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Berndt, Rene – Educational Facility Planner, 2012
As the designer of primary and secondary educational facilities, the author has become familiar with educational thinkers such as Sir Kenneth Robinson, Peter Senge, Ewan McIntosh, Daniel Pink and Howard Gardner--each promoting an approach based on system-thinking, self-directed exploration and multidimensional, interactive learning. In 2009, he…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Reggio Emilia Approach, Montessori Method, Educational Facilities
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Cox, Andrew; Herrick, Tim; Keating, Patrick – Teaching in Higher Education, 2012
Space has been of growing significance in social theory in recent years, yet, explorations of it in the scholarship of higher education have been limited. This is surprising, given the critical role space has in shaping staff and students' engagement with the university. Taking a practice-based approach and focusing on academic identities, this…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, Educational Facilities Improvement, Interior Space
Rosin, Julie; Erbes, Elizabeth; Britt, James; Good, Bill – Educational Facility Planner, 2012
Des Moines is an urban community located in the heart of Iowa. Des Moines Public Schools serves 32,000 students in a system with 62 buildings, including Central Campus--a Regional Academy. Central Campus is housed in four buildings, including the main campus at 1800 Grand located on the western edge of downtown Des Moines. As a regional academy,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Facilities, Shared Facilities
Council of Ontario Universities, Toronto. – 1988
Refinements of space standards and a survey of physical facilities are reported for Ontario-area universities. Part I, "1987 Refinements to the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) Space Standards," updates the interim report issued in August 1986 and consists of the following: development of the COU space standards, the work of the…
Descriptors: College Buildings, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Planning, Facility Guidelines