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Improving the Quality of School Facilities through Building Performance Assessment: Educational Reform and School Building Quality in Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Ornstein, Sheila Walbe; Moreira, Nanci Saraiva; Ono, Rosaria; Limongi Franca, Ana J. G.; Nogueira, Roselene A. M. F. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2009
Purpose: The paper describes the purpose of and strategies for conducting post-occupancy evaluations (POEs) as a method for assessing school building performance. Set within the larger context of global efforts to develop and apply common indicators of school building quality, the authors describe research conducted within the newest generation of…
Descriptors: Building Design, Focus Groups, Questionnaires, Educational Change
Evaluating School Facilities in Brazil
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Ornstein, Sheila Walbe; Moreira, Nanci Saraiva – PEB Exchange, 2008
Brazil's Sao Paulo Metropolitan Region is conducting a performance evaluation pilot study at three schools serving disadvantaged populations. The objective is first to test methods which can facilitate Post Occupancy Evaluations (POEs) and then to carry out the evaluations. The preliminary results are provided below.
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Foreign Countries, Educational Facilities, Academic Achievement