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Rainey, James R. – 1975
By studying literature and conducting an extensive survey of a community, students, population, size of faculty, and curricula, a proposed media facilities model was drafted for a large suburban high school. Recommendations for equipment to be installed in each classroom are given, along with equipment and materials to be shared by departments or…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Media
Hauf, Harold D.; And Others – 1966
Colleges need appropriate large group instructional facilities for effective and efficient use of instructional aids and media. A well planned system of facilities must provide space for learning; production, origination, and support; storage and retrieval. Design begins with a building plan--a statement, made jointly by the administrator and…
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Audiovisual Centers, Auditoriums, Building Design
Curtis, Thomas E., Ed. – 1968
A curriculum conference for New York school administrators interested in the middle school concept concentrated on three objectives: (1) To gain insight into the principles of early adolescent education, (2) to become aware of the strengths of the various theoretical approaches of educating the adolescent, and (3) to look at the pragmatics of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adolescents, Bibliographies, Core Curriculum
Pearson, Neville P.; Butler, Lucius – 1969
Revolutionary innovation in the traditional school library has produced "the media center", where--in addition to books--films, television, tapes, and multimedia displays are available to increase student learning. This book represents a collection of eighty-three articles from library journals dealing with library science in its modern…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Resources
Phillips, C. W.; Oddie, G. B. – 1974
In 1972, the author was asked to join a small team of experts to help implement one of the activities underway in the Programme on Educational Building (PEB). The activity was entitled, "Industrialised Building Methods for Educational Purposes," and its major objective was to identify for policymakers the considerations involved in using…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Construction Costs, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design
Schwer, William E. – 1973
The author, working with a 4-member teaching team, sought to determine how a group of pupils and their teachers would respond to an open space program proposed for a new senior high school building. A test program was conducted in temporary quarters with an experimental group of 25 randomly selected seventh grade students and a control group of 25…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Dissertations
Kleparchuk, Harry – 1970
The purpose of this study was to determine the nature of the supervisory functions that both teachers and principals of "open space" elementary schools in the Edmonton Public School System consider desirable in order to improve classroom instruction. A 77-item questionnaire was sent to the principals as well as to the 4th, 5th, and 6th…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Bibliographies, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Education
Bregar, William S. – 1973
A method was developed for doing a computer simulation of elementary school activities for different school organizations, with traditional and multiunit schools being observed for significant factors relating to the use of space. Analysis of the collected data showed that group size varied significantly as a function of school program and…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Data Analysis, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Schools
International School Building News, 1973
The aim of this project was to set up a building that completely fulfilled the educational requirements for a cost-level of semi-permanent (at least 20 years) school buildings. Because of factors that made forecasting the exact future function of this school difficult, and also because building and activities were expected to change continuously,…
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Building Plans, Comprehensive Programs, Construction Materials
Lutes and Amundson, Architects and Community Planners, Springfield, OR. – 1971
The architects, with the teaching staff, administration, students, and community, worked as a team to make a coordinated statement of the physical, functional, and esthetic proposals for a new school. The space and functional requirements of each teaching area have been documented and analyzed to arrive at a realistic appraisal of need for the…
Descriptors: Construction Materials, Curriculum Design, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design
Sanoff, Henry – 1994
The positive impact from changing the environment of a school as a way of improving the quality of education is often overlooked by educators. This book shows how to create more effective schools through a design process that involves teachers, students, parents, administrators, and architects. The design process creates school environments that…
Descriptors: Building Design, Colleges, Day Care Centers, Educational Facilities Design
Codell, Cindy – School Library Journal, 1995
Examines the process of constructing a new school library. Highlights include organizing the planning team, working with the architect, planning the environment and the details, and preparing for the grand opening. (AEF)
Descriptors: Architects, Building Plans, Construction (Process), Construction Management
Gray, Elaine – Computing Teacher, 1991
Describes a mobile computer lab set up in a converted bus that is used by fourth graders as part of the math curriculum. The program, which emphasizes problem solving and spatial visualization, also addresses gender differences and in-service teacher training. The physical arrangements, including provisions for computer security, are described.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Education
Robertson, Michelle M. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1992
Discusses ergonomic design considerations for library media centers. Specific design variables, including temperature and humidity, noise, illumination, color, and windows are discussed; and computer workstation design requirements are presented that address furniture and keyboard design, monitor and display features, software issues, and…
Descriptors: Color, Design Requirements, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design
Daly, Kevin F. – Computing Teacher, 1994
This second in a series of articles on planning for instructional computer networks focuses on site preparation, installation, service, and support. Highlights include an implementation schedule; classroom and computer lab layouts; electrical power needs; workstations; network cable; telephones; furniture; climate control; and security. (LRW)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Furniture, Climate Control, Computer Assisted Instruction
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