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Hamden Public Schools, CT. – 1977
This task force in Hamden, Connecticut, discovered an intricate relationship among declining enrollment and finances, buildings, community impact, and educational impact. Their study resulted in nine conclusions and recommendations. (1) We will recommend to the board of education criteria, procedures, and timetables for closing a school. (2)…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Costs, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education
Corman, Linda, Comp. – 1979
This annotated bibliography reflects an attempt to indicate the range and quality of published responses to the complex phenomenon of declining enrollments in elementary and secondary schools. It is intended to suggest sources of practical information and advice and to provide a larger context for administrators coping with the effects of decline…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Declining Enrollment, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education
Pollowy, Anne-Marie – 1977
In this book, the many factors necessary to make city spaces more child-sensitive are considered. Particular attention is given to dwellings and play spaces. Child development as it relates to the spatial environment and the child's use of various spaces (houses, apartments, service areas, playgrounds) at different ages are investigated. The…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Child Development, Guidelines
GIBSON, CHARLES D. – 1965
SEVERAL SCHOOL LIGHTING CONCEPTS ARE PRESENTED IN THIS ARTICLE. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS--(1) NONCAPTIVE RESEARCH SHOULD BE CARRIED ON THROUGH COORDINATION BETWEEN RESEARCH AND APPLICATION SEGMENTS OF THE LIGHTING INDUSTRY, (2) COMMUNICATION AND JOINT EFFORT SHOULD PROVIDE THAT MAJOR AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE APPLICATION OF LIGHTING DESIGN CRITERIA HAVE…
Descriptors: Building Design, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Facilities Improvement, Environmental Influences
Texas Coll. and Univ. System, Austin. Coordinating Board. – 1980
The potential of improved space use as an alternative to new construction in Texas public colleges and universities was evaluated. Space utilization was measured in three ways, each of which viewed room use differently. The average number of hours per week that classrooms and class laboratories are in use on public university campuses was…
Descriptors: Campus Planning, Classrooms, College Buildings, College Planning
Thomas, George I. – 1974
A new, continuous progress learning year calendar, described in the document, has been prepared for the Culinary Institute of America, to enable the Institute to realize desired educational and space utilization objectives more effectively, while increasing Institute capacity. In addition, the continuous learning year calendar introduces a…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Educational Facilities, Educational Innovation, Enrollment
Educational Facilities Labs., Inc., New York, NY. – 1975
Schoolhouses have the potential to serve a larger constituency by providing social services such as day care, health care, adult education, senior citizen clubs, and recreation. The numbers of school-age children are declining, so using school space for community programs is being considered by many school districts. This issue reports on one…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends
Bregar, William S. – 1974
An approach to the computer-aided-design of educational facilities through the simulation of educational activities is described in this dissertation. Such a system can be used by school designers to evaluate and improve school floorplans. The implementation of this system involved: (1) the design and implementation of a systematic procedure for…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
Ranzoni, Patricia – 1973
This paper presents a number of theoretical perspectives on child development, the concept of play, and the role of the adult in the play space. It argues for the position that adults must stop planning the curriculum in such a way that it segments and separates various aspects of children's lives and must continually reaffirm the validity of…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Child Development, Day Care, Educational Objectives
Walen, Harry L. – 1972
The kinds of spaces needed to house the learning activities of today's school English program are discussed in this paper. The following spaces are recommended in the planning of new buildings or in the remodeling of existing buildings: (1) a space capable of seating several hundred persons for viewing plays and films and for large-group…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classrooms, Educational Equipment
Renkiewicz, Nancy K.; Topping, James R. – 1973
The field review edition of the Information Exchanges Procedures Manual describes a set of meaningful measures, a structure for organizing the data, and standard procedures to collect, aggregate, and display the data for information exchange purposes. The IEP steering committee, task force, and NCHEMS staff recommended two types of information for…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Enrollment, Expenditures
Suslow, Sidney; Riley, Michael J. – 1968
In 1966 a decision was made to begin operating the University of California at Berkeley on a year-round basis. Included in this report are discussions of year-round education in general; various methods of year-round education, including the semester summer session plan, the quarter plan, and the trimester plan; and background, implementation, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Extended School Year, Higher Education, Program Evaluation
Michelson, William – 1968
As part of a longitudinal study of 710 children, the role of the home physical environment in the school achievement of third grade children is investigated. Home interviews gathered information on family characteristics and physical accommodations. Children's achievement data was obtained by achievement tests and teacher ratings. It was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance
American Association of School Administrators, Washington, DC. – 1969
Guidelines are set down for school administrators, architects, board members, and others responsible for the planning, design, and construction of administrative facilities for the schools of their districts. The need for carefully planned, functional school administration centers is evident. This publication will assist communities of people to…
Descriptors: Controlled Environment, Design Requirements, Economics, Environmental Influences
Caravaty, Raymond D.; Winslow, William F. – 1964
Rear projection systems and their requirements and limitations are discussed in the light of projection equipment, screens, the observer, and physical surroundings. Performance criteria for rear projection systems for use in the communication-lecture hall centers are revealed, based on an evaluation of nineteen different systems. Design…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Communications, Building Design, Classroom Environment
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