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Peer reviewedEisenberger, Katherine E.; Jasik, T. E. – Lutheran Education, 1977
One practical suggestion for recycling old school buildings is to use them for housing. (MJB)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Obsolescence, Declining Enrollment, Facility Utilization Research
Peer reviewedRingers, Joseph, Jr. – CEFP Journal, 1980
An abstract of a study to discover the political interaction leading to policy decisions for the management of underutilized school facilities, to determine the actual policies that resulted from those activities, and to investigate the satisfaction level of participants. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Community Satisfaction, Decision Making, Declining Enrollment
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1979
The closing of a school is a difficult step for everyone involved. In this review, 11 entries in the ERIC system about school closing are summarized. Included are suggestions for administrators to involve the community in the decision-making, and alternative uses of school buildings. Case studies are included that highlight how school districts…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Building Conversion, Cost Effectiveness, Declining Enrollment
Hess, Dale E. – 1981
In many communities new arrangements of surplus school space have been made that facilitate use of the space by the people of the districts, encourage government agencies to anticipate and support social transitions where they are necessary, and allow school districts to improve the quality of their programs. This paper is a survey of some of…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Community Centers, Community Resources, Community Schools
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1981
The use of many public school facilities now closed due to declining enrollment could generate substantial savings for new federal construction projects. Responses to a questionnaire sent to all 50 states by the General Accounting Office (GAO) show that there were 2,493 vacant schools in 19 of the 23 responding states at the beginning of the…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Construction Needs, Cost Effectiveness, Declining Enrollment
