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Martinho, Miguel; Freire da Silva, Jose M. R. – PEB Exchange, 2008
Open plan schools have been largely contested in Portugal; many teachers, administrators and even parents consider this model of schooling inappropriate and therefore a failure. Recently however the Escola da Ponte, one of the open plan schools that has survived, was recognised as one of the country's most innovative educational facilities.…
Descriptors: Open Plan Schools, Foreign Countries, Educational Facilities, Public Schools
Scott-Watson, W. – PEB Exchange, 2008
Scotland's Building Excellence programme is exploring the implications of curriculum reform for school building design. It includes events which bring together teachers, designers, school managers and local authorities.
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Building Design, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Limbacher, Laszlo – PEB Exchange, 2008
Hungary's "Belvarosi Tanoda" Secondary School offers an informal, flexible environment and alternative teaching methods for students who have had problems in other schools. The "Belvarosi Tanoda" (which translates as downtown school) is a second chance school for students who have dropped out of upper secondary education. It…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Secondary Schools
Robinson, Mark – PEB Exchange, 2008
Booker Park School is a new complex for pre-primary children and primary pupils with a range of behavioural and learning difficulties. To respond to the pupils' varied needs, the school facilities offer a high degree of flexibility and a quality environment for learning.
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Foreign Countries, Educational Facilities, Preschool Children
PEB Exchange, 1999
Discusses how the growing use of information technology and the move toward schools as community learning centers are affecting the demand for and use of space in educational institutions, particularly in reference to changes which promote lifelong learning and the creation of the information society. Observations from Australia, Austria, Belgium,…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Information Technology
Hirsch, Donald – PEB Exchange, 1997
Some countries have no fixed rules about classrooms' physical size or numbers of children taught therein. Italian children attend schools within their catchment area; each class has a maximum number of pupils. New Zealand schools serve all comers, except when crowding threatens. The Dutch government guarantees equal physical and teaching resources…
Descriptors: Class Size, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Requirements
Meade, Anne; Ross, Fiona – PEB Exchange, 2006
Educational buildings and grounds can provide a supportive and stimulating environment for the learning process as well as contribute to greater community needs. These issues were addressed at an international conference entitled "Making Space: Architecture and Design for Young Children". Described here are the importance of outdoor…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Students
PEB Exchange, 1997
The Waite Campus at the University of Adelaide, South Australia, houses industrial, research, and educational organizations. One advantage of this co-location is sharing the cost of facilities and equipment. The facilities described include Plant Research Center, Wine Science Laboratory, refectory, library, conference facilities, teleteaching,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning