PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW COLLEGES WERE DISCUSSED IN A SERIES OF 18 PAPERS. SPECIFIC TOPICS INCLUDED TIME-SEQUENCE FACTORS, ESTABLISHMENT OF STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES, PROVIDING PLANT AND FACILITIES, SECURING AND ORGANIZING PERSONNEL, DEVELOPING COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND FINANCING. THIS DOCUMENT…

Current and incipient problems in educational administration in England can be grouped into two areas: those resulting from reorganization and those arising from social and political factors. Many problems faced by educational administrators result from school reorganization that is a result of an increase in the number of comprehensive schools.…

Presented to the Rock Point, Arizona school board and administration by a professional educational consultant, this document evaluates the elementary and junior high school programs and presents information and guidelines for continued high school planning. The study describes the background of the community of Rock Point and the Navajo…

A primary annex, built to relieve overcrowding, is attended by children registered in kindergarten through grade 3. The building consists of an open area organized into a number of learning centers plus three closed classrooms. The school's program is based on two concepts adapted from the British Infant School system: (1) family or vertical…

Discusses concerns expressed in the annual status report of child care centers for 1995, including the expansion of many child care chains, economic concerns, the role of licensing, and future projections. Contains a list of the 50 largest North American for-profit child care organizations and profiles the leaders of the 6 largest. (AA)

This article describes quantitative growth in higher education and overall trends in the Norwegian economy and argues that the policy of expanding the capacity of higher education is being used as a buffer against youth unemployment. (JB)

Presents the results of a survey of day care center directors and owners. Topics discussed include the expansion of early childhood center capacity; the effect of the economy, Clinton administration policies, and federal initiatives on day care; the funding of early childhood programs in public schools; affordability of space; center…

Provides strategies for school-level personnel to take an active role in improving how their facility functions in the education process. Includes advice on seeking a role in facilities design, encouraging the district to use facilities management tools, considering the unusual, and championing the cause of better school facilities. (SD)

Provides examples of middle school facilities design considerations for both new and remodeled buildings. Argues that the planning process is critical and offers advice including developing and reviewing the philosophy, selecting planning participants, conducting a Futures Workshop, beginning the process, planning at the microlevel, research, and…

This report presents an analysis of characteristics of public higher education in the Denver (Colorado) metropolitan area. Items examined include current educational offerings and participation, current and projected regional demographics, and the physical capacity available for higher education. Emphasis is on trends at the Auraria campus which…

THIS STUDY ATTEMPTS TO DETERMINE FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCED A SELECTED GROUP OF TWO-YEAR COLLEGES TO EXPAND, TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN THIS TRANSITION, AND TO DEVELOP A SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES WHICH WOULD PROVIDE DIRECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO COLLEGES CONSIDERING EXPANSION TO FOUR-YEAR CURRICULA. CASE STUDIES OF TEN…

Argues middle schools must focus on students in its space, textures, color, furnishings and materials used to address academic and emotional needs. Describes Kettering Middle School's mission to accomplish this goal by providing small learning communities, mentoring, opportunities for parental involvement, innovative instructional approaches, and…

At least every five years, each Florida community college district conducts an educational plant survey to aid the formulation of plans for housing the educational program, student population, faculty, administrators, staff, and auxiliary and ancillary services for the college for the forthcoming five-year period. This plant survey report for…

The Ohio State Board of Education is required by state law to "formulate and prescribe minimum standards to be applied to all elementary and secondary schools in the state." This document, the first in a series, presents the revised minimum standards (effective September 1983) established by the State Board of Education for Ohio schools,…

This booklet provides general guidelines for those involved in planning a resource center for the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, CAAT. The first section of the document concerns the formation of a resource center building committee and a broad outline of the various considerations to be included in planning the center program. The second…