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Gerber, Carole – 1988
A group of American university facility planners and architects paid a 2-week visit in September 1987 to eight universities in five countries in order to study and explore European campuses at first hand. A description of the tour illustrated by numerous color photographs of the universities visited is presented in this report. Both the visitors…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Built Environment, Campus Planning, College Buildings
Moore, Gary T. – 1994
This paper questions the physical environmental adequacy of the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS) developed by Thelma Harms, Debby Cryer, and Richard Clifford at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. ITERS is a 35-item scale designed to assess the quality of center-based infant and toddler care, and one of a family of child…
Descriptors: Building Design, Class Activities, Classroom Design, Day Care Centers
Moore, Gary T.; Lackney, Jeffery A. – 1993
This paper explores the often elusive yet very important relationship between architectural design and educational reform. A review of the major findings from the educational and architectural research literatures on the impacts of school design on educational program effectiveness is presented. Commonalities among the disciplines were identified…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
National Audio-Visual Supply, East Rutherford, NJ. – 1992
Designed to help create effective presentations using liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, this guide contains the basic information on LCD panels, as well as suggestions on when, where and how to best use them, presented in a step-by-step procedure format. Seven topics are addressed in the guide: (1) eight steps to a successful meeting…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Display Aids, Educational Facilities Design
Hardt, Richard W.; Wisniewski, John, Ed.; Horner, Kirk C.; Ficklen, Ellen, Ed.; Ward, Anne W. – 1998
Schools facing deteriorating conditions, high costs, and outdated building designs are tapping into the special capabilities of information technology to address the learning needs of their students. This book guides school leaders through school facility planning and technology systems planning, describing the importance of long-range planning…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Decision Making, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Planning
Smith, Jack; And Others – 1989
The Cooke County College and Gainesville Independent School District (Texas) jointly offer students the opportunity to obtain 4 full years of electronics training--2 in high school and 2 in college--through an articulation agreement. This "2 + 2" program gives students two options from which to choose depending upon their career goals:…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Mathematics, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation
Stennett, R. G.; Earl, L. M. – 1983
A survey of 131 Canadian elementary school teachers teaching in open areas sought to discover the extent to which open education concepts were being implemented and to solicit their opinions about a variety of problems and issues related to implementation. The survey asked teachers to rate their current situation and personal preferences on 11…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Education
Stewart, Ruth L. – 1989
A preschool director designed an outdoor playground for 115 infants, toddlers, and preschoolers attending an early childhood center operated by a graduate theological seminary. Based on a review of the relevant literature on different aspects of outdoor play, the design reflected a playground that: (1) integrated outdoor play area with indoor…
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Earthman, Glen I. – 1986
This chapter of "Principles of School Business Management" reviews the extensive range of activities associated with planning for and constructing school facilities. These activities include (1) organizing the staff and organizing the task; (2) conducting long-range planning (involving the gathering of data, the development of a planning document,…
Descriptors: Architects, Building Operation, Educational Administration, Educational Facilities Design
Lamm, Zvi – 1986
Changes in instructional methods and ideologies depend on simultaneous changes in the physical environment for the practice of those methods. School architecture results from the type of activity dictated by educational theories. One of the principal ideologies of education is socialization, which perceives education as a process of preparing…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Educational Change, Educational Development
Campbell, Sheila D. – 1984
This guide provides assistance in selecting and designing the day care center's building and grounds and in planning and arranging the center's playroom. In regard to the building and grounds, discussion considers program and support service functions, highly desirable features of buildings and grounds, playroom space, outdoor space, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Day Care Centers, Design Requirements, Early Childhood Education

Brubaker, C. William – 1982
Text and small black and white photographs reproduced in this booklet outline a slide presentation of the significant design directions that influence the character of school facilities. The locations and names of the schools and the architectural firms accompany the pictures. Energy conservation factors are illustrated by schools of passive or…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Conversion, Building Innovation, Educational Facilities Design
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Research Branch. – 1981
The new Riverheights School, constructed by the Brandon (Manitoba) School Board for kindergarten through ninth grade students, was built as a "low-profile" school with an "earthberm" in order to save on heating, vandalism, and insurance costs and to integrate the building into a neighborhood park setting.…
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Building Plans, Construction Materials, Costs
Morrison, LaVerne; And Others – 1982
This guide to the planning and design of school library or learning resources centers (LRC) is divided into two parts. Guidelines provided in the first section cover the planning responsibilities of the district LRC director and the learning resources specialist/librarian; development of educational specifications; location; required spaces;…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Check Lists, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education
Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. – 1984
This instructor guide provides materials for a cosmetology program in the Department of Defense Dependents Schools. While enabling the high school student to pursue a career in cosmetology or related fields, the program offers consumer skills for all students in personal development, hair styling, make-up, and other areas of cosmetology.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Cosmetology, Disabilities