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Peer reviewedBloomfield, Byron C. – CEFP Journal, 1973
Schools must be considered as designed environments where individuals should be given maximum opportunity to engage in task activities with a minimum of adverse influences from elements in the designed surroundings. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Design, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Research
Fitzroy, Dariel – Sch Manage, 1970
A private firm is operating a program for public schools that has improved the reading and math skills of potential dropouts. (Author)
Descriptors: Acoustic Insulation, Acoustical Environment, Acoustics, Auditoriums
Peer reviewedHebert, Elizabeth A. – Educational Leadership, 1998
The organization of space profoundly affects learning. Students feel better connected to a building that anticipates their needs and respects them as individuals. Built in 1971, Crow Island School, in Winnetka, Illinois, is a prize-winning facility that has provided generations of children with windowed classrooms, skylights, adjacent workrooms,…
Descriptors: Building Design, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Physical Environment
Direct linkWright, Sharon – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2004
The author of this article is the Managing Director of School Works, a groundbreaking school design initiative working in collaboration with partners such as the Architecture Foundation, DfES, Demos, and schools. School Works is a not for profit company which works to link the design of secondary school buildings with their impact on the teaching,…
Descriptors: School Buildings, Building Design, Participation, Student Surveys
Midjaas, Carl Larsen; Millu, Milton J. – American School and University, 1975
On a limited site, Grand Rapids transforms a 750-student junior high into a 3000-student senior high school. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Design, Critical Path Method, Design Requirements, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedCEFP Journal, 1975
Profile of a new facility for handicapped children from infants to 8-year olds. Created to purposefully avoid any resemblance to an institution, this unique facility is helping to provide a laboratory for improving the development of the children's potential. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Design, Educational Environment, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children
DOBER, RICHARD P. – 1965
A REVOLUTION IN PLANNING WAS TRIGGERED BY A REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION WHICH INVESTIGATED THE AVAILABILITY OF PLACES IN RELATION TO STUDENT ENROLLMENT PROJECTION. SIX NEW UNIVERSITIES WERE CONSTRUCTED AS A RESULT WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DESIGN. THE DESIGN WAS DEVELOPED TO HELP SOLVE THE DILEMMA OF "BELONGING" AT LARGE INSTITUTIONS.…
Descriptors: Building Design, Campus Planning, College Planning, Educational Environment
American School Board Journal, 1967
Nathan Hale Senior High School in West Allis, Wisconsin was designed to survive inevitable educational innovations adjusting to predicted trends. The architects planned three study-groups of schoolrooms. Each group can operate independently affording a more intimate air than the usual atmosphere of a massive school. Classroom "clusters" are…
Descriptors: Building Design, Classroom Design, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation
Download full textDober, Richard P. – 1965
A revolution in planning was triggered by a report of the special committee on education which investigated the availability of places in relation to student enrollment projection. Six new universities were constructed as a result with an emphasis on design. The design was developed to help solve the dilemma of "belonging" at large…
Descriptors: Building Design, Campus Planning, College Planning, Educational Environment
Battle, Alice H. – Audiovisual Instruction, 1973
Author describes the recently completed Bishop Learning Center at the Punahou School, Honolulu. The key to the unqualified success of the center is found not in superior material features, but rather in a basic staff attitude of positive concern. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Design, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities, Educational Media
Luna, Gene, Ed.; Gahagan, Jimmie, Ed. – National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2008
In 2004, "Learning Reconsidered" urged educators to think more holistically about student learning and development. "Learning Initiatives in the Residential Setting" provides a framework for putting this call into action at large universities and small colleges alike. Chapters trace the history of learning in residence halls, discuss academic and…
Descriptors: Building Design, Physical Environment, Student Personnel Services, Holistic Approach
Schneider, Tod – 2001
This digest in Spanish describes the key elements of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). CPTED is based on the recognition that the physical environment influences human behavior. It is different from conventional security measures, which many times are based on prohibitions, in that it focuses on desired behaviors and attempts…
Descriptors: Building Design, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences
Schneider, Tod – 2001
This digest describes the key elements of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). CPTED is based on the recognition that the physical environment influences human behavior. It is different from conventional security measures, which many times are based on prohibitions, in that it focuses on desired behaviors and attempts to solve…
Descriptors: Building Design, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences
Peer reviewedSchool Management, 1971
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Innovation, Educational Environment, Elementary Schools
Peer reviewedDuke, Daniel L.; Bradley, William; Butin, Dan; Grogan, Margaret; Gillespie, Monica – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1998
Summarizes a study exploring the extent to which five Virginia school systems took advantage of building a new secondary school to address the need for fundamental educational change. Franklin County took greatest advantage of new construction, designing a technology and career-exploration center. Manassas Park designed a fairly innovative…
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Innovation, Building Plans, Educational Change
