This document examines three locations that schools have utilized in partnership with private enterprises to help ease school overcrowding: downtown areas, airports, and malls. The downtown model serves students whose parents work in a downtown area. The mall model targets high school students who want an alternative education with job training.…

This paper discusses the process of updating school capacity, which is subject to change from a variety of factors (to comply with current building codes, changes in educational programs, changes in class size, expansion of educational services, and scheduling). The paper describes the two major components of updating school capacity: the program…

Many 16-year-olds in England seek alternatives to traditional formal higher education, thus requiring colleges to offer alternative means of attracting this group to continue their education in an educational atmosphere appropriate to their needs. This publication examines the problem of providing for non-advanced further education (NAFE) in the…

High ceilings and the graceful columns supporting them are highlighted in the conversion of a hat factory into the Office of Financial Aid for New York University. Lighting and color coding of departments produce a pleasant atmosphere. (Author/MLF)

Presents a detailed list of awards for elementary and secondary school facility designs across the United States. Awardees include entire new facilities, additions, new construction, renovations, and projects in progress. Each entry contains name and location of the school, design architects, and a description of the facility. (GR)

Discusses the experiences of one Oklahoma school district's efforts to successfully address the expansion and renovation challenges of its highly diverse school system. Emphasizes the importance of gaining community support. (GR)

Presents a detailed list of awards for elementary and secondary school facility designs across the United States. Awardees include entire new facilities, additions, new construction, renovations, and projects in progress. Each entry contains name and location of the school, design architects, and a description of the facility. (GR)

Presents a detailed list of awards for elementary and secondary school facility designs across the United States. Awardees include entire new facilities, additions, new construction, renovations, and projects in progress. Each entry contains name and location of the school, design architects, and a description of the facility. (GR)

Presents guidelines for conducting major school renovations and additions. Four areas of inquiry facility planners need to address are discussed as are some basic planning principles that have been shown to be successful and features needing special attention. Three renovation projects are highlighted as examples. (GR)

Presents survey data from college and university business officers on the growing popularity of outsourcing traditional in-house services. Overviews are presented on outsourcing operations and maintenance (O/M) and planning and construction (P/C). Regional analyses by region, type, size, and role of O/M and P/C services outsourcing are provided.…

In an attempt to raise China's international competitiveness, the government instituted a series of sweeping reforms to expand rapidly the number of higher education places. Rapid growth, however, gave rise to a new set of problems, namely, a scarcity of resources, poor educational quality and underemployment of Chinese university graduates. In…

The head teacher of a child care organization implemented a practicum intervention designed to establish complete and clear procedures, guidelines, and standards of quality for staff members. As a result of the practicum intervention, it was expected that at the end of 10 weeks: (1) the staff at the child care center would support a plan for…

IMPROVEMENTS IN AUDIOVISUAL MACHINES HAVE PRODUCED SUCH EFFECTIVE ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AS PROJECTORS, FILMS AND FILMSTRIPS, SLIDES, TRANPARENCIES, VISUAL TAPES, RECORDINGS, BROADCAST AND CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION, LANGUAGE LABORATORIES, AND TEACHING MACHINES. THE UTILIZATION OF LANGUAGE LABORATORIES IN TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES SEEMS TO AID…

Data collected during a recent study of statewide planning at 81 institutions indicate (1) that institutional planning has been accomplished largely through committee structures which separate planning efforts of faculty from those of administrators, (2) that active faculty involvement is more evident when they receive administrative…

Information, instructions and worksheets are provided for use in computing the functional capacity of an elementary, middle or secondary school building. The functional capacity is the number of pupils that can adequately be housed in a school building without overcrowding. (FS)