Areas to consider in planning a microcomputer laboratory include program needs of students and staff, facilities, equipment, and finances. Suggestions are offered. (MLF)

Microcomputers are used in schools for both administrative and academic purposes. The facilities required by the administrative and academic needs are different in size and cost. Guidelines for housing the microcomputers are offered. (Author/MLF)

Describes a community planning laboratory process held to resolve the issue of reuse of excess school facilities. (Author/MLF)

The architect, as a facilitator, helps design-project participants reach a consensus on priorities and a project program. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the various types of technical assistance requested of Gateway Technical Institute by foreign countries. Details a project between Gateway and Indonesia on facility and curriculum development. (JOW)

Outlines the process for selecting an architect. (MLF)

The eighth installment of a report that addresses the complex issues and questions related to implementation of the requirement that persons should have equal educational opportunities regardless of handicap. (Author/MLF)

The intention of this article is to view specific means of meeting teacher needs through Maslow's multiple-factor theory of self-actualization. Under each of Maslow's five headings, a brief explanation of the use of the term and examples of teacher center services fitting under that heading are discussed. (Author)

For the staff person responsible for facility planning and management, membership in one or more of the professional organizations is an important part of professional responsibility. (Author)

Site visitations to various campuses or facilities help planners decide how the observed features can be incorporated into future facility planning. Includes specific tasks for the planning team, 11 common site visit pitfalls, a preliminary site-visit checklist, criteria for site-visitation reports, and goals for educational specifications. (MLF)

Explains the various steps taken by Cornell University to create a freshmen campus on their north campus. Explores the reasoning and process whereby the plan was developed. Compares the new physical plan to other campuses, and offers planning guidelines for designing new freshmen residence halls and dining facilities. (EV)

As demands for more education facilities rise, Web-based program management tools can help reduce costs. Online program management systems such as e-builder (which improves communication between project participants, increases accountability, and streamlines the development process) can help control costs, minimize claims, and handle schedules.…

Describes the stages of capital project planning and development: (1) individual capital project submission; (2) capital project proposal assessment; (3) executive committee; and (4) capital project execution. (EV)

Discusses efforts by the Venezuelan government to improve the nation's school infrastructure through the Bolivarian Schools Project administered by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. The project set educational principles which are guiding current school building efforts. (EV)

Discusses the usefulness of a well-defined master plan to community colleges and explores trends in master planning that place more emphasis on issues that attract and retain students; these include the first impression, a sense of place, a concern for the environment, student housing, parking, and partnership zones. (EV)