Presents a technique for assessing elderly residents' priorities and desired environmental characteristics for in-unit activities. Considered three components in design priority for activities: time spent, unit adequacy, and importance. Residents' high priority activites were sleeping, watching television, preparing food, resting, and eating. (NRB)

Profiles are presented of two middle schools designed to improve the transition of elementary pupils to a modern high school program featuring individualized, self-directed study and research. One school uses a cluster plan, the other a compact design. The descriptions emphasize why the schools were designed as they were and how they were designed…

As a comprehensive reference source on carpeting usage in schools, this selected and annotated bibliography is divided into five subject areas. The subject areas covered are as follows--(1) facility case studies of carpeted learning environments gives an insight into actual situations along with the accompanying feed-back results and experiences…