The 1973 remodeling of the Emmanuel Mounier Lycee in Grenoble, France, shows how a secondary educational facility can respond to expanding school offerings. As background to the lycee's expansion, the author, who was principal of the school during its remodeling, provides general information on the French educational system and on the consequent…

This handbook is designed for use by educators, parents, and computer professionals who can utilize it for special assistance; for locating appropriate, relatively inexpensive, quality materials; and for developing an awareness of the broad spectrum of tasks that are essential to the effective use of computers in schools. The first seven chapters…

An arts education task force was set up in North Carolina to identify critical issues related to arts education and to make recommendations for improving the public school programs. Fourteen recommendations are documented including that: (1) the Department of Public Instruction, the State Board of Education and the North Carolina General Assembly…

Several years ago the East De Pere Board of Education and its superintendent recognized that the key variables of curriculum, enrollments, and facilities were combining to create some serious problems for the district. A systems approach that treats the totality of the problem and analyzes the interrelationships among the parts of the whole was…

Describes some of the reasons teachers are quitting the profession and recommends specific actions school board members can take (1) to improve school facilities, curricula, and teaching conditions, and (2) to meet student needs. (IW)

Philosophy, content, organization, methodology, and administration of industrial arts education are described as an integral part of a total educational program. The book is aimed at educators, primarily teachers, at the elementary and secondary levels, and explains and summarizes types and levels of offerings and their functional relationship…

Effective long-range planning by school districts is an imperative in dealing with declining enrollments. School districts should (1) evaluate present programs in light of current statutory regulations and educational trends and innovations; (2) appraise the structural qualities of existing school facilities; (3) conduct communitywide surveys to…