted with a minimum of preparation time. The…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Cognitive Processes
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 18 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: some effects of nonstandard English in counseling; the status of speech instruction in Iowa high schools; communications analyses of a university and a public…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Assertiveness, Bibliotherapy, Black Institutions