If school administrators do not have a genuine commitment to education that is backed up by funds for staff development, they should steer away from open plan schools. (Author/MLF)

The costs of owning and operating physical facilities are consuming an increasing share of the budgets of colleges and universities. In the past, academic and operating units of colleges have viewed their space as a free commodity and often used it extravagantly. Space costing is a method of cost accounting the space and operating and maintenance…

Major capital improvement needs for the years 1967-1973 at sixteen Ohio state-assisted institutions of higher education are listed. Each institution is treated separately under the classifications--(1) statistical profile, with individual institutional breakdowns of number of students, amount of space, and numbers of staff, (2) operating finances,…

The research and planning program for the feasibility studies on the William Rainey Harper College, Cook County, Illinois. The Board of Trustees engaged the firm of Arthur D. Little, Inc., to analyze the Harper College District's economy and population, predict the enrollment levels for each year through 1980, prepare guidelines for the…

Instructions for completing the Georgia Higher Education Inventory forms titled "Building Inventory" and "Instructional Space Inventory" are explained. Definitions of terms and the coding system used are included, as well as the relevant inventory forms. (HH)

This booklet shows several schemes for the use of teaching spaces and quiet areas for the emotionally disturbed. There are designs for three levels of emotional disorder--severe, moderate, and mild. The schemes shown for teaching areas for severely disturbed children are fairly rigid in their design, with noisy and quiet areas being clearly…

This report is intended to supply an objective data base that states the amount of existing space and its utilization in the school district in order to enable decision-makers to impartially allocate building space. All the school buildings were visited by teams that measured the dimensions of every room and noted its usage. Each building is…

A national survey inquired whether school districts and colleges were involved in construction projects. Institutions responding in the affirmative were asked for more detailed information on costs, facilities, and fuel usage. (Author/MLF)

Spatial distribution of activity in a second-third grade open classroom was observed before and after a change in the physical design, to test the hypothesis that minor changes in the physical setting would produce predictable, desirable changes in student behavior. In most cases the desired behavior changes were produced. (Author/MV)

In higher education, the practice of "space budgeting" requires departments to pay directly from annual budget allocations for the space they are assigned and use. Goals of space budgeting are defined, some of the issues identified, and alternate approaches suggested. (MLF)

In a three-year cumulative study, more than 1,000 children were observed either in randomly arranged preschool classrooms or in classrooms deliberately arranged to promote learning. Creativity, oral language use, and development of science and number concepts were significantly higher for children in the specially planned classrooms. (Author/SJL)

This publication is intended to supersede the Higher Education and Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual (FICM) first published in December 1972. Like the earlier manual, this revised and updated version provides a common framework and coding structure to be used in collecting and reporting inventory data on college and university…

A study tested the hypothesis that higher organizational status translates into larger and better office space. One full professor, one associate professor, and one assistant professor for each of 30 departments in a large, mid-Atlantic land grant university were interviewed by organizational communication students. The results did not support the…

EFFECTIVELY PLANNING THE BUILDINGS NECESSARY FOR AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO ACHIEVE ITS DESIRED GOALS REQUIRES SYSTEMATIC METHODOLOGY FOR GATHERING ACCURATE INFORMATION ON WHAT FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE AND HOW THE FACILITIES ARE PRESENTLY BEING USED BY A GIVEN NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN A PARTICULAR COURSE OF STUDY. THIS MANUAL PRESENTS SUCH…

A set of minimum standards in nine categories issued by the Oregon State Board of Education or school buildings and school operation. All public schools must conform to these minimum standards to be eligible for basic school support apportionments. Standards categories are as follows--(1) Plan of Organization, (2) Instructional Programs, (3)…