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Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1984
In 1983 the Oklahoma Legislature adopted facility guidelines for the purpose of defining, organizing, and encouraging the planning of adequate environments for education. The guidelines contained in this booklet have been designed to allow for the requirements of all Oklahoma school districts regardless of size or educational program. The…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Guidelines
Gibson, Charles D.; Eatough, Clair L. – 1966
This publication is intended to help California school officials and planners create school buildings that provide environments needed for the operation of an outstanding program of public education. It encourages them to visit the schools presented and similar ones in order to become informed about new planning concepts and trends in school…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Jefferson County School District R-1, Denver, CO. – 1998
The Jefferson County School District (Colorado) has developed a manual of high school specifications for Design Advisory Groups and consultants to use for planning and designing the district's high school facilities. The specifications are provided to help build facilities that best meet the educational needs of the students to be served.…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning, Guidelines
Vincent, Susan, Ed. – 1999
In multigrade instruction, children of at least a 2-year grade span and diverse ability levels are grouped in a single classroom and share experiences involving intellectual, academic, and social skills. "The Multigrade Classroom" is a seven-book series that provides an overview of current research on multigrade instruction, identifies key issues…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Design, Classrooms, Design Requirements
Castaldi, Basil – 1987
Written for both students and practitioners, this book is a comprehensive treatise on the planning, remodeling, and maintenance of educational facilities. The subject matter is organized to blend theory and practice. Part I deals primarily with theory, principles, and techniques of educational facilities planning, covering school building history,…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Conversion, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Planning
Carmichael, Lucianne B. – Learning, 1980
Teachers are responsible for making sure that classroom space is used in the most effective manner. Ways in which a group of teachers cooperated to change a dreary, cramped old school into an exciting learning environment are described. (JN)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Improvement
Lally, J. Ronald; Stewart, Jay – 1990
For use in conjunction with training videotapes illustrating key concepts and caregiving techniques, this guide aims to help caregivers set up environments for infants and toddlers that promote young children's health, safety, and comfort, meet their developmental needs, and provide caregivers a comfortable and convenient place to work. Section 1…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Health, Classroom Design, Day Care
Hawkins, Harold L.; Lilley, H. Edward – 1998
This guide provides a comprehensive method for measuring the quality and educational effectiveness of school facilities and may be used to perform a post-occupancy review; to formulate a formal record; to highlight specific appraisal needs; to examine the need for new facilities or renovations; or to serve as an instructional tool. Suggestions are…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Building Plans, Design Requirements, Educational Environment
Sanoff, Henry – 1995
The planning and design of child care centers has been undertaken without sufficient knowledge of children's spatial behavior, resulting in centers not providing appropriate physical conditions for young children's developmental needs. Research suggests that physical environment is important in supporting child development. Child care settings…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Day Care Centers, Day Care Effects
Goldberg, Bruce, Ed. – Radius, 1991
School architecture should be redesigned to match the vision for overall school restructuring. After explaining the need for improving educational facilities, this document describes the role of environmental variables in motivating and assessing improved student performance. The relationships between the environment and social attitudes and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Educational Cooperation, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design
Lilley, H. Edward – 1986
Appropriate school facility design promotes a balance between student freedom and control. This report evaluates research on architectural approaches affecting student control and offers design recommendations. Since 1960, school discipline and vandalism problems have exploded. Senator Birch Bayh's committee reported that certain crimes are…
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Discipline, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Planning
Jenkins, Judith, Ed. – 1985
This document, in a looseleaf format that allows for the easy addition of annual updates, is a compilation of information to be used in the planning of educational buildings from the conception of needs through occupancy and use. Each unit contains numerous photographs, drawings, and figures that illustrate the contents. Unit subjects are as…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Budgeting, Building Design, Campus Planning