This reference use survey conducted by the Reference Committee of the Southern Connecticut Council in 1972 was undertaken to determine the present pattern of reference use and to assist in future planning. Some of the characteristics of the 18 public libraries participating in the survey include a media per capita expenditure of $4.65 in 1971, a…

Experimental work indicates that students learn more in less time when a computer is properly utilized in the educational process. Surveys of computer use in education and in administration in public secondary schools show that, although the number of schools using computers for instructional purposes is still small, the degree of computer use in…

In its proposal of May 1968 to the U.S. Office of Education for a Higher Education Comprehensive Facilities Planning Grant, the State of Maine Commission on Higher Education Facilities outlined several activities that it wished to undertake. On approval of the grant, the Commission engaged the Institute for Educational Development (IED) to conduct…

By 1975 there will be an estimated 10 million students enrolled in colleges and universities in the U.S. alone. This increase in student enrollment calls for careful planning by the higher education institutions in their expansion programs. This document is the result of a study of the colleges and universities in the state of Delaware. It is felt…

This report covers the results of a four-part survey designed to update the survey "Delaware Higher Education in the Seventies-1971 Update" in the three areas of enrollment projection, space inventory and space utilization. Also examined is the current development of the long-range facilities plan for each campus. The report recommends that the…

The trend toward community use of school space is influenced by the financial wisdom of extending the use of large, centrally located, and well-equipped, public buildings. When more services can share the same facility, taxpayer savings are greater and community access is easier. Different approaches that communities and educators have taken to…

Results of a questionnaire are presented which solicited from a random sampling of students information on health problems, health-related behavior, general well-being, sexual attitudes, and demographic characteristics. (MJB)

A four-day academic week serves the needs of more students, conserves energy, and cuts costs by making more efficient use of faculty, staff, and campus facilities. (DC)

Computer technicians bring to school scheduling a certain naivete regarding the operation of schools. School administrators play a fundamental role of informing technicians about education scheduling needs. (Author)

This material demonstrates the usefulness of an accurate space utilization analysis drawing inference from utilization statistics. (Author)

A Department of Educational Management and Administration was set up in May, 1968, which has been arranging inservice study groups on various aspects of school administration. One of its particular concerns is timetabling, including the most efficient use of teaching time and space. An Advisory Service is maintained for those individual…

Describes a physical facilities information retrieval system that correlates new school construction with student enrollment. (MF)