Educational changes in the new town of Columbia, Maryland, benefit all the schools in Howard County. A series of school community dialogues guide the future of the schools. (Author/MLF)

Examines the treatment accorded the physical environment in five of the recent educational reform reports. Cites state activities in educational facility planning and areas where research is needed to articulate the school building requirements. (MLF)

Relates how community involvement actually helped in the process of planning for the rebuilding of a specific school. (Author)

Discusses the problems of matching educational programs with new and innovative facilities and orienting the school staff on how to make the most of such facilities. Offers guidelines. (EA)

Selected comments on Hathaway and Fiedler's paper by a sociologist, an economist, a political scientist, a K-12 facility planner, a campus facility planner, and a school architect precede a discussion of how the paper can serve as a planning guide for school facilities. (MLF)

Trends in communications, travel, computers and technology, competition, accountability demands, transformation of knowledge, economic instability, integration, and cultural pluralism exert pressures for educational change. Possible scenarios (superindustrial, authoritarian, ecological, crisis, and composite), with the accompanying implications…

This article on the purposes, process, frequency, and instruments of educational facility evaluation emphasizes the importance of obtaining data on the effect a facility has upon its users. Four references are provided. (DCS)

With the specific charge of maximum flexibility, fewest constraints, and greatest human responsiveness for educational facilities designs, new technologies are cited in the areas of mechanical and electrical systems, materials and equipment, and interior furnishings and environments. (MLF)