This packet contains technology-based learning activities for the production technology course at the orientation level (grades 9 and 10) of the Illinois Plan for Industrial Technology Education curriculum project. The packet includes a course rationale, mission, description, and outline. Suggested learning objectives and suggested learning…

The demand for school construction and the agency regulations and practices involved in the process are described in this report. A four-part theoretical framework explains the process of school facility construction. First, school districts follow a process that consists of nine fundamental steps: (1) needs assessment; (2) long-range planning;…

Some 2,500 descriptors dealing with the planning and design of educational buildings and equipment are included in this permuted index which was developed by the architects of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's (Unesco's) Educational Facilities Section, the Unesco Regional Offices Educational Facilities units,…

This report is an update of a report on the development and status of various programs in architecture and related fields in the State University System of Florida, a report that was submitted to the Board of Regents in May 1983. The objectives of this updated report, like those of the earlier one, are to review the anticipated needs of the…

Described are toy modifications which enable handicapped individuals to operate battery-powered toys. A battery interrupter is explained as a device which fits between the batteries in a toy and provides the ability to have a separate on-off switch which can be custom designed to fit a handicapped user's needs. Construction and use of three types…

A project was established to design and implement appropriate workshops for self-help groups of British mid-career engineers who wanted to attain chartered status. During the preparatory period, interviews identified the experiential learning difficulties and needs of prospective participants. Pilot workshops also identified the experiential…

This career exploration instructional unit is one of several resulting from the rural southwestern Colorado CEPAC Project (Career Education Process of Attitude Change). Using the construction of a dog house to give meaning to measurement skills and area computation, the unit includes (1) five behavioral objectives, the teaching strategy, the…

Designed for use at either the elementary or secondary level, this guide to snowshoe instruction provides teachers and students with background information, proper care instruction, and various methods of use. Emphasis is placed upon an interdisciplinary approach to outdoor education and winter studies. Illustrations and photographs enhance…

The people of the facilities planning process are grouped into two teams: the educational team and the design team. The educational team is described as consisting of the institutional governing body, chief administrator, one or more administrative assistants, department heads, faculty committees, and educational consultants. The design team…

The document is a programed text for a correspondence course in the planning, construction, and maintenance of military roads and airfields. There are seven lessons: construction requirements and design criteria; road reconnaissance and site selection; airfield reconnaissance and site selection; layout procedures, construction staking, and field…

Two beams forming part of the roof over the swimming pool at the school collapsed. The investigation showed that the cause of the failure was loss of strength due to conversion of high alumina cement concrete followed by sulphate attack leading to disruption of the concrete. The degree of conversion and loss of strength was greater than expected…

The manual presents material designed to acquaint housing inspectors and their supervisors with the origin of public concern about housing problems; the past, present, and new approaches to housing code administration; the expanded role of the inspection function in the neighborhood improvement effort; and the general nature of their role and…

For the purposes of bringing the processes of nature into the classroom so students can have direct, personal contact with them, this booklet presents examples of teaching tools useful in a general approach to environmental education. It does not deal with what should be taught about man and his environment, nor does it suggest how teachers should…

This architectural course of study is part of a construction, supervision, and inspection series, which provides instructional materials for community or junior college technical courses in the inspection program. Material covered pertains to: construction contracts, schedules, and site preparation; footings and foundations; masonry and…