Savings can be made by planned maintenance of school cafeteria equipment. (Author)

The study examined classroom-based instruction in restauranting skills for three male retarded students (17 to 22 years old). Ss were taught each of four skill components in sequential order: locating, ordering, paying, and eating, and exiting. (Author/DB)

Interviews were conducted with operators in the Randolph-Sheppard Program, which encourages blind people to become self-supporting by giving them priority in establishing cafeterias, vending operations, and snack bars on federal properties. Characteristics investigated were age, years of experience, gender, ethnic origin, degree of vision loss,…

Explains how Sinclair Community College (Dayton) renovated and expanded its cafeteria to meet the needs of today's students, staff, and local community. Photos are included. (GR)

As enrollment growth at Oregon Graduate Institute drew more people to the campus, the need for a central gathering place became clear. An old science building was rehabilitated with a first-floor kitchen, dining areas, plus 2 50- to 60-student classrooms. Renamed the Wilson Clark Center for Lifelong Learning, students and faculty now have a…

Discusses how traditional high school cafeterias have changed in recent years into food courts and dining areas usually found in shopping malls. Areas examined include food court design, traffic patterns, safety and after-hours usage, and kitchens and serving areas. How one school district turned its food court system into a successful…

Discusses three key factors that contribute to the creation of school cafeterias as social learning spaces: access, ambience, and function. (EV)

In this article, the author describes the one 50-minute lunch period for all students, teachers, and staff members at James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. The one lunch period, which began in 2000, allows students to eat in certain areas of the school, including classrooms, hallways, and resource areas. Teachers use the lunch…

This paper draws on a part of the doctoral research study that investigates the potential impacts of Internet cafe use on Turkish college students' social capital. In this study, Internet cafe usage was portrayed by the amount of time spent and the frequency of online activities engaged at the cafes. Social capital, on the other hand, was…

The University of Minnesota at Duluth has dining halls in one building and the dishwashing room in the basement of the building next door. A conveyor system transports dishes back and forth from the dining areas to the dishwashing facility. (Author/MLF)

A food service contractor tells college administrators what they should be able to get from a good outside food service: quick implementation of innovations, well-trained management personnel, and lesser costs. (Author/PG)

Reduction of cafeteria overcrowding was one of the tasks facing the new administration at Muir Elementary School in Long Beach (California). More than 90 percent of the 950 students were being served during one recess of 65 minutes in a cafeteria seating approximately 300 persons. A problem-solving team consisting of the principal, program…

WHEN FUNDS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR BUILDING A CAFETERIA AT THE JUNIOR COLLEGE OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, USE OF VENDING MACHINES PROVED TO BE AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF PROVIDING FOOD SERVICE TO THE STUDENTS OF THE GROWING COLLEGE. SANDWICH SERVICE HAD ALREADY BEEN FOUND UNSATISFACTORY, AND LACK OF KITCHEN FACILITIES PRECLUDED PREPARATION OF FOOD ON…

THE SPEECH RECOUNTS THE NEW DIRECTION IN THE FLEXIBLE DESIGN OF FUTURE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IT IS PREDICTED THAT WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL DECADES A MULTITUDE OF NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN ADDITION TO THE REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SCHOOL PLANTS AS THEY BECOME OUTDATED AND INADEQUATE FOR NEW INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. THE NEW INSTRUCTIONAL…