Chula Vista Elementary School District, California, joins the ranks of those trying a plan that might solve one of education's thorniest problems. (Author)

In assessing the value of a university library, its potential value must be considered as well as its actual value to the cause of scholarship. (IR)

Describes the approach taken by a large architectural firm toward gathering feedback on user satisfaction with educational facilities designed by the firm. (JG)

Presents a six-part facilities-management strategy to assess the condition of facilities to develop realistic budgets for operations, maintenance, code and access upgrades, and capacity expansion. (MLF)

Detailed fall 1983 data, and summary data for fall 1974-1983, are presented on the utilization of residence hall facilities at campuses of the State University of New York (excluding community colleges). Trend data are displayed for each institution and institution type. Graphic displays of percent utilization of residence hall facilities are…

The approach of adopting depreciation rather than use allowance in order to recover more accurately the cost of college buildings and equipment used on federal projects is considered. It is suggested that depreciation will offer most colleges and universities a higher annual recovery rate, and an opportunity for better facilities planning. For…

Studies were conducted to analyze classroom utilization at Oklahoma City Community College for spring and fall, 1984, and spring, 1985. During all three semesters, there were 68 general purpose classroom areas, although some of the lab areas had classes scheduled in them. Study findings revealed: (1) heaviest classroom usage was between 5:30 p.m.…

THIS DOCUMENT DISCUSSES THE BROAD AREA OF INSTITUTIONAL SELF-STUDY WHICH IS NEEDED IN POLICY DECISIONS, PLANNING, MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION. THE SPECIFIC AREAS OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH INCLUDE--(1) GOALS, (2) STUDENT, (3) FACULTY, (4) CURRICULUM, (5) FACILITIES, (6) ADMINISTRATION, (7) FINANCE, AND (8) PUBLIC RELATIONS. THE FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF…

THE REPORT IS A SELF-STUDY OF THE PHYSICAL FACILITIES OF 21 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN OKLAHOMA. IT INVOLVED THE STUDY OF SUCH TOPICS AS--(1) THE INVENTORY AND EVALUATION OF EXISTING LAND AND BUILDINGS ACCORDING TO CURRENT AND REPLACEMENT VALUE, AGE, QUALITY AND FUTURE USE, (2) THE INVENTORY OF ASSIGNABLE SPACE BY SQUARE FOOTAGE,…

Designed to provide assistance in planning short- and long-range solutions to alleviate overcrowding in elementary and middle schools belonging to the Singapore American School, this study gives an overview of the geographic, political, and economic factors affecting enrollment and provides a detailed analysis of the schools' facilities. The…

The planning of educational facilities is viewed as a function of the educational objectives of the institution. A physical facilities survey must be related to the type of program, enrollment trends and projections, and availability of faculty. Three basic planning study procedures described are a survey of present facilities, a facilities…

Computer time-sharing offers many interesting possibilities for use in teaching computer technology. To test the hypothesis that with proper hardware and software, students using time-sharing as a teaching machine could acquire proficiency in the fundamentals of programing more easily than by using standard batch-processing techniques, the…

To prepare for proposed reforms of federal regulations governing the installation and operation of cable television, a survey was conducted to identify the educational institutions using cable television and to determine the types and amount of usage for each institution. The names of 511 user institutions were supplied by the National Cable…

Two library use studies at Harcum Junior College are included in this document. The first report presents records gathered during four representative two-week, non-examination periods from 1967 to 1974, which show that a daily average of 19% of the students used the library. In 1974, however, average daily library use was 28%, almost double that…