This paper examines the changing role of environmental quality management from its traditional operationally-based role, to an expanded, more dynamic role in strategic educational planning activities at the local, site-based level. First, a brief review of the state of knowledge concerning the impact of environmental quality on the educational…

This presentation explores a theoretical framework and a practical procedure for assessing an urban school physical environment to identify its perceived impacts on the educational process, and reviews and critiques assessment models identified in the literature for assessing the quality of the physical environment. The Baltimore City Public…

Environmental factors are being increasingly recognized as playing a role in school effectiveness and educational outcomes. Volume 1 examines what is known concerning the diagnosis, design, and management of environmental quality in schools, and the perceived relationship between environmental quality and educational outcomes, as revealed in an…