Instruction based on active learning is being promoted in higher education by the creation of new collaborative teaching and learning spaces, but capacity does not yet exist for all courses to be held in these new spaces. In this study, we examined how students choose between sections of the same course, with the same materials and techniques used…

Enrollments, building planning and the utilization of space is discussed and a contribution toward the development of a master plan for higher education in Illinois is made. The first section presents information regarding limitations or ceilings which institutions now have or plan to have on their enrollments, the additional enrollment capacities…

To align their financing strategies and fundraising efforts with their fiscal needs, charter school leaders need to know how much funding they need and what that funding will support. This cost estimation tool offers a simple set of worksheets to help start-up charter school operators identify and estimate the range of costs and timing of…

TO ASSIST IN STUDYING THE PROBLEM OF ACCOMMODATING LARGE CLASS SECTIONS, THE PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY PLANNING OFFICE CONDUCTED A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE EXPERIENCES WITH LARGE GROUP TEACHING IN FORTY-TWO MAJOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. RESPONSES BY THIRTY-SEVEN INSTITUTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT…

Demonstrates that, because of established patterns of student attendance at universities, a change to year-round operation will result in increased undergraduate admission rate. Concludes that, unless an institution is willing to exert control over student attendance patterns, university year-round operation is probably uneconomical. (Author/DN)

Sixteen suggestions are offered for using extra school space to improve the quality of education. (Author/MLF)

On the basis of projections of the number of students that the six state institutions of higher education can expect to enroll during the period 1962-1972, analyses of physical facilities were made. Projected enrollments were translated into student credit hours since the need for facilities is related to the volume of instruction. The analyses…

Presents a system, Program Sensitive Capacity, by which capacities of schools and classrooms can be calculated. Involves consideration of program characteristics, average class sizes, and scheduling efficiency. (MLF)

An early childhood education consultant to a Parks and Recreation Department implemented and evaluated a practicum intervention intended to promote active learning by means of a redesigned indoor preschool environment. Additional goals were to improve the behavior and engagement of the children in the environment; increase parental approval of the…

This school scheduling plan provides for use of the school building for six days a week and divides students and teachers into three equal groups that attend school only four days out of every six. A rotation program, which would allow the schedule to change each week, or a fixed schedule could be used. The normal school day would be from 7:45…

The survey is designed to provide a service to the public as well as to the institutions. By compiling, publishing, and distributing the information received from the schools during the poll, WICHE enables students and would-be-students seeking admission to locate and apply to institutions still having vacancies. Similarly, institutions are able…

This document describes the development and implementation of a year-round school program for the Gresham, Oregon, elementary school district. The 45-15 plan, which divides students into four groups and gives each group a three week vacation after every 45 class days, is modeled after the Valley View 45-15 Plan. The plan was initiated after…

This report is intended to supply an objective data base that states the amount of existing space and its utilization in the school district in order to enable decision-makers to impartially allocate building space. All the school buildings were visited by teams that measured the dimensions of every room and noted its usage. Each building is…

The Community Education Program has created a series of publications detailing successful local community education programs that have dealt with specific problem areas such as citizen participation, child abuse, and programs for dropouts. This document presents the Upper Arlington, Ohio community education program that addressed use of excess…