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Peer reviewedCEFP Journal, 1981
Describes a community planning laboratory process held to resolve the issue of reuse of excess school facilities. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Citizen Participation, Community Centers, Community Involvement
Fiala, Holly Harrison – School Administrator, 1983
Beginning on the front cover, this article recommends planning ahead and involving the community in surplus school use decisions. It suggests turning surplus schools into projects restoring historic buildings and benefitting neighborhoods. (JM)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Building Conversion, Community Involvement, Community Support
Peer reviewedEriksen, Aase – CEFP Journal, 1979
The Central Park Project, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, illustrates the importance of participation in the design process and the impact of school sites on children as well as on the surrounding neighborhood. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Community Centers, Community Involvement, Design Requirements
Preston, James C.; Halton, Katherine B. – 1980
In an effort to understand the successful components of small community development projects in selected New York communities of less than 10,000 population, an analysis was made of the Sinclairville Project in Chautauqua County which rehabilitated an unused school building to function as a housing unit for senior citizens. Originally a group of…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Community Action, Community Development, Community Involvement
