All physical facilities used by institutions of post-secondary education in the state, including both public and private colleges and universities, are inventoried. The survey was undertaken as a first step in comprehensive planning on a state-wide basis. Tabular data are presented on land, building, and room inventories in Part 1, and on general…

This chapter summarizes recent state supreme court and federal court decisions involving school property. The cases discussed are generally limited to those decided during 1975 and reported in the General Digest as of March 1976. In their discussion, the authors attempt to integrate related cases and to illuminate any unifying legal principles…

The planning and construction of new school facilities involve sequential steps that lead to a completed building ready to provide a learning environment for students. The steps may include the development of philosophy and educational objectives, survey and inventory of existing facilities, preparation of an architectural design, site…

Educational assistance to Turkey (1959-1970) from the United States Agency for International Development (AID) is summarized in this document. In 1959 Turkey's National Educational Commission developed educational policies to which AID responded. AID projects expanded from the General Education Services Project (1957) into individual projects.…

The concept of schools that pay for themselves by sharing facilities with other occupants is known variously as joint occupancy or mixed or multiple use of land and buildings. A financial saving is the obvious advantage of combining schools with housing, commercial space (retail or office), or community services and offices. In addition, joint…

The Allied Health Professions Personnel Training Act of 1966 as amended by Title III of the Health Manpower Act of 1968 requires the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to submit a report on the administration of the act, an appraisal of programs in terms of their adequacy to meet needs, and recommendations for the future. This document is…

Those who are responsible for the planning and implementation of a school plant realize the great changes that have taken place in the total process. Rapidly developing technology, new insights about human behavior, and a growing social conscience demand change in educational methodology. With changing methods there follows a requirement for…

In this document, the authors review emerging innovative practices in a number of States and recent research which indicates logical directions for future change. The authors contend that traditional support of public school facility financing and attendant debt service has outlived its usefulness and should be altered in accordance with modern…

This document attempts to provide a "state of the art" study of the application of building systems to construction with emphasis on educational facilities. Although directed primarily at the architect and the building team, this material can also be useful to those who contemplate using building systems. Building systems are considered part of a…

The Construction Systems Program (CSP) is the management process utilized in the construction of additions to four schools in the Detroit School District. The objectives of CSP were (1) to reduce the time required to plan and construct new buildings and additions, (2) to reduce the cost of new buildings and additions, and (3) to maintain or…

It is the purpose of this guide to provide established, well-tested guidelines for planning and constructing food service facilities. These guidelines attempt to get the most efficient and economical operation from a school's food service facilities by providing pertinent information for expanding and remodeling existing facilities, as well as…

Educational construction in 1985 took a big jump over the 1984 figures with a total of just under $10 billion-worth of construction estimated for schools and colleges. Five tables provide a breakdown of completed and ongoing construction expenditures. (MLF)

This paper takes advantage of a massive school construction program that took place in Indonesia between 1973 and 1978 to estimate the effect of education on fertility and child mortality. Time and region varying exposure to the school construction program generates instrumental variables for the average education in the household, and the…

Due to a lack of funding, New York City's public school buildings fall significantly short of providing adequate classroom space and technology support. Some policy changes that could promote more intensive use of school buildings and thus provide a comprehensive and affordable solution to this problem are described. It is suggested that…

The most persistent question in the field of school facility planning relates to that of the relationship between the built environment and the performance and behavior of users, particularly students. Ways in which the built environment affects two student variables--student achievement and student behavior--are explored. The first variable is…