This is a collection of consensus reports, each produced at a session of an invitational workshop sponsored by the National Bureau of Standards. The purpose of the workshop was to explore the state-of-the-art and define appropriate subjects for future research in the audit and evaluation of computer security. Leading experts in the audit and…

This curriculum guide for home economics instructors of eleventh and/or twelfth grade students builds on content received in Home Economics I and II, and provides a 12- to 18-week course of study designed to increase basic knowledge and develop skills in living space and its design, home selection and finance, housing exteriors and interiors,…

There has been growing interest in the design of campus environments. Since environments are related to growth and/or dysfunction, a program designed to heighten the fit between students and their environment is advantageous. The Resident Environment Adaption Program (REAP) is a five stage service designed to enable students to heighten the fit…

This paper explores several human factors and other issues associated with taking jobs to disabled persons using computer-telecommunications technology and systems. General concepts of the transportation communications tradeoff are discussed. Legal and institutional dimensions of handicapped employments are addressed. A variety of research and…

THIS REPORT CONSIDERS PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS RELATED TO THE DESIGN AND ESTABLISHMENT OF COLLEGE HEALTH FACILITIES. THIS INCLUDES THE RESULTS OF A STUDY INVOLVING COLORADO, KNOX, AND WITTENBERG COLLEGES IN WHICH PERSONAL VISITS AND EXPERT TESTIMONY CONCLUDED THAT THE HEALTH SERVICES OF SMALL COLLEGES IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN STATES WERE SERIOUSLY…

The Shelter Care Competition, devised to help communities identify cost-effective shelter care facilities for juveniles, sought to generate new ideas for, and to apply environmental characteristics to, residential facilities. The designs were submitted by university students who incorporated the concept of adaptive re-use as a cost effective…

TRENDS IN CAMPUS PLANNING ARE DEVELOPED IN TERMS OF CHANGING EDUCATIONAL METHODS AND SOCIAL DEMANDS. MAJOR TOPICS COVERED ARE--(1) RE-EVALUATING THE NATURE OF LEARNING, (2) THE EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGY, (3) THE CAMPUS AS A COMMUNITY CULTURAL-EDUCATIONAL CENTER, (4) THE COLLEGE AND THE URBAN CRISIS, (5) THE MULTI-LOCATION COLLEGE, AND (6) EDUCATIONAL…

The organization of knowledge related to the development of the environment and the building industry is provided in this index which provides a framework or classification system for a broad range of information. Man's development in terms of environmental structuring and control is discussed as development goals, development cycle, and…

There are three parts to this study of the language laboratory--physical arrangements, the teacher, and laboratory sessions. Special features of laboratory types, scheduling, teaching materials, language teacher education and capabilities, teaching techniques, sample lessons, and laboratory testing and grading are fully described. An appendix…

The focus of the 16 essays in this book is the physical environment of learning, specifically the man-made or built environment. The authors contend that educators have tended to overlook the influence of built environments on the learning process--a process not confined to schools, but involving play areas, tree houses, and the city itself. The…

A list of the articles and papers in the science facilities collection of the Architectural Services Staff is presented. It has been prepared to serve as a bibliography that may be useful to persons searching for data on the design of science facilities, and as a means of informing such persons of the material available for reference in the…

A useful common reference in providing professionally appropriate care of laboratory animals for scientific institutions is presented. Recommendations are based on scientific principles, expert opinion, and experience with methods and practices that have proved to be consistent with quality. A selected bibliography is included in periodicals and…

Detailed information concerning the kinds and quantities of possessions of a representative group of University of California students is presented. The findings permit appraisal of the degree of effectiveness of existing student storage elements. Inventory questionnaires were distributed to single students on four University of California…

A comprehensive guide for home economists, the article treats five major ideas for planning home economics departments in schools, as follows--(1) the importance of sharing the planning responsibility among teacher, parent, and administrator, citing an example of successful planning, (2) the need for teaching methods, course content and equipment…

Implications of the merits of normality and independence for the disabled, and their relevance to architectural design criteria are discussed. The introduction reflects the philosophical approach to the design and construction of public buildings and housing. Nine principle sections provide data and recommendations on the following topics:…