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College Planning & Management, 2001
Examines four college and university bookstore design concepts that are drawing customers and encouraging them to remain longer. Photos are included.(GR)
Descriptors: Bookstores, Design Preferences, Postsecondary Education, Retailing
Minnigan, David W.; Brown, Wendell D. – School Planning & Management, 2002
Discusses the symbolic statement made by schools' entrances and lobbies and explores design issues of these areas. (EV)
Descriptors: Corridors, Design Preferences, Educational Facilities Design
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Vesay, Joanne Palermo – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2008
In this study, the staff development opportunities among early childhood educators in community-based, nonprofit child care centers were investigated. The trends for professional development and implications for future staff development were determined from data gathered from surveys completed by 12 lead teachers, 5 paraprofessionals, and 5…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Child Care Centers, Educational Opportunities, Professional Development
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Ravn, Ib – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to call attention to the fact that conferences for professionals rely on massive one-way communication and hence produce little learning for delegates--and to introduce an alternative, the "learning conference", that involves delegates in fun and productive learning processes.…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Learning Processes, Training Methods, Andragogy
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Dillenbourg, P.; Tchounikine, P. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2007
In the field of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL), scripts are designed to support collaboration among distant learners or co-present learners whose interactions are (at least partially) mediated by a computer. The rationale of scripts is to structure collaborative learning processes in order to trigger group interactions that may…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Scripts, Engines, Cooperative Learning
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Lazaron, Edna – School Arts, 1976
Whenever a young student wanted to weave, his loom was at school or at home. He solved the problem by designing a portable loom which he is able to carry with his school books and can even use on the school bus. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Creativity, Design Preferences, Handicrafts
Rush, Richard D. – American School & University, 2002
Discusses choosing the right floor for an athletic facility based on the types of games that will be played there and the age of the players. (EV)
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Flooring, Physical Education Facilities, Selection
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Willison, John – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2007
The perceived importance and the prevalence of academic development programs worldwide mean that it is critical that characteristics essential for the success of such programs be identified and incorporated. This article recognises the manifold perspectives on identifying such characteristics, but argues that if it is desirable that an academic…
Descriptors: College Programs, Ethics, Educational Principles, Strategic Planning
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Soler, Viviana – English for Specific Purposes, 2007
To prevent a paper from being discarded and ensure that it addresses the right audience, it must have a proper title that satisfies certain requirements. Writing the titles to scientific articles is therefore a challenging exercise that demands the use of various skills. Still, although the research paper is one of the most thoroughly studied…
Descriptors: Research Papers (Students), Biological Sciences, Social Sciences, Sentences
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Lambert, Amber D.; Terenzini, Patrick T.; Lattuca, Lisa R. – Research in Higher Education, 2007
This article reports the effects of program characteristics and faculty activities on students' experiences and, ultimately, the development of students' analytical and group skills. Data come from nationally representative samples of 4,330 seniors, 1,243 faculty members, and 147 engineering program chairs on 40 campuses nationwide. Findings…
Descriptors: Faculty, Academic Achievement, Mediation Theory, Research Reports
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Thompson, Jo Ann Asher; Davis, Leslie L. – Home Economics Research Journal, 1988
This study examined the underlying constructs that influence criteria used to determine furniture design preferences and significant relationships between the self-conceptual personality trait of self-monitoring and furniture preferences. Traditional style was perceived as more aesthetically pleasing and contemporary style as more prestigious by…
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Furniture Design, Self Concept, Social Values
Washington Univ., Seattle. Center for Environment, Education and Design Studies. – 1997
This post-occupancy evaluation of Martha Lake Elementary School in the Edmonds School District, Washington, was designed to answer questions in two areas: (1) "What aspects of the facility are effectively supporting learning and the current educational program? Conversely, which aspects, elements, or components of the facility appear to be…
Descriptors: Building Design, Design Preferences, Elementary Schools, School Buildings
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Lyles, Marjorie Appleman – Special Libraries, 1972
The relationship of color, light, sound, spatial arrangement, furniture and furnishings with the user is explored as well as his expected behavior as a result of different combinations of these variables. In effect, the environment of the library is shown to be as important as the service it offers. (15 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Environmental Influences, Library Facilities, Special Libraries
Architect Rec, 1969
A comprehensive treatment of the design, structural and functional features of Berlin University Hospital--a full-service medical teaching and research hospital. (FS)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Architecture, Building Design, Design Preferences
Birmingham, F. R., Jr. – Educational Product Report Number 31, 1971
The status of fixed service television in design and development, and its competition with commercial interests. (RA)
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Educational Television, Federal Government, Policy Formation
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