School safety is a human concern, one that every school and community must take seriously and strive continually to achieve. It is also a legal concern; schools can be held liable if they do not make good-faith efforts to provide a safe and secure school environment. How schools are built and maintained is an integral part of school safety and…

A case study describing site analysis, landscaping, team approach to design solution, space relationships, and an open space concept. An effort is made to bring technical-vocational departments to the forefront and eliminate wasteful corridor space in the process. The program is phased to meet financial limitation. (JS)

As a result of the tremendous increase in the need for new, well-planned college facilities, the Council of Educational Facility Planners proposes guidelines for the conception, planning, and implementation of such facilities. Major content areas are: (1) Concepts of Vocational-Technical Education, (2) Groups Served by Vocational-Technical…

Tells where to get more information and application forms for grants and how to write proposals to obtain aid in expanding or building school shop facilities. Useful tips which may enable educators to obtain funding are also offered. (HD)

Describes a plan for using construction concepts to provide for prefabricated service components, flexible use of floor space, and the designing of uniform floor and ceiling sections. (Author)

A survey of state supervisors conducted to determine state policies regarding class size in industrial arts revealed that (1) 16 states have some form of recommendations/guidelines for facilities and (2) 22 of the 36 responding states have guidelines regarding maximum enrollment for industrial arts. (LRA)

Secondary school industrial arts teachers, industrial arts teacher educators, superintendents, and architects were surveyed to determine what role the secondary school industrial arts teacher should have in the planning of industrial arts facilities. The findings indicated that teacher educators considered it more important for industrial arts…

Data provided by national agencies indicate that only 15 to 18 percent of all young people who begin school continue on to earn the baccalaureate degree. The others exit from formal education on or before graduation from secondary schools to enter the labor market. Public secondary schools, as well as junior high and elementary schools, must…

The literature reviewed here indicates that school planners, aware of the growing demand for vocational education facilities, are developing a variety of new approaches. The development of educational specifications and the needs of the local community are major concerns of facilities planners. Several of the documents reviewed discuss specialized…

This guide is designed for use by any person or groups of persons responsible for planning occupational programs in the machine trades. Its major purpose is to elicit the necessary information for the writing of educational specifications for facilities to house needed vocational programs in machine tool operation, machine shop, and tool and die…

The major purpose of this guide is to elicit the information needed for the writing of educational specifications used in the planning of educational facilities for automotive servicing programs. It is for use by instructors, supervisors, school plant planners, and local school officials. Part I is a discussion of the major purpose , the…

To determine the standards utilized in most states for vocational agricultural facilities, state supervisors of vocational agriculture and head teacher trainers of agricultural education were surveyed in the 48 continental states. The 27 state standards received in response provided the basis for development of 41 summary tables of recommendations…