Illustrates how an alternative high school in Seattle (Washington) used creative thinking in taking space designed for other uses and making it into a user-friendly school. Other adaptations of old buildings to school use are highlighted. (GR)

Communities are looking to non-educational buildings for schoolhouse use. This report looks at the Frankford Arsenal Gauge Building in Philadelphia. Implications of the two-day workshop and the resulting study by educator, educational consultant and architect is both specific and general and serves as a starting point for school districts offered…

Written for both students and practitioners, this book is a comprehensive treatise on the planning, remodeling, and maintenance of educational facilities. The subject matter is organized to blend theory and practice. Part I deals primarily with theory, principles, and techniques of educational facilities planning, covering school building history,…

While schools have measured student performance in various environments, rarely have they evaluated the specific environments as they relate to non-cognitive aspects of schools. A study of this type was done at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Illinois to evaluate the effects of a change in utilization of physical school facilities based on…

This manual is intended for use by the Alberta, Canada, school boards, administrators, consultants, education staff, and other individuals involved in school building projects. The purpose of the School Capital Plan, funding, and Alberta Education's funding framework are detailed. The school building project components of the School Capital Plan…

The purpose of the study was to (a) determine the design features of the physical learning environment that support collaborative, project-based learning, and (b) to gain an understanding of the rationale for the selection of the features. The literature review indicated a need for changing learning expectations to prepare learners for rapidly…