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

IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A PHYSICAL PLANT PROGRAM WHICH WOULD REMEDY THE PRESENT DEFICIENCIES OF THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AT WILSON COLLEGE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY INDICATE THE IMPLICATIONS OF HIGHER ENROLLMENT LEVELS, A PLANNING PROJECT USING A CONSULTANT FIRM WAS INSTITUTED. THE AREAS OF INVESTIGATION PRESENTED IN THE ANALYSIS WERE AS FOLLOWS--(1)…

THE AIM OF THIS MANUAL PREPARED FOR ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS IS TO PROVIDE FOR COLOR PLANNING IN HOSPITALS AND SCHOOLS AND ALTHOUGH APPROPRIATE FOR THE SELECTION OF ALL INTERIOR SURFACE MATERIALS IN NEW CONSTRUCTION. IN SCHOOL, AND INDIVIDUAL'S EXPOSURE TO DECORATION IS REPEATED DAILY FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF ATTEND AT LEAST FOR THE SCHOOL…

In an attempt to more closely relate the size of primary schools in Uttar Pradesh, India to the teaching activities, an experiment was conducted in some forty schools where classrooms were provided only for lessons for which covered space was essential. All other lessons were conducted in the open on the school site. An area utilization reduction…

This publication is written as a guide for evaluating and planning the space and equipment available for geographic education in an undergraduate college. The forces of educational change in both the expansion of knowledge and the utilization and creation of tools exert tremendous pressure on the physical facilities of a college campus. Proper…

The year-round school operation of the Valley View School District is described from its planning stages through the implementation of the plans. A "45-15 Plan" provides for each pupil forty-five days of instruction and fifteen equivalent days of vacation. With the cycle repeated four times each year, one-fourth of the pupils are on…

At an institute held in July 1970 at Appalachian State University four papers, reproduced here, discussed training in libraries. Louise Giles spoke about planning guidelines in "Planning Community College Library/Learning Resource Centers: The Key is Flexibility." Stephen F. McKeon presents his ideal for a library in "Living Room Library" which…

A manual of questions which can serve as a checklist of activities and facility requirements is prepared for those concerned with the design of industrial arts facilities. It is intended to aid teachers, administrators, and architects in establishing functional criteria for new or remodeled industrial arts centers. A complete activity list is…

This pamphlet contains information and examples intended to show how the University of Toronto C.A.M.P.U.S. model operates. C.A.M.P.U.S. (Comprehensive Analytical Method for Planning in the University Sphere) is a computer model which processes projected enrollment statistics and other necessary information in such a way as to yield time-based…

Inventory and evaluation data are reported in tabular form concerning existing facilities as of Fall 1968, needs for building replacements and renovations, and projected space requirements. The criteria used to estimate future space requirements in four major areas of higher education facilities are presented in the final section of the report.…

The facilities inventory to be conducted with the guidance of this manual is designed to obtain and to keep updated a campus-by-campus, building-by-building, room-by-room physical facilities inventory. The utilization study is designed to assemble, record, and analyze instructional room use information. The manual defines and describes each area…