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Jacobs, Ellen – 1977
This paper, focusing on young children's need for privacy, describes a study conducted to determine the manner in which children in day care centers resolve the problem of reduced space and time for privacy. A pilot study revealed that children displayed three privacy seeking behaviors: (1) verbal and nonverbal territorial behavior (use or defense…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Childhood Needs, Classroom Design, Curriculum Development
Hatoff, Sydelle H.; And Others – 1981
Intended for all those involved in planning and carrying out activities with 3- to 5-year-old children, this text provides a practical guide to creating a "Growing Program" -- a planned, flexible, evolving educational environment of things, people, and activities for preschool children. Based on continuous observation by teachers of children's…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Individualized Instruction
Brophy, Jere – 1982
The major emphasis in the studies considered in this paper is on the role of the teacher as a professional with particular expertise and specific but limited responsibilities to students and parents, and with certain rights as the instructional leader and authority figure in the classroom. According to research studies, a comprehensive approach to…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Class Organization, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
Loveless, Susan Catlett; And Others – 1981
One of a series of curriculum materials developed for training Child Development Associates, this set of training materials focuses upon program planning skills. After successfully completing this area of the curriculum, trainees should be able to perform in several ways, including the following: (1) develop awareness of the scope of the 13…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques
Kleinhammer, P. Jeannie, Ed. – 1978
Intended for preservice regular education teachers, the modules in Series II are intended to address the continuous instructional planning which teachers must carry out to meet the needs of exceptional children in regular classrooms. It is explained in a series overview that many of the enabling activities require contact with children in the…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Delivery Systems, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
MARITA, SISTER M. – 1965
TO ASSESS DIFFERENCES IN READING ACHIEVEMENT, READING ATTITUDE, AND READING PROGRESS OF FIRST-GRADE CHILDREN OF HIGH AND LOW MENTAL ABILITIES DIFFERENT CLASSROOM ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS WERE USED. EACH ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN PROVIDED A DIFFERENT LEARNING SITUATION OR "TREATMENT." THE STUDY SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 32 TEACHERS AND 810 CHILDREN…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Achievement Gains, Beginning Reading, Classroom Design
Schlesinger, Joy – 1966
In the industrial Midlands of England, the County Education Authority in Leicestershire County has jurisdiction over approximately 250 primary schools and 50 secondary schools. A child attending an infant or junior school works at his own pace, is creative and spontaneous, and learns on his own terms. Principals are given complete autonomy and may…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Creativity
American School and University, 1965
This special magazine issue contains a series of articles on the use of electricity in school and college buildings. Subject areas include--(1) heating, (2) air conditioning, (3) automated controls, (4) lighting and its effects on learning, (5) lighting outdoor areas, (6) stage lighting, (7) power supply and electrical service, and (8) food…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Automation, Classroom Design, College Buildings
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1961
Topics of economical designing and planning are examined in both general and specific terms. Diagrams and photographs illustrate general conditions and principles while the text outlines criteria and provides specific suggestion. Subjects covered include--(1) building design fundamentals, (2) cost comparisons, (3) efficient design, (4) basic plan…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Building Design, Classroom Design, Construction Costs
Nations, Jimmy E., Ed. – 1976
This report in the National Education Association's "Developments in Classroom Instruction" series presents seven detailed descriptions of models for elementary-level classroom learning centers. It presents lists of materials, suggestions for the placement of equipment, study plans, and evaluation guides for learning centers in a variety of…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Cultural Awareness, Economics Education, Elementary Education
Gordon, Sandra L.; Fulton, Jean – 1970
Interest centers are designed to meet the needs of the other children in the class while a small group works with the teacher on the Oral Language Program. This manual is intended to assist teachers in organizing the centers, which will be used for about an hour each day. Arrangement of furniture is discussed, suggestions are made for an art…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Class Activities, Classroom Design, Early Childhood Education
Erwin, Clyde A. – 1952
This guide to basic principles of school design presents diagrammatic explanation of various developed standards and planning suggestions. The first section schematically develops patterns of school activity for primary, elementary, and high schools. The second discusses organization of activities--(1) contour adjustment, (2) landscaping, (3)…
Descriptors: Building Design, Classroom Design, Dining Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
Broward County School Board, Fort Lauderdale, FL. – 1972
A random sample is reported of fifth-year teachers from conventional schools and from open or innovative schools who completed the Organizational Climate Descriptions Questionnaire (OCDQ), administered anonymously, which measured subjective rather than objective dimensions. The instrument is interpreted as being primarily a measure of teacher…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Design, Conventional Instruction, Educational Facilities Design
Barry, Marie Myles – 1972
Einstein, translated into a philosophy of education, views the factors governing man's qualities--his genes, his parents, his neighborhood, his church, his country, his world--as relative forces in his development, susceptible to infinite growth, and depending upon various combinations of experience. These experiences, in turn, depend upon nature…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Change, Educational Diagnosis
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Anderson, Norman D. – Rural Educator, 1987
Recalls highlights on student days in a one-room country school. Describes school maintenance routines, individualized instruction, school programs, and holiday celebrations. Concludes that alumni of one-room schools are proud of their heritage and feel that the education they received reflects the nation's finest values. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Curriculum, Democratic Values
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