This book provides indepth information that is needed to initiate a variety of building projects on a diverse range of college and university campuses. Filled with project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details, the book combines highly illustrative, specialized material from industry leaders with nuts-and-bolts design…

The California Department of Education convened a task force to determine how the learning environment can be shaped to support statewide educational reforms designed to make California schools places of community pride that also help students excel. This two-part report outlines design implications common to all grade levels, as well as those…

A school construction guide offers key personnel in school development projects information on the complex task of master planning and construction of schools in Australia. This chapter of the guide provides advice on school building design issues, such as the fundamentals of good design and designs that accommodate change, issues affecting…

A school construction guide offers key personnel in school development projects information on the complex task of master planning and construction of schools in Australia. This chapter presents the appendix for the complete guide and contains summary statements of important procedures outlined in the earlier chapters. Included are outlines of…

Much about designing learning experiences and supporting environments has been learned from the New Designs for Learning process. Looking at the history of education in the United States and high school change initiatives in other countries, project staff have found that designing schools for the future is a learning process in which staff,…

This bulletin offers guidance on English school premises regulations applying to safety protection against fires in the following general areas: means of escape in case of fire; precautionary measures to prevent fire; fire warning systems and fire fighting; fire spreading speed; structures and materials resistant to fires; and damage control. It…

Scores of millions of dollars are spent annually in the United States for new school buildings. With this large. expenditure has come a general desire that schoolhouses shall be usable, healthful, comfortable, and beautiful. Educators and architects have united in devising plans for school buildings. This bureau has published a valuable bulletin…

This document contains Volume Seven of the "National Series" of the "American Journal of Education." Issues 25-28 provide articles by a variety of authors discussing topics including German pedagogy, French pedagogy, liberal education, manners in education and life, military and naval education, female education and employment,…

A new, split-level high school at Magnet Cove, Arkansas, is distinctive in appearance, high in educational efficiency, and inexpensive to maintain. (Author)

Discusses the problems of developing elementary schools and suggests the solutions for creating a well-run elementary school. (RK)

The benefits of technology must be used to design instructional support systems for secondary schools to keep pace with their changing world. (CK)

The educational developments that led to open plan design and twelve rules for making the most of it. (Author)

A Kansas City (Missouri) school for severely handicapped children features a single corridor that encircles a skylit multipurpose room and provides access to all other areas. In addition to 20 classrooms, the school houses support services that include a testing and observation area, a workshop, and a home living center. (Author/MLF)

Architectural drafting and building construction teachers need to become informed about barrier-free access. This information should be included in programs to give students experience and competence in this area. Industrial educators should assume a leadership role in training personnel to design and build a barrier-free environment. (JOW)