Descriptor
Source
Author
| Brawer, Florence B., Ed. | 1 |
| Cohen, Arthur M., Ed. | 1 |
| Dickens, Ben | 1 |
| Harmon, Hobart | 1 |
| Howley, Craig | 1 |
| Lawrence, Barbara Kent | 1 |
| Smith, Charles | 1 |
| Stevenson, Kenneth R. | 1 |
| Sullivan, Kevin J. | 1 |
Publication Type
| ERIC Publications | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| ERIC Digests in Full Text | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Reference Materials -… | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textSullivan, Kevin J. – 2002
Examining the trend toward an older U.S. population, this paper discusses why educators and school facility planners should consider designing multipurpose schools that specifically contribute to stronger intergenerational links. Reasons include: ending age segregation, enriching the lives of children and seniors, creating support for public…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Planning, Intergenerational Programs, Older Adults
Stevenson, Kenneth R. – 2002
This publication examines 10 educational trends that should be considered in the planning, design, and modernization ofschools. The trends were identified by reviewing research on the relationship of school facilities to student outcomes; by performing a general environmental scan of current trends, issues, problems, andinitiatives in education;…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Harmon, Hobart; Howley, Craig; Smith, Charles; Dickens, Ben – 1998
School improvement in rural places cannot succeed without attention to the rural context of learning. Most especially, smaller schools need to be preserved and sustained in rural areas, particularly impoverished communities, for the sake of student achievement and personal development. This school improvement tool suggests the character of a "good…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Community Planning, Community Schools, Educational Facilities Planning
Lawrence, Barbara Kent – 2001
State policies greatly affect the decisions rural districts make about building or renovating school facilities. State, federal, and local mechanisms for funding school facilities are briefly described. Some states require a specific percentage of growth or decline in student population or a minimum number of students as a prerequisite for…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Consolidated Schools, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Facilities Improvement
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1981
Four documents and seven journal articles on the management of enrollment decline, selected from those recently made available through the ERIC system, are described briefly in this report. Topics covered in the items listed include what can be done at the state level, suggestions for projecting enrollment, how instructional space is being…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Declining Enrollment
Cohen, Arthur M., Ed.; Brawer, Florence B., Ed. – 1994
This collection of essays focuses on the administration of contemporary community colleges, including chapters describing the staffing and functioning of major offices and pertinent issues affecting each area of work. The 25 chapters of the book are: (1) "The Challenging Environment: Context, Concepts, and Crises," by Arthur M. Cohen and Florence…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Articulation (Education), Budgeting, College Administration
