THIS COURSE OUTLINE IN CONSTRUCTION IS PART OF THE FINAL REPORT ON "CLUSTER CONCEPT" COURSES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION (ED 010 301). EACH JOB ENTRY TASK WAS ANALYZED FOR HUMAN REQUIREMENTS (COMMUNICATION, MEASUREMENT, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, SKILLS, AND INFORMATION) NECESSARY TO PERFORMANCE OF THE TASK. THE TASK…

Prepared for consideration by the administration and Board of Trustees of Pima Community College (PCC), this report presents data on the socioeconomic and educational trends that will affect the college's need for new facilities and offers recommendations for policy formation. Part I establishes the legal basis for facilities planning in Arizona…

FUNCTIONAL PROCEDURES FOR A MAJOR CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM WHERE SCHOOL PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION IS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS ARE PRESENTED. INCLUDED ARE MATERIALS FROM CONSULTING ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ATTORNEYS, AND SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS. FIVE PHASES OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS ARE PRESENTED. THE PREPLANNING PHASE INVOLVES EMPLOYMENT OF AN ARCHITECT AND…

In the entire Genessee Valley area of New York, only two channels are available to educators. Therefore, a study was made of the feasibility of constructing a multi-channel system for the transmission of television and data signals to schools in the area. Field strength measurements were taken of the local educational broadcast signal WXXI-TV to…

This study was commissioned to provide data related to program and facility needs of the community college proposed in the Lewiston-Auburn area. A brief history of the two-year college movement in general, and in Maine in particular, is followed by descriptions of three area surveys. The High School Survey of 2,246 junior and senior year students…

The "Capital Construction Budget Recommendations and Prioritization 2005-2007 Biennium" provides the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education's funding and priority recommendations on capital construction budget requests from the Nebraska State Colleges, the University of Nebraska, and the Nebraska College of Technical…

The primary goal of the Capital Construction Program for Colorado public colleges and universities is to adopt an action schedule for legislative budgeting of funds to meet approved educational program needs, to provide facilities of comparable quality to serve the students at the 22 campuses, and to create a safe and healthful environment…

Two case studies, one conducted in the Luristan region of Iran in 1974, the other in the Caspian region in 1978, outline a methodology for assessing the problems and potentials of indigenous building methods. They illustrate how the methods can be used and developed to meet present shelter needs and how the problems that exist can be overcome…

The use of many public school facilities now closed due to declining enrollment could generate substantial savings for new federal construction projects. Responses to a questionnaire sent to all 50 states by the General Accounting Office (GAO) show that there were 2,493 vacant schools in 19 of the 23 responding states at the beginning of the…

SPECIFIC INFORMATION NEEDED BY LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL IN PLANNING VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION FACILITIES IS PROVIDED. AREAS COVERED ARE (1) SEVEN STEPS IN FACILITY PLANNING, (2) DETAILS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FACILITY PLANNING FROM INCEPTION TO DEDICATION, (3) A PLANNING CHECKLIST, (4) GUIDELINE STANDARDS FOR CEILING…

Each of 16 authors treats a technical aspect of preconstruction planning in this bulletin. Application of systems logic appears in the organization of the chapters. The problem is defined as a survey procedure in chapters discussing the school business official, planning terminology, and staff structure. Variations of objective synthesis are…

This survey takes into consideration population growth, past enrollments, and resident live births in its projection of school district building needs. The existing facilities -- two elementary schools, an intermediate school, and a junior-senior high school -- are examined and the functional capacity of each building determined. Recommendations…

As of August 1995, there exists a backlog of $800 million in needed facility improvements, repairs, and construction in schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The cost and number of projects has risen to a level that exceeds current program funds. With the school buildings deteriorating and the student population increasing, there…

Pursuant to Florida educational legislation, this report presents findings of the educational plant survey for Edison Community College (ECC) and includes recommendations for the 5-year period from December 7, 1992 through June 30, 1997. The 10 sections of the report present information on the following topics: (1) the educational plant survey…

This activity is one of a series of 17 teacher-developed instructional activities for geography at the secondary grade level described in SO 009 140. This activity investigates the proposed construction of a dam. It employs a simulation technique in which students debate the conflicts that may evolve between groups with differing goals. To provide…