A primer on school design prepared to serve as a review of educational change and architectural consequences. Major themes underlying reforms in education are discussed, teaching and alternative learning arrangements are reviewed, and the interrelation of school activities are examined. The current educational scene is reviewed in an attempt to discover those innovations which have implications for facilities. Alternative teaching-learning arrangements needed to meet various educational objectives are portrayed. Also suggested are some various combinations of people, spaces and resources to indicate how certain activities might take place in relation to one another. Many photographs, diagrams and drawings illustrate this document. (FPO)