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Download full textBaker, Lindsay – National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2012
Public education is one of the central tasks of a democratic society, and the buildings that house this important task not only shape the way one teaches, but provide icons and symbols for the values people hold common as a society. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this context has placed school buildings squarely in a position of debate and innovation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developed Nations, Educational Facilities Design, School Buildings
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Direct linkPiro, Joseph M. – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2008
Michel Foucault's critical studies concerning regimes of power are of special interest when applied to architecture. In particular, he warned of the hazards of building surveillance into architectural structures for the purpose of monitoring people and took as his historical exemplar English philosopher Jeremy Bentham's "Panopticon," a structure…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Architecture, Social Behavior, Educational Philosophy
Boynton, Rodney S.; Cecil, Daniel W. – American School & University, 1996
Discusses how a facilities study will allow school districts to meet current demands, as well as plan for future needs. Describes strategies for evaluating how educational programs fit into a building's existing space and offers tips for inventorying the facilities themselves. Lists items to include in a facilities study. (RJM)
Descriptors: Building Design, Classroom Environment, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Barrows, Alice – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1937
The study of "Functional Planning of Elementary School Buildings" is a cooperative piece of work carried to completion by the Office of Education with very generous assistance from the National Advisory Council on School Building Problems. The Office is under deep obligation to the National Advisory Council for the time and thought which the…
Descriptors: Architecture, Educational Facilities Design, School Buildings, Elementary Schools
Reinisch, Sheryl; Parnell, Will – DesignShare (NJ1), 2006
As teacher educators, the authors visit numerous learning environments. Each school has its own unique characteristics and personality. Some schools seem to have a magnetic draw, filling the senses with energy, wonder and intrigue. This energy, writes the authors, stems from a symbiotic relationship, a flow of spaces that work together…
Descriptors: Building Design, Teacher Educators, Interior Design, Child Development Centers
Siddiqui, Kalim A.; And Others – 1977
Widely differing local conditions, increased community participation in education, more lifelong education, and decentralization of schools are factors which should affect the architecture of rural primary schools in Pakistan. Also significant are the results of a 1977 survey which indicate that building quality is unrelated to school attendance…
Descriptors: Air Flow, Architectural Character, Building Design, Building Plans
