When education providers confront obstacles such as shrinking budgets and swelling enrollments, a multi-million-dollar new facility or major additions probably are not feasible. Converting vacant and underused buildings into school facilities enables administrators to acquire additional space quickly and cheaply. In this article, the authors…

In order to sustain strong academic programs and to provide a safe and comfortable environment for learning in the state's public colleges and universities, the facilities that house the institutions' programs must be maintained and replenished. The size, condition, and adequacy of these facilities have an impact on the quantity and quality of the…

In the May 23, 2007 "ExchangeEveryDay" e-newsbrief, readers were asked to submit great design ideas from their early childhood programs: (1) pathway, garden, sound, or texture features; (2) elements that invite exploration, physical challenge; (3) special places for social interaction; (4) solutions to a challenging problem; and (5) ideas for…

The connections between the design and use of space in higher education, and the production of teaching and learning, and of research, are not well understood. This paper reports on a literature review on these topics, and shows that higher education spaces can be considered in various ways: in terms of campus design, in terms of how space can…

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…

A resource list of books and articles on educating young adolescents is provided for professionals who work with 10- to 15-year-olds and their families. Listed are 21 references on schooling, 8 references regarding effective schools studies, 9 resources for curriculum and instruction, 4 references for design and use of physical space, and 3…

This article examines how classroom space is utilized and what this communicates about the teaching conducted there. (RC)

The main themes of a seminar conceived as a working forum for people engaged in developing new methods for determining space requirements in education are summarized. After a brief introduction, the following topics are discussed: identification of the requirements for remodeling an existing educational facility, matching the provisions determined…

Shop layout, method of instruction, and two arc welding course descriptions are discussed. (MW)

In a pinch for spaces a New Jersey school district turned an abandoned supermarket into an open plan school -- in two short months, for less than $1.40 per square foot. Remodeling was accomplished by a few vocational education students, their teachers, and parents. (Author)

Attempts to analyze the realities of current practice in spatial arrangement of ordinary infants' schools and to discuss some aspects of their boundary maintenance. Based on observations made and conversations and interviews conducted in 27 schools in four outer London boroughs. (Author/EA)

The office design work of Percy Cooper for the California Employment Development Department (EDD) has made the job search easier for thousands of job seekers and has influenced similar efforts in others States. (Author)

REPORTS ON THE SPATIAL REQUIREMENTS AND TIME NEEDED BY TEACHERS TO PERFORM PROFESSIONAL TASKS, AND DISCUSSES THE TYPES OF SPACE THAT SHOULD BE PLANNED FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES CARRIED ON BY TEACHERS. INCLUDED ARE PLANS AND SKETCHES DEMONSTRATING HOW SEVERAL SCHOOLS PROVIDED SPACE FOR TEACHERS. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES…

MINIMUM AREA SPACE REQUIREMENTS IN SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING FACILITIES ARE PRESENTED, INCLUDING FACILITIES FOR INSTRUCTIONAL USE, GENERAL USE, AND SERVICE USE. LIBRARY, CAFETERIA, KITCHEN, STORAGE, AND MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS SHOULD BE SIZED FOR THE PROJECTED ENROLLMENT OF THE BUILDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROJECTION UNDER THE…

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…