Forty-two Nigerian secondary schools gave information about learning resources in pupils' homes, school-provided textbooks and newspapers, classroom furniture and equipment, staffing ratios, games and recreational facilities, and parental support. In most categories, rural schools were less well equipped than urban schools, an inequity possibly…

Argues that in planning a suitable environment for dramatic play, the following aspects should be taken into consideration: teacher attitudes to dramatic play, provision of a play-conducive environment, and appropriate selection of space, time, peers, and equipment. (Author/MP)

International recommendations concerning school buildings are listed. An annotated bibliography includes 280 annotated citations to materials on various aspects of educational architecture in both developed and developing countries. Arrangement is by topic: management, planning and programming, design for education, environmental design,…

Discusses uses of digital cameras in education. Highlights include advantages and disadvantages, digital photography assignments and activities, camera features and operation, applications for digital images, accessory equipment, and comparisons between digital cameras and other digitizers. (AEF)

Discusses strategies for training early childhood educators in effective use of the physical environment. Focuses on the equipment and materials for the classroom, strategies for organizing the environment, and strategies for selecting and displaying materials. (RJC)

Describes two simple demonstrations of an object moving in a straight line tangent to the circle if centripetal force is removed. Demonstrations use a pie plate and petri dish with ball bearings to illustrate the phenomena on an overhead projector. (LZ)

A seven-step strategy for improvement of college classroom spaces is outlined, and specific suggestions are made for designing efficient and effective spaces, including considerations for size, arrangement, seating, lighting, writing surfaces, and audiovisual and other classroom teaching equipment. (MSE)

Describes an Internet-based course in Beam Physics offered at Michigan State University (MSU) as part of the Virtual University Degree program. Discusses the importance of local contact persons, technical aspects, equipment, the Internet-based homework assignments, difficulties encountered, and future activities. (Author/AEF)

Discusses the importance of establishing a learning-technology plan when bringing electronic technology into classrooms campuswide. Conducting the classroom audit and synthesis phases of the plan are described as are the need to understand the modes of teaching and learning, classroom type, and types of equipment. Tips are offered on properly…

Explores 19 elementary and five middle school in-service teachers who served as regional leaders to provide 13 two- and four-day workshops for 235 inservice teachers using $30,000 worth of instructional equipment in their classrooms. Lead teachers believed this extensive project made a permanent positive impact on the quality and quantity of…

A preschool staff project was undertaken to develop and implement a more efficient curriculum organization plan and curriculum rotation system. The aim of the project was to provide a healthier working environment by improving communication among the teaching team, organizing curriculum storage outside the classroom, designing curriculum rotation…

Suggests school leaders must understand the total cost of ownership (TOC)-all of the costs involved with installing, operating, and maintaining computers-if they are going to use them to full advantage and cost-effectively. Discusses the major components of TCO after initial hardware investment (professional development, software, support, and…

Interviews with six elementary/middle school teachers developing an agriculture curriculum in a charter school indicated that lack of training, organizational structure, time, materials, and facilities initially hampered development. A federal grant helped with process and time, but lack of curriculum development expertise and facilities,…

A single subject, withdrawal design was used to investigate the effects of therapy balls as seating on engagement and in-seat behavior of young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In addition, social validity was assessed to evaluate teachers' opinions regarding the intervention. During baseline and withdrawal (A phases) participants…

The dance studio typically features a wall of mirrors; however, there has been little research on the pedagogical advantages and disadvantages of mirrors in the training environment. Psychological studies on objective self-awareness, the ability to see one's self as an object, suggest that the mirrors magnify this state. How this increased…