This proposed 1982 plan for school closings issued by the Educational Facilities Evaluation Committee of the Cleveland, Ohio public schools focuses on proactive planning measures to improve the utilization of school facilities. The need for a massive capital improvement program is emphasized in the description of long range goals and strategies…

A sample of 1,373 museums was selected to represent the total sample of 4,408 nonprofit museums in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Museums in the sample were surveyed in 1979 by means of a survey questionnaire and informal interviews to provide data in five areas--finance, program, facilities, personnel, and museum priorities. For the…

The use of space for formal instruction in fall 1977 at the Center and South campuses of Macomb County Community College was examined for five time spans: prime time day (weekdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.), prime time night (Monday-Thursday, 6 p.m.-10 p.m.), prime time week (prime time day and night), afternoon (Monday-Thursday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m.), and schedule…

Open area designs for school buildings were adopted frequently in Australia in the 1970s, often without adequate preparation of the educators who would be using them. A study of the effects of open area designs led to the recognition that school building design warrants more serious attention as a variable in formal education than it has yet…

A computerized research technique for measuring the space utilization of public library facilities provides a behavioral activity and occupancy analysis for library planning purposes. The library space utilization (LSU) methodology demonstrates that significant information about the functional requirements of a library can be measured and…

Student perception of food service facilities at North Carolina State University was surveyed in 1977. Of 1,100 randomly selected residence hall students, 799 responses were obtained. Respondents were asked to evaluate food service facilities and to report their eating habits. Study was limited to eating habits in their rooms, in campus…

The first part of a three-part assessment of community education research needs, this report attempted to formulate research questions and identify research needs related to facility use in community education. It begins with a glossary and a historical review of facility use as it relates to community education. Four forms of facility use…

Documents contained in this bibliography were submitted by the AIR (Association of Institutional Research) members as significant source materials. General categories are as follows--(1) goals and long-range planning, (2) administration and faculty, (3) curriculum and instruction, (4) space utilization and scheduling, (5) student characteristics,…

A study was made of the equipment used in different types of food service establishments to aid in the selection of equipment for food service classroom instruction. Food service instruction prepares students for food service positions, thus the equipment installed should be similar to that found in North Dakota food service establishments.…

In response to a request by the National Iranian Radio and Television (NIRT), a study was conducted to see what types of film and video archives presently exist. Archives can be classified into three types: (1) production archives used as resources in the making of other films and tapes, (2) film studio archives used to store prints for future…

This report addresses a central issue in postsecondary education: how much space is likely to be needed to accommodate the enrollments between 1975 and 1990 in both the nonprofit and proprietary educational sectors. Emphasis is placed on projections of postsecondary enrollments, size distribution of institutions and campuses, current perception of…

The document is a summary of the Missouri State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, which was designed to provide guidelines for allocation of resources for needed recreation facilities. The plan identifies the present and future needs for outdoor recreation and recommends ways of meeting these needs. This 1967 document provides a brief history…

The personality characteristics of teachers in relation to their acceptance and rejection of the newer educational media were studied. The subjects of the study were 253 high school teachers at several high schools which had just been visited by the Wisconsin Audiovisual Education Demonstration (WAVED) mobile unit. The WAVED unit was designed to…

This study documents the second of three phases of the Indiana Higher Education Facilities Comprehensive Planning Study. Papers comprising this second phase of the study are devoted to long-run forecasts of needs and resources and related significant considerations. This portion of the study focuses on regional demand for higher education and…

The document is a versatile publication providing an outdoor education aid for teaching elementary (beginning with grade 4), high school, and college students. The process is one of learning by doing; i.e., the students construct their own instruments for field studies. The book presents over 100 ideas in an easy-to-follow, easy-to-use format.…