This study was designed to examine the issue of the safety of children's formal play environments. Safety was defined in terms of morbidity and mortality data. Protection and safety education were considered the prime factors in accident prevention while the goal of a safety program was considered to be the minimizing of injuries. Several data…

Suggestions for the planning and design of playgrounds to meet the needs of children between 6 to 14 years of age living in medium- and high-density residential areas are offered in this document. The first and second chapters briefly focus on the child's right to play and present an overview of the developmental characteristics of children at…

This kit contains materials for an eight hour course on home weatherization. This course is designed for: (1) work-crew supervisors; (2) secondary or post secondary vocational-technical students; and (3) adults wishing to improve their vocational-technical skills. Contained in this kit are: (1) a teacher's guide; (2) charts for an overhead…

The technical feasibility and economic benefits of an Integrated Utility System (IUS) at the University of Florida are addressed, as are the environmental and institutional factors. This study demonstrates a conservational and economic advantage in supplying the energy necessary for heating and cooling as a by-product of power generation. Contents…

One of a series of documents on design of disaster-resistant buildings, this publication treats construction of rural primary schools to resist destruction by wind and water from cyclones. Also appropriate for other buildings, material is aimed at rural primary schools because they are less likely to be professionally designed or supervised; the…

This report describes the current state of the art in recreational boating for physically disabled persons. It contains information on safety, independence afloat, emergency procedures, and access to and from boating facilities and boats. Areas in need of further study and research are suggested and an annotated bibliography is provided. (JD)

This paper reports a series of studies of environmental cognition. Conducted among American preschoolers, Navajo and Puerto Rican school children, and American, Mexican and Maori adults, all of the studies employ techniques of environmental modelling that permit objects such as buildings, trees and vehicles. A pilot test of the environmental…

THE EXPANDING ROLE OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS AND MEDIA IN THE LEARNING MEDIA IS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF APPROPRIATE SPACE DESIGN AND SPACE UTILIZATION. THREE AREAS ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE NEW MEDIA--(1) PROJECTION DEVICES, (2) NONPROJECTION DEVICES, AND (3) TELEVISION. ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN CONCERNS ARE DEFINED AS--(1)…

WITH AN INCREASING INTEREST IN AND UTILIZATION OF AUDIO-VISUAL MEDIA IN EDUCATION FACILITIES, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT STANDARDS ARE ESTABLISHED FOR ESTIMATING THE SPACE REQUIRED FOR VIEWING THESE VARIOUS MEDIA. THIS MONOGRAPH SUGGESTS SUCH STANDARDS FOR VIEWING AREAS, VIEWING ANGLES, SEATING PATTERNS, SCREEN CHARACTERISTICS AND EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCES…

This report, the fifteenth in a series of twenty completed by the Children's Environments Advisory Service for the International Year of the Child, 1979, presents a guide for planning play spaces on roof decks in high density family housing projects where on-grade land is too scarce or too expensive for development as communal recreation space.…

This newsletter summarizes a research project in Sweden aimed at studying the participation of school personnel in the school planning process. The project involved following the planning of three schools in Sodertalje where the personnel had been given the opportunity to participate. Project data were collected by attending planning meetings;…

THIS SPEECH DISCUSSES THE ACOUSTICAL, INSULATIVE, LOW-MAINTENANCE FLOOR COVERING KNOWN AS CARPET AND ITS USE IN SCHOOL FACILITIES. IT REVIEWS THE BASIC INDEPENDENT RESEARCH WHICH HAS BEEN DONE, DOCUMENTING THE ACOUSTICAL AND MAINTENANCE PROPERTIES AS A SCHOOL FLOOR COVERING, AND TRACES THE ACTUAL EXPERIENCE OF A NUMBER OF CARPETED SCHOOLS.…

TERRITORY FOR LEARNING IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL AND THE TURF CONCEPT FOR THE MULTISCHOOL ARE DEALT WITH. CONCEPTS SHOULD BE USED IN ESTABLISHING A FIRM FOUNDATION FOR MULTISCHOOLS. MULTISCHOOLS DEAL WITH EVER-INCREASING MASSES OF STUDENTS, DEVELOPMENTS IN EDUCATIONAL AND IN MANAGERIAL COMPETENCE, MINIATURIZATION, ELECTRONICS, AND IN UNDERSTANDING…

This report contains details of the study and performance test of the Mobile Filming Library Device which consists of a camera and self contained power source. Because of the cost savings and service improvement characteristics, this technique involving the use of a microfilm intermediate in the preparation of copies of material filed in full size…

California state facility and program requirements for educationally handicapped pupils in California are detailed. Contained is a step by step outline of procedures to be followed for establishing such facilities as well as some background information for relating classroom size standards to three general categories of educationally handicapped.…