Parent participation in the construction of a playground is related here. Four criteria were considered in the process: exercise, social interaction, safety and durability, and availability of materials and labor. (DS)

The authors stress the role of the multidisciplinary team in vocational rehabilitation, particularly the industrial engineer, in performing job analysis and workplace design to accommodate disabled persons in industry. Steps to effective job adaptation are charted, and methods of job analysis are discussed. (Author/MC)

Three factors are considered: the amount of seclusion provided by carrels; the possibility for social interaction afforded by carrel design; territoriality and dominance behavior in respect to shared space. (JY)

This four-part manual assists child care providers working in day care centers, Head Start Centers, or nursery schools to design the physical space of both indoor and outdoor settings for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and younger school-aged children. Part 1 stresses the importance of the physical environment in the child care setting. Part 2…

State leaders and school officials must understand that the intermediate and long-term implications of the energy crisis for education are much different from the current or short-term problems. Acting on that basis, they may be able to turn some of the potential difficulties into real benefits. (Author)

Over 4,800 pupils will be injured inside school buses this year. Safer buses have to be worked into the budget -- and some schools are doing it. (Author)

A consulting engineer's lighting designer, brought into a project at its conceptual stage, could influence the architectural design in such a way so as to incorporate a lighting system that is both aesthetically pleasing and economical. To do this, he must speak the architect's language. (Author)

Provides photographs and text on innovative designs for playgrounds. (JF)

In this article the staple classroom learning activities and techniques are examined exploring the following hypothesis: If the learner cannot be wooed into an activity to the extent that he actually plays it as a game, the activity is not appropriate for that particular learner and should be replaced. (Author)

Suggests course of action which college administrators can take to upgrade the quality of present campuses. (AD)

Describes instruments that have been used to evaluate design: buildings, parks, etc. (PR)

Questionnaires assessed attitudes of women living in an apartment building off campus, in regard to feelings of freedom and responsibility when they created their own them. Responses support contention that housing is an educational facility which through its environment may enhance intellectual activity. (Author/CJ)

Provisions for the mentally disabled have to be adapted closely to their needs but at the same time be part of the normal living pattern. (Author)