Guidelines are presented to assist New York institutions of higher education in classifying building data by means of a uniform system that will be compatible with a similar coding system in use throughout the United States. This facilities inventory manual includes a description of the Higher Education Facilities Comprehensive Planning Program…

The study presents a ten-year projection of pupil population in the district determined by the survival technique using city census, postal receipts, agricultural employment, school census, building permits, and birth rates as indicators of future school membership. The existing school buildings were surveyed for strengths and shortcomings and a…

This study describes behavioral response--both its theoretical specification and its estimation--which relates health service utilization and expenditures to a number of variables: demographic, psychological, economic, medical, and policy-related. By incorporating these behavioral relations into a recently developed microsimulation model, national…

The use of televised education at schools and colleges throughout the United States was surveyed. Within each state, colleges and then schools are listed alphabetically. Each institution reports for what courses, if any, it is using television, and the grade level and enrollment for each course. Some institutions also comment on their program or…

The primary objective of the Task Force on Space and Utilization was to prepare a building space and utilization guide that could serve as a key element in the development of a formula for the allocation of capital funds to the Ontario universities. Part 1 of the Task Force report presents a brief history of the development of capital financing…

This document presents findings and recommendations of a resource group charged with providing background information and recommendations concerning the utilization of existing facilities and needs for new facilities for the development of a master plan for higher education in Connecticut. Taken into consideration by the resource group were the…

Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey, is an open space facility. Follow-up studies of graduates and noncontinuing students indicate satisfaction with the structure. (Author/MLF)

The possibility that participants in sport and games of a similar nature will find satisfaction in substituting one type of recreation for another is a possible factor to consider in planning and managing recreation facilities. (JD)

Forty-five students, consumers of mental health services at the University of Cincinnati, responded to an opinion survey concerning student attitudes toward the treatment they received, and about relevant consumer, demographic, and environmental variables. (MJB)

Studied the effectiveness of using a planetarium in conjunction with a celestial globe and classroom chalkboard to teach astronomical concepts to college students. Concluded that the planetarium was most effective when serving as a classroom learning situation rather than a demonstration chamber. (CC)

A business manager tells how he cut school use costs by establishing a reasonable and fair fee for use of school facilities by the community. (Author)

A graphic synthesis of data submitted by 1,119 local park and recreation agencies. (MB)