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User Participation: A Study of Types of Participation, Effects, Mediators, and Individual Differences.
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Wandersman, Abraham – Environment and Behavior, 1979
The effects of different types of participation in planning dormitory environments was surveyed using sample populations of students at Cornell University. It was concluded that users want to participate in decisions concerning environments important to them. Participants, it was concluded, want also to work with experts. (RE)
Descriptors: Building Design, Campus Planning, Design Preferences, Environment
The University Faculty Office as an Environment.
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Farrenkopf, Toni; Roth, Vicki – Environment and Behavior, 1980
Describes results of a study of the work activities, priorities, and degree of satisfaction with the office environment of faculty at a California university. Implications for office design are discussed. (Author/WB)
Descriptors: Building Design, College Faculty, Design Preferences, Design Requirements
Post-Occupancy Evaluation: An Overview.
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Zimring, Craig M.; Reizenstein, Janet E. – Environment and Behavior, 1980
Examines the status of postoccupancy evaluation, which is the study of the effectiveness of designed environments for their human users. Issues addressed include generality, breadth of focus, applicability, sponsorship, methodology, and future directions. (WB)
Descriptors: Architectural Research, Building Design, Design Preferences, Design Requirements