Describes three college science buildings that support student- centered learning in their science programs. How the schools created facility spaces that were interactive but quiet, merged multi- disciplinary sciences into the facility design, and encouraged departmental collaboration in the planning stage are addressed. (GR)

Presents summaries of presentations delivered at the Programme on Educational Building seminar "The Changing Infrastructure of Tertiary Education", including topics on facility and educational quality, university building ownership, and indicators on strategic performance and equitable financing. (Contains Seminar conclusions.) (GR)

Explains how Sinclair Community College (Dayton) renovated and expanded its cafeteria to meet the needs of today's students, staff, and local community. Photos are included. (GR)

Discusses how college residence hall design can foster collegiality, communication, interaction, and a unique sense of place. Various planning and design principles are examined. (GR)

Examines ways of adequately providing the security of middle schools while creating an environment in which students and staff feel at home. Areas covered include architectural strategies to encourage better communication, controlling vandalism, and preventing unauthorized people from entering the building. (GR)

Obesity is a health condition, but its consequences extend far beyond the realm of health. To illuminate an important route by which the experience of obesity can filter into the status attainment process, this study drew on nationally representative data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to test a social psychological…

School dropout is a problem that has distressing personal and societal consequences. Not surprising, students who drop out are typically not academically motivated. This phenomenological study examined the meanings that students construct about academic motivation while participating in a dropout prevention program that primarily uses counseling.…

Researchers have demonstrated that students who had a strong sense of school belonging exhibited greater academic motivation and performance (E. Anderman, 2002; Faircloth & Hamm, 2005), had fewer emotional and behavioral difficulties (Furrer & Skinner, 2003; McMahon, Singh, Garner, & Benhorin; 2004), and were less likely to dropout of…

On a Wednesday morning at Giano Intermediate School in West Covina, California, 25 mothers and fathers sit in rapt attention, many taking notes, as a school counselor outlines the morning's Parent Chat. The session is devoted to exploring how well the parents know their children. Parents complete a questionnaire that asks them to answer such…

This research brief provides highlights from the full report (published separately) that describes the ninth annual High School Exit Survey in AISD. The survey was administered online to seniors in every AISD high school during Spring 2011. In total, 3,793 seniors completed the survey, for an adjusted response rate of 87.3 percent.

This study set out to identify the kinds of achievement orientations that adolescents show, and to examine the kinds of antecedents and consequences the use of a particular orientation has. The participants were 734 Swedish adolescents (335 boys and 399 girls) who filled in questionnaires measuring their achievement beliefs and behaviors,…

The state of Virginia, like the rest of the nation, has placed school construction near the top of the political agenda due to rapidly rising enrollments and population shifts. This report presents results from a survey designed to better understand the connection between facilities, learning, and teaching in Virginia. The survey questions reflect…

A teacher relates her experience with a student who died, and his poor self concept. (RC)

Author found out what one magazine's young readers think about their education. (Editor/RK)

This article suggests guidelines drawn from court rulings, which are reliable indicators of the current status of legal opinion on the subject of procedural due process and the rights it guarantees students. (Editor/RK)