Students are creating content in a variety of ways and using numerous technologies to share that content that did not exist when their teachers were students. Students are interacting with the new technologies they see on TV, at the movies and through their social networks. They are creating and sharing websites, posting self made videos and…

Facility management today is the management of increasingly complex processes with an increasing number of team members. Facility managers must become leaders. (MLF)

Contends that preparation programs in educational administration usually do not directly cover facility planning or construction, or the assessment and maintenance of existing facilities. Suggests areas to be addressed in an educational facilities planning course. (12 references) (MLF)

Electronic communication networks can provide facility planners with a rapid forum for the exchange of ideas and a quick survey process. Provides information about the Facilities and Services Listserv (FACSER), designed for the exchange of ideas related to higher education, and other services and networks such as BITNET, ARPANET, and INTERNET.…

Outlines factors to be considered in planning a dedicated room when a school system plans to become involved in a network of interactive television for distance learning. (MLF)

Site visitations to various campuses or facilities help planners decide how the observed features can be incorporated into future facility planning. Includes specific tasks for the planning team, 11 common site visit pitfalls, a preliminary site-visit checklist, criteria for site-visitation reports, and goals for educational specifications. (MLF)

Proposes 18 key planning and design principles for quality child care facilities. The principles are based on empirical research, consulting on 40 child care centers around the United States, and visiting another 100 innovative facilities throughout northern Europe and Canada. Eleven drawings and 16 citations are included. (MLF)

Quality control in designing and building school buildings depends on customer feedback. Outlines and graphically demonstrates the interrelationships among the input sources; the information acquired; and the three phases of predesign, construction, and completion. (MLF)

Examines the design of the classroom, its location within the regular school building, and the furnishings within the special education classroom, to determine their effects on improving the integration of the handicapped population. (12 references) (MLF)

Architects and interior designers must work closely with teachers and caregivers to learn what is important in a child-care facility. Lists physical attributes of a good child-care facility. Identifies ways in which design elements of scale, adjacency, congruency, flexibility, complexity, and texture affect the environment, and who has primary…

School construction has been increasing significantly over the last eight years. However, more money is being spent on adding to and retrofitting existing buildings than on constructing new schools. This trend is expected to continue because of increasing enrollments, deteriorating buildings, programs that require more space, and the influence of…

Analyzes information on 1,056 (61 percent) of the 1,721 Georgia public school buildings concerning the relationships among roof age, roof types, and roof problems. (17 references) (MLF)

Bond issue funds were earmarked for remodeling 10 schools in a Florida school district. Describes a physical plant survey instrument used to examine each district school building to determine the district needs and the method that prioritizes those needs. (MLF)

Culturally sensitive schools reflect the customs and heritage of the community served. Examples of such schools are presented, and considerations for planning culturally sensitive school facilities are described. (13 references) (MLF)

The convergence of technical communication devices and services is transforming the learning, administrative, and facility control functions in schools. A communication system's study procedure uses a multidimensional matrix to assist planners in analyzing communication's infrastructure needs and configuration. (MLF)