SCHOOL OFFICIALS, ARCHITECTS, AND TEACHERS CAN USE THIS MANUAL IN PLANNING SCHOOL SHOPS. SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED ARE (1) TYPES OF SHOPS, (2) THE MAJOR STEPS OF SCHOOL PLANNING, (3) THE BUILDING PROGRAM SEQUENCE, (4) THE PREPARATION OF EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS, (5) PRELIMINARY PLANS AND DRAWINGS, (6) PRINCIPLES OF EQUIPMENT LAYOUT, (7)…

This guide was developed following a review of literature and a survey questionnaire which was completed by industrial arts consultants, teacher educators, teachers, and supervisors. The first draft was circulated to a state advisory committee for suggestions. Major sections are titled: (1) General Laboratory Specifications for Planning Industrial…

This booklet illustrates a number of suggested plans, with the drawings presenting ideas for space arrangement, facilities, and equipment rather than prescribed layouts. In established schools, many of the suggestions may be applied to improve existing arrangements. Room plans are presented for combined woodwork-metalwork and separated…

Describes a career center in Michigan, a vocational school in Texas, and a vocational center in Kentucky. Each facility has some unusual feature, such as the quadrant structure of the career center; the consolidation of administration, maintenance, and distribution at the vocational school; and the duo-building arrangement of the vocational…