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Charnley, Fiona; Fleming, Paul; Fleming, Margaret; Mill, Greig – School Science Review, 2010
The UK Government's Building Schools for the Future programme has provided schools with a unique opportunity to improve education for sustainable development substantially by giving pupils the chance to study within a real-life context. This article documents an engagement project in which experts in low-energy building design are facilitating…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Facilities Design, Energy Conservation, Sustainable Development
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McNichol, Heidi; Davis, Julie Margaret; O'Brien, Katherine R. – Environmental Education Research, 2011
In this study, engineers and educators worked together to adapt and apply the ecological footprint (EF) methodology to an early learning centre in Brisbane, Australia. Results were analysed to determine how environmental impact can be reduced at the study site and more generally across early childhood settings. It was found that food, transport…
Descriptors: Building Design, Early Childhood Education, Energy Conservation, Young Children
Murphy, Jennifer, Ed.; Griffin, Carrie, Ed.; Higgs, Bettie, Ed. – National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NJ1), 2010
The third annual conference of the National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NAIRTL) was held at Trinity College Dublin on 11-12 November 2009, and was attended by over 300 delegates. The theme--"Research-Teaching Linkages: Practice and Policy"--was timely and generated some fascinating papers, workshops and…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Health Promotion, Evidence, Program Effectiveness
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Bennett, Neville; And Others – Education 3-13, 1980
The authors highlight some of the findings of their forthcoming book, "Open Plan Schools: Teaching, Curriculum, and Design," which will evaluate open plan schools in England. These schools now comprise over 10 percent of all primary schools. (KC)
Descriptors: Architectural Research, Building Design, Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Needs
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1991
This self-assessment guide is designed to assist members of fiscal policy teams in assessing current district standards and practices in the area of school facility planning and construction in relation to the total educational program. Arranged to complement the components of a long-range master plan, the guide is divided into nine parts: (1)…
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Innovation, Building Plans, Construction Programs