The following topics are given consideration in the conference reports--(1) goals for early childhood education, (2) programs for early childhood education, (3) the educator's role in the planning process, (4) environment for learning, (5) what the architect needs to know to plan kindergarten facilities, (6) the planning process, (7) the…

The prospect of declining enrollments challenges those in higher education to plan creatively for the future. For illustrative purposes, the concerns of mental health, aging, and criminal justice are related to higher education and examined in terms of four primary planning variables: programs, people, facilities, and funding. (JMD)

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,…

Examines Japan's educational system and the role of national policy and local government in fostering lifelong learning. Reasons why Japan is building a lifelong learning society are examined, as are the opportunities available in Japan for learning beyond traditional education, the national and local government's role, access to facilities,…

Community education's greatest future potential may lie in the conversion of existing school facilities to community schools. (Author/DN)

Fifty-seven references to documents received and processed to date by ERIC/CEF concerned with cost implications of educational facilities at the elementary and secondary levels are included in this interpretive bibliography. The references are classified according to content within the following categories--(1) Economies in School Construction,…

With growth no longer vigorously propelled by population increase, colleges and universities are forced to examine alternative ways for giving and receiving higher education. Perplexed by a shifting economy and increasingly competitive with each other, American campuses are clearly in transition. In these circumstances, how can colleges and…

A computer simulation model for allocating facilities and physical space is presented as a means of optimally allocating available educational resources. The model allows the decisionmaker to change specific program allocations, system parameters, and other controllable variables in order to determine the effects, both cost and utility, of these…