Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: The Innovative Pilot High School at Poitiers: Futuroscrope 10 Years On Abstract: The Innovative Pilot High School is part of the Futuroscope complex near Poitiers in the Department of Vienne, eastern France. Designed and financed by the Department, the Futuroscope is the only complex in Europe based on creating a synergy between the activities of leisure, work, technology, training and education. The concept of a theme park, surrounded by a high technology development, unlike any other, was first conceived in mid-1983. Keywords: France, technology Creation-Date: 1998-02-01 Number: 1998/1 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1998/1-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: Use of School Grounds for Learning Abstract: This is the first time that the topic of school grounds has been selected for an OECD seminar in the Programme on Educational Building (PEB). Indeed, it is probably the first time that an international event has been wholly devoted to this important area... Keywords: environment, learning through landscapes, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 1998-02-01 Number: 1998/2 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1998/2-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: World's 'Smartest' House Created by CU-Boulder Team Abstract: A former schoolhouse, more than 90 years old, is now what may be the world’s ‘smartest house’, a dwelling whose environment is controlled by a computer system that learns the occupant’s daily habits and preferences. Keywords: environment Creation-Date: 1998-02-01 Number: 1998/3 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1998/3-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: Libraries and Resource Centres for Tertiary Education Abstract: PEB, in co-operation with the Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE), hosted an experts meeting to determine how existing libraries for tertiary education may be adapted and new ones conceived to meet the future needs of the students, institutions and communities concerned. Keywords: academic libraries Creation-Date: 1998-06-01 Number: 1998/4 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1998/4-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Peter Posch Title: The Ecologisation of Schools in Austria Abstract: Austria is one of 10 countries involved in the OECD CERI (Centre for Educational Research and Innovation) Environment and School Initiatives (ENSI) project. Begun in 1986, ENSI is one of the first international projects to promote development and research in ambitious, environment-oriented instruction. In Austria, there is an ‘Ecologisation of Schools’ (ECOLOG) programme which currently involves 22 pilot schools, from primary to secondary technical school level, participating in the ENSI project. Keywords: Austria Creation-Date: 1998-06-01 Number: 1998/5 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1998/5-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Romeo Lajoie Title: Ice Storm: Reacting to a Natural Disaster in Quebec Abstract: When a severe freeze hit Quebec in January 1998, schools and universities were forced to remain closed for up to 23 days. Here is an account of how school authorities handled the crisis and the lessons they learned. Keywords: Quebec Creation-Date: 1998-10-01 Number: 1998/6 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1998/6-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Eric Biéler Author-Name: Michael Hacker Title: Architectural Competition for a Secondary School in Switzerland Abstract: The provision of new schools in established urban areas poses specific design challenges that are not common to schools on green field sites: Proposals to build a new secondary school close to the busy commercial centre of the city of Geneva posed just such a challenge and to meet it the authorities organised a two stage architectural competition. Keywords: design Creation-Date: 1998-10-01 Number: 1998/7 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1998/7-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Kenn Fisher Title: The Netherlands' Study House: New Designs for New Pedagogies Abstract: As a result of feedback by employers and tertiary institutions, an innovative form of “learning architecture” is emerging in secondary schools in the Netherlands. Dutch curriculum authorities decided that an entirely new approach was required. In an environment that is far removed from the traditional classroom, the Study House will give students in the public school system the opportunity to work in teams and set their own tasks, preparing them for higher education and the workplace. Keywords: design Creation-Date: 1998-10-01 Number: 1998/8 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1998/8-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: John Gelder Title: Teaching Environmentally Sustainable Design in Schools Abstract: This article explores three ways in which students may be taught about environmentally sustainable design. The first is through the passive example of the school premises. The second is through architects-in-schools schemes, with reference to the school premises. And the third is through environmental assessment by students of the school premises. Examples are given of how each of these addresses sustainable design and of how they may be combined to do so. Keywords: evaluation Creation-Date: 1998-10-01 Number: 1998/9 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1998/9-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jill Gaston Title: A Visit to Three Parisian School Libraries Abstract: An architect and a librarian from the Albania Educational Development Program were in Paris for the PEB Experts’ Meeting on Libraries and Resource Centres for Tertiary Education. While in town, they visited three public schools – an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school – for ideas on the planning and use of libraries based on French examples. This brief report of their tour illustrates contemporary practice. Keywords: France Creation-Date: 1998-10-01 Number: 1998/10 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1998/10-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: Canadian Funding Competition for Research Infrastructure Abstract: Late last year the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced the launch of a national competition for funding infrastructure projects in Canadian research institutions. Keywords: financing Creation-Date: 1998-10-01 Number: 1998/11 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1998/11-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: The Netherlands' School Building Prize Abstract: The School Building Prize has been awarded every two years since 1992 to Dutch school boards that have proved able to embrace new directions in school building design while keeping within their available budget. The Prize, which has drawn acclaim for the development of high quality educational architecture in the Netherlands, provides publicity for successful projects so that other schools can benefit from the designs and information. The 1998 School Building Prize was awarded to the British School in The Hague, an elementary and junior secondary school. Keywords: architecture award, building design, Netherlands Creation-Date: 1999-02-01 Number: 1999/1 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/1-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: Educational Building and Decentralisation in Mexico Abstract: The Administrative Board of the Federal School Construction Programme (CAPFCE) has been in existence for 54 years, but it was only in 1977 that initial efforts were made to transfer responsibility for educational building to the administrations of the 32 states of Mexico. The CAPFCE is now a body that sets standards, exercises technical supervision and provides financial assistance. Keywords: CAPFCE, decentralisation, Mexico Creation-Date: 1999-02-01 Number: 1999/2 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/2-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: School Science Laboratories: Today's Trends and Guidelines Abstract: Science laboratories in schools are expensive to equip and maintain. Specific pedagogical needs, new technology and safety requirements contribute to the costs. In an effort to get the most efficient use of facilities, some countries are rethinking school labs with a move toward more flexible approaches. Keywords: Australia, France, Ireland, Maryland, safety, security, Switzerland, United States Creation-Date: 1999-02-01 Number: 1999/3 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/3-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Alan Jones Title: The United Kingdom's School Asset Management Plans Abstract: Provisional Guidance on Asset Management Plans (AMPs) for schools was published by the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) in August 1998. These plans will help English Local Education Authorities (LEAs) to identify, agree and address the most urgent and important priorities in their school capital programmes, and to help in their longer term planning and management of the school estate. They will also help to underpin LEA applications to DfEE for capital support. Keywords: evaluation, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 1999-02-01 Number: 1999/4 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/4-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Vera Kavaja Title: Albanian Model School Abstract: The school soon to be completed in Paskuqan, a suburb of Tirana, was created to meet the present and changing needs of the community. The long-lasting, flexible structure designed to stimulate learning is the result of a close collaboration between pedagogical and building experts. The Albania Education Development Project (AEDP) of the Soros Foundation has financed the school – for pupils in the first eight years of education – as part of its larger programme to foster the country’s educational system. Keywords: community, design Creation-Date: 1999-02-01 Number: 1999/5 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/5-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: An Innovative School in Torcy, France Abstract: The Torcy Junior High School is located on the outskirts of the new town of Marne la Vallée in the Paris suburbs, between a motorway and a stretch of ordinary countryside on a site overlooking a small lake. Special attention was paid to its geographic setting and to the various aspects of its environment, from its integration into the surrounding landscape to the design of its interior space. This awareness of the school’s environment is matched by the high quality of the construction and careful attention to details. Keywords: design, environment, France Creation-Date: 1999-02-01 Number: 1999/6 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/6-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Gi Nam Kim Title: Educational Facilities in Korea Abstract: A programme is currently underway in Korea to modernise and equip school buildings in order to better meet today’s teaching needs. Keywords: educational system, Korea Creation-Date: 1999-02-01 Number: 1999/7 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/7-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Geert Leemans Title: Needs Analysis in Belgium's Flemish Community Abstract: Confronted with a growing need for educational buildings and a significant lack of funds, Belgium’s Flemish Community carried out an inquiry into building needs at all levels of education. This article concentrates on the methodology used for the inquiry, the findings and the consequences for Flemish educational building policy. Keywords: evaluation, financing, subsidies Creation-Date: 1999-06-01 Number: 1999/8 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/8-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: John B. Lyons Title: School Construction in the United States Abstract: The following is taken from the “Annual School Construction Report, January 1999” written by John B. Lyons of the United States Department of Education. Keywords: evaluation, financing Creation-Date: 1999-06-01 Number: 1999/9 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/9-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: After-Hours Use of Schools Abstract: Experience in a number of OECD countries today continues to demonstrate how after-hours use of schools can improve student success through more study time, add value to the formal curriculum through extra-curricular activities, provide adults with opportunities for personal development or learning and offer the wider population a well-situated structure that can be the centre of community life. This article describes current practice in Belgium, Canada, France, Ireland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. Keywords: after-school programme, Belgium, Canada, community, France, Ireland, outside of school hours, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States Creation-Date: 1999-06-01 Number: 1999/10 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/10-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Roy Sowden Title: Study Support in Extra Time in the United Kingdom Abstract: In spring 1999, the United Kingdom launched a major initiative that will extend the use of school buildings. Good schools in both public and private sectors have always engaged in recreational and learning activities outside normal school hours. The government has now decided to invest 200 million pounds of National Lottery money to enable schools in deprived and underachieving areas to develop or expand such initiatives. Keywords: out-of-school learning, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 1999-06-01 Number: 1999/11 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/11-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Isabel Mendinhos Title: The School 2001 Project in Pendao, Portugal Abstract: This article is an extract from a presentation made by Isabel Mendinhos to the PEB Steering Committee in June 1999. The project she describes, School 2001, concerns a school for lower secondary education, School E.B. 2,3 Professor Galopin de Carvalho in Pendao, Portugal where she teaches. A new school, based on a innovative project and eagerly awaited by the school community, is soon to be constructed. This provided the ideal moment to reflect on and plan for multimedia and computer equipment, networking and the needs of a disadvantaged student population and to improve a deprived environment. Keywords: Portugal, students with disadvantages Creation-Date: 1999-10-01 Number: 1999/12 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/12-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: Austria's Training Firms Abstract: Austria proudly claims to be the first country to make training firm work compulsory in secondary commercial schools and secondary colleges for business administration. In its other secondary schools offering vocational training and colleges, training firms may be chosen as an additional programme. Keywords: Austria, vocational training Creation-Date: 1999-10-01 Number: 1999/13 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/13-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Manfred Hinum Author-Name: Johanna Hladej Author-Name: Jean-Marie Moonen Author-Name: Guy Pouzard Author-Name: Paolo Benesperi Author-Name: Clive A. J. Marsden Title: School Libraries in the Information Society Abstract: PEB and the Ministry of Education of Portugal brought together 67 library and resource centre professionals, policy makers, educators and information technology specialists from 21 countries around the theme “Designing Schools for the Information Society: Libraries and Resource Centres”. The seminar, held in Portugal in June 1999, addressed how the growing use of information technology and the move toward schools as community learning centres are affecting the demand for and use of space in educational institutions, with particular reference to changes which promote lifelong learning and the creation of the information society. Below are excerpts from some of the presentations. Keywords: Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 1999-10-01 Number: 1999/14 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/14-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mukund Patel Title: An Update on Asset Management Plans in the United Kingdom Abstract: Government, because of its commitment to education, is making significant additional capital funding available to the schools sector. Over the next three years, through various policy initiatives, about GBP 6 billion will be available to clear the maintenance backlog and improve school buildings. It is important that this money is used efficiently and as effectively as possible. Local Education Authorities (LEAs) will be responsible for preparing the Asset Management Plans, which will cover all types of state-funded schools in their boundaries. An AMP will provide an agreed basis for local decisions on spending priorities. Keywords: AMP, Asset Management Plans, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 1999-10-01 Number: 1999/15 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/15-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jean Drouin Title: Quebec Energy Performance Contracts for the School System: New Rules of the Game Abstract: This article takes a brief look at the new rules covering energy performance contracts for Quebec school boards. It discusses the following questions: the school boards’ educational buildings; the school boards’ energy performance; regulations with regard to the awarding of contracts in the public and quasi-public sectors; the new rules for awarding energy performance contracts in education. Keywords: Canada, energy assessment, energy efficiency, environment, Quebec Creation-Date: 1999-10-01 Number: 1999/16 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/16-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: John Simmons Author-Name: Kenn Fisher Title: Space Utilisation: Dare We Use A Pedagogical Measure? Abstract: A Sydney University, Australia, case study by John Simmons, Facilities Management Office, University of Sydney, and Kenn Fisher, Woods Bagot Architects, Australia. Keywords: Australia, opinion, Sydney University Creation-Date: 1999-10-01 Number: 1999/17 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:1999/17-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: Providing for Disabled Students: University of Grenoble, France Abstract: Students with physical disabilities at the University of Grenoble are offered a range of services provided by various specialised and complementary structures to meet the needs of student life. A number of associations and government sectors have joined forces in quite a unique way to build a university residence designed with the disabled in mind; others are coordinating initiatives to provide seamless infrastructure that makes it easier for students with disabilities to participate in education and leisure activities. Keywords: disability, disabled students, France, tertiary Creation-Date: 2000-02-01 Number: 2000/1 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2000/1-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: John Mayfield Title: Designing Schools for the Information Society: Libraries and Resource Centres Abstract: The roles and functions of the school library are changing rapidly and in fundamental ways. The aim of the report is to provide a set of guidelines for people involved in the design of new and existing schools – especially those involved with school libraries and their links with the local community. Keywords: design, Portugal, school libraries Creation-Date: 2000-02-01 Number: 2000/2 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2000/2-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: A. Remzi Sezgin Title: Turkey's Basic Education Programme Abstract: In August 1997, the Government of Turkey greatly increased its efforts to implement eight-year obligatory education, through parliamentary approval of Law No. 4306 for Basic Education. The law mobilises significant resources for a major investment in school facilities through earmarked taxes, establishes a timetable for the Basic Education Programme and streamlines procedures to allow for swift action and implementation. Keywords: compulsory education, facilities, Turkey Creation-Date: 2000-02-01 Number: 2000/3 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2000/3-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jim Whelan Title: Improving the Performance of the Higher Education Estate: UK Research Abstract: The Higher Education Funding Councils for England, Scotland and Wales commissioned a research project into the development of estate management statistics for the higher education sector. The key tasks of the research were to identify key estate management “performance indicators”, develop robust definitions for the statistics underlying these indicators and produce preliminary comparative information. Keywords: evaluation, tertiary Creation-Date: 2000-02-01 Number: 2000/4 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2000/4-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Luanne Konopko Title: New York's School for the Physical City: Architectural Design Concerns Abstract: The School for the Physical City was built in an office building in the central business district of Manhattan for 500 students, in grades 7 through 12, who use the city’s infrastructure as a vehicle for studying traditional academic disciplines. It is one of the new, small theme schools inaugurated in 1993/94 by the New York City (NYC) Board of Education with support from four nonprofit organisations, initiated under the New Visions School Programme by the federal government. Keywords: design Creation-Date: 2000-06-01 Number: 2000/5 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2000/5-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Christian Brouwer Author-Name: Françoise Vandooren Title: Belgium, the Library of the ULB: After Five Years in Use Abstract: The project to build a new library at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) arose because library resources and services had become scattered across the campus, due to a lack of space in the original library building. The facilities and services needed to be adapted to the evolution of library management and to the needs of a growing number of users. Building a new library was also motivated by the university’s educational objective to increase student autonomy and to stimulate critical thinking and individual research. Keywords: libraries Creation-Date: 2000-06-01 Number: 2000/6 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2000/6-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: William A. Daigneau Author-Name: Jan Ivar Mattsson Author-Name: Jean-Pascal Foucault Author-Name: John Rushforth Author-Name: Richard Yelland Title: The Changing Infrastructure of Tertiary Education Abstract: Technological, economic and social changes are putting growing pressures on teaching methods and programmes and pointing to new trends in tertiary education. Is existing infrastructure flexible enough to meet the changing demands? What new forms of facilities governance and funding are proving successful? What impact does the built environment and maintenance have on student achievement? At a time when property management budgets are shrinking and maintenance costs are on the rise, it is important to be able to quality and quantify performance and draw comparisons with other institutions and other sectors. These topics were addressed at the PEB seminar entitled “The Changing Infrastructure of Tertiary Education”. Keywords: Canada, evaluation, facilities management, financing, governance, higher education, Quebec, statistics, Sweden, tertiary, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 2000-06-01 Number: 2000/7 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2000/7-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Randall Fielding Author-Name: Glenn Meeks Author-Name: Prakash Nair Title: Wired Versus Wireless Abstract: What follows is an edited transcript of an interview with Glenn Meeks and Prakash Nair by Randall Fielding, U.S. architect and planner, contributing editor to “School Construction News” and the editor of “Design Share”. Keywords: opinion, technology Creation-Date: 2000-06-01 Number: 2000/8 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2000/8-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jonathan Ibikunle Title: City Learning Centres for the 21st Century Abstract: The Department for Education and Employment in England has launched the Excellence in Cities (EiC) initiative, aimed at driving up standards in inner city schools. A key element of this initiative is the City Learning Centres (CLCs). By providing outstanding local facilities, the centres will improve education standards and skills levels, promote employment opportunities and counter social exclusion. Keywords: secondary schools, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 2000-10-01 Number: 2000/9 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2000/9-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Michel Born Title: School Premises and Violence Abstract: The eruption of violence in society is a natural phenomenon; its rise or fall depends on complex, interrelated social processes. The same applies to violence on school premises, any study of which must address the individual characteristics of young people who perpetrate violence and the specific social context of the school. Violence is a generic term, covering violence towards property as well as people. Keywords: opinion, security Creation-Date: 2000-10-01 Number: 2000/10 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2000/10-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jean Drouin Author-Name: Manfred Hinum Author-Name: Ken Beeton Author-Name: Prakash Nair Author-Name: John Mayfield Title: Invention, Maintenance and Renewal of Urban Educational Facilities Abstract: PEB co-hosted a symposium entitled “Invention, Maintenance, and Renewal of Urban Educational Facilities: Global Challenges and Community Solutions” with the American Institute of Architects’ Committee on Architecture for Education and the CEFPI Urban Education Facilities NE Chapter in October 1999. The meeting aimed to provide arguments and evidence for system managers seeking to secure resources for maintenance as well as to sharpen their abilities to use those resources well. Below are excerpts from the symposium papers, including keynote presentations and workshop reports. Keywords: AMP, Asset Management Plans, evaluation, future, maintenance, USA Creation-Date: 2000-10-01 Number: 2000/11 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2000/11-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ritva Kivi Title: New Technology and Education in Finland Abstract: On 23 April 1999, the Ministry of Education published a new National Strategy for Education, Training and Research in the Information Society for 2000–2004. Keywords: distance learning, technology, virtual school Creation-Date: 2000-10-01 Number: 2000/12 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2000/12-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: James T. Biehle Title: The Science Resource Area in the State-of-the-Art High School Abstract: It appears that science education is moving more and more toward individual and small-group, hands-on projects and away from the “sage on the stage” lecture and “one size fits all” laboratory projects. Many of the individual concepts elaborated in this paper have been constructed in schools within the United States and Canada by various architects. Keywords: science laboratories Creation-Date: 2000-10-01 Number: 2000/13 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2000/13-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Patrick Alt Title: School Design and Management: Three Examples from France Abstract: What link can be established between successful teaching and learning, and school design? Three examples of large-scale school construction and renovation projects in France may go some way towards answering this question. Keywords: community, school design, teaching needs Creation-Date: 2001-02-01 Number: 2001/1 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2001/1-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Walter Koll Author-Name: John Travers Author-Name: Cecilia Wilson Title: Towards a Learning Society: Leta 2000 Abstract: LETA 2000 was one of Australia’s most significant networking activities in educational technology last year. Moreover it provided an important opportunity to showcase Australia’s as well as other countries’ achievements in the application of information technology to learning. A unique system of planning and provision of educational facilities, involving the community of learners and teachers as well as the adult population in general and various authorities, was presented the impact of information and communication technology on learning was exemplified by the highly interesting and innovative Technology School of the Future. Keywords: Australia, CEFPI, community, Project Web, technology Creation-Date: 2001-02-01 Number: 2001/2 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2001/2-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Philip G. Altbach Title: The Multifunctional Digital Centre: A Concept for Developing Countries in the Electronic Age Abstract: Higher education faces multiple problems in the new millennium, and these are especially acute in developing countries, where expansion is taking place at the same time that state financing is declining and the challenges of technology, access and the maintenance of quality loom ever larger. The idea of the multifunctional digital centre (MDC) provides an important solution to some of the problems faced by higher education in developing countries and has lessons for industrialised nations as well. Keywords: library, technology Creation-Date: 2001-02-01 Number: 2001/3 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2001/3-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Prakash Nair Title: Schools for the 21st Century: Are You Ready? Abstract: Prakash Nair of the United States proposes the list below for evaluating how a school measures up to the most important requirements of the 21st century. It addresses architects, administrators, head teachers, pupils and others responsible for or interested in the design of a new school or the renovation of an existing building. Keywords: technology Creation-Date: 2001-02-01 Number: 2001/4 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2001/4-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Chris Bissell Title: The United Kingdom's Classrooms of the Future Abstract: Last year the UK Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) developed proposals for an initiative in school building design that became known as Classrooms of the Future. Its objective is to develop a number of pilot projects which explore different design options for the delivery of education in the 21st century. The lessons learned from the projects will help shape guidance for the future design of schools. Keywords: school building design Creation-Date: 2001-06-01 Number: 2001/5 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2001/5-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: Living as Students: Bologna 2000 Abstract: In November 2000, the City of Bologna, Italy, welcomed a conference entitled “Living as Students”. The event was part of the European Capital of Culture project which examined the major role Bologna has played and continues to play as a university city. It also looked at the role of cities that host major universities, in and outside of Europe, as centres for the development and dissemination of culture and advanced professional training. In parallel with the conference, an international competition on student housing was organised Keywords: Italy, Slovenia, student housing Creation-Date: 2001-06-01 Number: 2001/6 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2001/6-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Randall Fielding Title: The Amsterdam Watershed: How School Design is Changing and Why the Next Ten Years are Critical Abstract: Bruce Jilk is an architect and educational planner at KKE Architects in Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States). Jilk was chair at the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) November 2000 conference in Amsterdam (Netherlands), where he introduced the conference on “Innovative Alternatives in Learning Environments,” as a watershed event; he anticipates the period from 2000 to 2010 to be a crucial decade for educational planning. Keywords: design of classrooms, knowledge society, learning environment, Netherlands, United States Creation-Date: 2001-06-01 Number: 2001/7 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2001/7-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Valerio Gasparetto Title: School Reform and Construction in the Province of Rovigo, Italy Abstract: The legislative framework of the Italian education system has changed radically over the past five years. After decades of announcing, discussing, proposing and experimenting with reform, the school of tomorrow is rapidly becoming a reality. Is it possible today to construct school buildings that will easily house the reformed school that is being defined? This is probably the most urgent question that the administrators, managers and experts of local authorities are now seeking to answer. Keywords: community, flexibility, infrastructure Creation-Date: 2001-06-01 Number: 2001/8 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2001/8-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Kenn Fisher Title: Facility Benchmarking Trends in Tertiary Education: An Australian Case Study Abstract: Extensive efforts world-wide have been made to develop performance measures for the physical infrastructure of educational institutions. However, this issue is not easy to resolve given the differences in data collection and management within individual countries and between countries. The Australasian experience demonstrates that it is possible to collaborate in the development of performance measures if the will is there. Keywords: Australia, educational physical assets, evaluation, post-secondary education, tertiary education Creation-Date: 2001-06-01 Number: 2001/9 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2001/9-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: School Building Organisation in Greece Abstract: The national organisation responsible for school buildings in Greece has been converted into a public limited company. The School Building Organisation (SBO) was established in 1962 to design and construct new buildings and provide educational equipment. In 1998 the SBO was transformed into an S.A. (Société Anonyme) supervised by the Greek Minister of Education with the Greek state as the sole shareholder. Keywords: financing, privatisation Creation-Date: 2001-06-01 Number: 2001/10 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2001/10-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: An International Campus in Switzerland Abstract: The International School of Geneva has three campuses in the region of Lake Geneva and now has a total enrolment of some 3 500 pupils; more than 100 nationalities are represented. In order to prevent overcrowding on existing campuses and to meet the growing demand, the Foundation of the International School of Geneva plans to build a fourth campus, at Saconay. It wishes the architecture of this new site to reflect the school’s ideal of service to the local and international communities, while effectively meeting the challenges that it must face at the beginning of the 21st century. Keywords: community, design, flexibility, Switzerland Creation-Date: 2001-10-01 Number: 2001/11 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2001/11-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: The Relationship Between Capital Investment and Pupil Performance: An Analysis by the United Kingdom Abstract: The United Kingdom’s Department for Education and Skills commissioned a major study to examine the relationship between capital investment in schools and subsequent academic attainment. In particular, a key objective of the study was to establish, if possible, the additional effect in terms of pupil attainment of every GBP 1 invested in schools capital. Keywords: evaluation, financing, PricewaterhouseCoopers, research, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 2001-10-01 Number: 2001/12 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2001/12-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: David Istance Title: The School of the Future Abstract: On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, PEB invited experts to debate the continuing need for educational buildings at a one-day seminar in June 2001 entitled “Temples of Learning or White Elephants? What Future for Educational Buildings?” The OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presented possible scenarios for schools over the next 15 to 20 years. The effects of information and communication technologies (ICT) on the learning environment were addressed at both school and tertiary levels, as well as the views of teachers and other users of educational facilities. Keywords: CERI, scenarios, technology Creation-Date: 2001-10-01 Number: 2001/13 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2001/13-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: François Louis Title: The Intelligent School Abstract: On 14 and 15 December 2000 the Milan Centre for Educational Innovation and Experimentation (CISEM), a research institute reporting to the Province of Milan and the Union of Italian Provinces, held an international seminar sponsored by the province and entitled “Intelligent School – Towards the Scholastic Architecture of the Future”. The “intelligent school” approach developed in PEB’s work, particularly during the 1990s, ties in very closely with the vision emerging from the many other viewpoints expressed at the Milan seminar, particularly that of the CISEM. Keywords: design, technology Creation-Date: 2001-10-01 Number: 2001/14 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2001/14-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Prakash Nair Title: The Impact of Time on the Design of Learning Environments Abstract: This article is a report on the Time Workshop held at the international conference on “Innovative Alternatives in Learning Environments” in November 2000. The report, written by Prakash Nair, a U.S. expert on school facilities and technology, includes significant input from Hans F. Van Aalst, the co-leader of the workshop, and all participants involved. Keywords: 21st century, United States Creation-Date: 2001-10-01 Number: 2001/15 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2001/15-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Bernard Dufourd Title: The Learning Environment: Reflections on the Function of Facilities Abstract: The rapid development of new types of interior and exterior architecture for public buildings in recent years has made us increasingly aware of the dynamic and subtle relationship that people establish with their immediate physical environment. The impact of architecture on this environment has long been neglected in our cities, hastily built to meet industrial and commercial needs, as our contemporary designers have often focused solely on visual and functional aspects. Keywords: architecture, Canada, educational buildings, opinion, Quebec Creation-Date: 2001-10-01 Number: 2001/16 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2001/16-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Giorgio Ponti Title: Research and Initiatives for a New Approach to Educational Building in Italy Abstract: The Italian government and regions are preparing to approve new legislation in the field of educational building. The main topics being discussed and analysed are: quality; technological innovation; multi-functionality; resources. Keywords: Italy, policy Creation-Date: 2002-02-01 Number: 2002/1 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2002/1-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Grace Kenny Title: City and Islington College, in the United Kingdom Abstract: City and Islington College, in the heart of London, was formed in 1993 through the amalgamation of a range of local institutions, including a sixth form college (offering mainstream academic courses leading to national qualifications and university), two colleges of general further education and an institute of adult education. The College, which offers courses to some 4,700 full-time and 16,500 part-time students, is currently spread over ten sites. The College has embarked on a substantial capital projects programme, which will cover the government's latest policy requirements while building on the College's specific educational strengths. Keywords: design, renovation Creation-Date: 2002-02-01 Number: 2002/2 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2002/2-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Lajos Jeney Title: Hungary's Educational Community Centres Abstract: This article describes some current challenges for those making decisions related to educational facilities in Hungary, explains who should be involved in the design process and presents the make-up of the functional units of educational community centres. Keywords: design, design brief Creation-Date: 2002-02-01 Number: 2002/3 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2002/3-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jadille Baza Author-Name: Rita de Cassia Alves Vaz Author-Name: Eduardo Millán Author-Name: Rodolfo Almeida Title: Educational Building in Latin America Abstract: The following pages include articles describing recent developments in three Latin American countries to expand public education facilities. They are followed by a report on UNESCO’s recent seminar on architecture for an inclusive education. Chile, Brazil and Venezuela have undertaken various efforts related to building new schools. Chile, as part of its educational reform, is designing new learning spaces. In Brazil a new kindergarten network is being developed to meet demand for early childhood education. Similarly, in order to meet the demand for school places, Venezuela is studying construction costs of public schools. For Latin America and the Caribbean region, UNESCO is working toward the design and use of educational spaces that contribute to reducing inequalities and exclusion. Keywords: architecture, Brazil, Chile, construction costs, early childhood education, Latin America and the Caribbean, Mexico, UNESCO, Venezuela Creation-Date: 2002-02-01 Number: 2002/4 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2002/4-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: The Australian Science and Mathematics School, Flinders University, South Australia Abstract: The South Australian Department of Education, Training and Employment, in association with Flinders University, are collaborating in the design, construction and development of a senior secondary high school which will specialise in the teaching of mathematics and science and focus on innovative pedagogies. Keywords: Australia, design, environment, technology Creation-Date: 2002-06-01 Number: 2002/5 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2002/5-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: The Lycée Maximilien Perret in France Abstract: The new premises of the Lycée Maximilien Perret, an upper secondary and continuing education institution, meets many – but, as experience has shown, not all – of its users’ needs. Why was it necessary to relocate the lycée in the first place? Which aspects of the new buildings effectively meet users’ needs, and which facilities have not lived up to expectations? This article will examine these questions in the spirit of post occupancy evaluation. Keywords: continuing education, evaluation Creation-Date: 2002-06-01 Number: 2002/6 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2002/6-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Grace Comely Title: School Works in the United Kingdom: A New Approach to Local School Design Abstract: School Works, a not-for-profit company in the United Kingdom, has developed a secondary school design process which enables communities to create unique school buildings that cater for their own particular needs. At the heart of this process is the basic principle that it is the people who work and learn in a school building every day who really understand its ethos, its needs, its strengths and its weaknesses, and that truly involving the school community will generate an innate sense of ownership and respect for the buildings. School Works has put its participatory process into practice at an inner-city school in London. Keywords: community, design, Kingsdale Secondary School, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 2002-06-01 Number: 2002/7 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2002/7-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: María Magnolia Santamaría Diaz Title: Venezuela's Bolivarian Schools Project Abstract: The Bolivarian Schools Project is intended to respond to problems such as dropping out, educational exclusion, repetition, malnutrition, and loss of local, regional and national identity, and to the search for citizens interested in economic and social transformation. Keywords: policy, Venezuela Creation-Date: 2002-06-01 Number: 2002/8 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2002/8-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Grace Kenny Title: Disaster Management and Educational Facilities Abstract: Some 80 earthquake specialists, architects, engineers and civil servants from a dozen countries met to discuss the different relationships which may occur between educational facilities and natural disasters; the emphasis was on the implications and effects of earthquakes and the appropriate design and use of educational buildings, both in their role as protection for their everyday users and in their role as emergency shelter for potential earthquake survivors. The following article summarises the findings on the topics of educational buildings; partnerships; training; standards, regulations and procedures; finance and legislation; and research and support. Keywords: community, earthquakes, financing, Greece, RADIUS, security, United Nations Creation-Date: 2002-06-01 Number: 2002/9 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2002/9-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Murray Coppen Title: New Directions for Tomorrow's Schools: A Personal View From New Zealand Abstract: Is there a new paradigm emerging in education? There seem to be a number of forces coming together to challenge the current status quo. First, there is the change from industrial economy to the knowledge economy. Secondly, there is renewed questioning of the relevance of current education. Thirdly, there is a change in learning theory and pedagogy. And underpinning all this is the explosive growth in information and communications technology and the Internet. Keywords: knowledge economy, opinion Creation-Date: 2002-06-01 Number: 2002/10 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2002/10-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: Hungary's German School of Budapest Abstract: Hungary’s newly-built German School of Budapest is adapted to its site, is safe and environmentally friendly, and has comfortable indoor areas that are tailored for its users, including those with physical disabilities. The school’s new three-storey building, put in operation in August 2001, caters to students in grades five through 12. Keywords: design, environment Creation-Date: 2002-10-01 Number: 2002/11 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2002/11-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Bruce Jilk Title: Design Down Process: Designing a School in Iceland with Its Users Abstract: This is an example of an architect working with future school users in Iceland to design their school. The architect has developed a process that he uses with students, staff and the local community to create a learning environment in which the design intends for freedom and creativity to be integrated into the students’ daily learning experiences. The school to be built, called Ingunnarskoli, aspires to be a place for learning that is based on the needs of children, their families and their community. Keywords: community, design Creation-Date: 2002-10-01 Number: 2002/12 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2002/12-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Dušan Petráš Author-Name: Jana Šabíková Title: A Few Facts about Universities in Slovakia Abstract: The Slovakian university campus usually consists of separate functional zones assembled around the campus centre. The central area allows for interaction and directs students towards other integrated centres. Keywords: tertiary Creation-Date: 2002-10-01 Number: 2002/13 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2002/13-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Lee Taylor Author-Name: If Price Author-Name: Fides Matzdorf Author-Name: Louise Smith Author-Name: Helen Agahi Title: Tertiary Education Infrastructure in the United Kingdom Abstract: Infrastructure for tertiary education is currently the object of attention in the United Kingdom. Presented here are four articles that describe recent planning and research regarding facilities for UK universities and colleges of higher education. They cover a case study in planning a sustainable business school building, research on the impact facilities play when students choose a university, a report on the cost and need to modernise teaching and learning infrastructure, and finally a project on effective space management to improve use of space and resources. Keywords: design, environment, HEFCE, planning, space management, student choice, tertiary Creation-Date: 2002-10-01 Number: 2002/14 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2002/14-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: School Safety in France Abstract: The French government set up in 1995 the Observatoire national de la sécurité des établissements scolaires et d'enseignement supérieur, a national agency for safety in schools and higher education, bringing together the public owners of school buildings, representatives of staff and parents from public-sector schools and those under contract in the private sector, and the relevant ministries. Its mandate covers any issue concerning the safety of people, premises or equipment: solidity of buildings and fire risk, accident analysis and prevention, technology and science equipment, and major hazards. Keywords: France, prevention, security Creation-Date: 2003-02-01 Number: 2003/1 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/1-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Wilson Title: New South Wales School Design Projects Abstract: Australia’s New South Wales Education Facilities Research Group, a joint initiative between the Department of Education and Training and the Department of Public Works and Services, provides action research into issues which impact on school design. These issues include curriculum development, changes in teaching strategies and new directions in school management and organisation. The research group has a programme of work which includes the development of guidelines and training manuals for teachers, parents and students as well as architects, engineers, planners and administrators. Four examples of recent projects are outlined below. Keywords: Australia, community, energy management, environment Creation-Date: 2003-02-01 Number: 2003/2 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/2-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Chris Watson Title: Review of Building Quality Using Post Occupancy Evaluation Abstract: Post Occupancy Evaluation is described here in terms of its aims, principles, benefits, methods, timing and results. Three examples illustrating the evaluation of educational facilities are given, followed by a summary. Keywords: evaluation, Marlborough Technology Centre, New Zealand, tertiary, University of Auckland Creation-Date: 2003-02-01 Number: 2003/3 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/3-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: Two Vocational Training Schools in Quebec Abstract: In Quebec (Canada), vocational training is delivered in special centres supported by the Ministry of Education. Here are two recent projects: a school of forestry and wood technology and a steelwork training centre. Keywords: Canada, CFMA, Duchesnay, EFTBD, environment, Quebec, vocational training Creation-Date: 2003-02-01 Number: 2003/4 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/4-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Graeme Allen Author-Name: Ingrid Kerkhoven Author-Name: Noelene Cox Title: Australia's Oak Valley Aboriginal School Abstract: In the Australian desert, a new school has been built for an Aboriginal community, replacing their previously transient school services. The design took into account the difficult site limitations and the community's needs and traditional values. Keywords: Aboriginal community, Australia, design, Oak Valley Creation-Date: 2003-02-01 Number: 2003/5 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/5-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jean-Pascal Foucault Title: Public/Private Partnerships in Quebec Abstract: For some time now in Quebec (Canada), the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) has been promoting public/private partnerships (PPP) as a solution to the need to rehabilitate the public building stock. The TBS describes this as the best value-for-money solution for liquidating the maintenance and operating deficits of public buildings such as schools. Keywords: Canada, financing, management, Quebec Creation-Date: 2003-02-01 Number: 2003/6 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/6-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: The Urban Complex in Cattolica, Italy Abstract: The Italian city of Cattolica has developed an urban complex, the Piazza della Repubblica, providing a wide range of services to the public. In renovated facilities, the complex provides a modern and rational architectural setting based on the idea of the traditional town square or "piazza", an area of interaction and exchange characteristic of Italian cities. Keywords: community, Italy, library Creation-Date: 2003-06-01 Number: 2003/7 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/7-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Karin Schwarz-Viechtbauer Title: Current Concerns for Austrian School Facilities Abstract: The Austrian Institute for School and Sport Facilities (ÖISS) is responsible for current issues and problems related to the country's educational buildings. Four recent concerns of ÖISS's work are summarised here: schools as low energy buildings, electromagnetic fields and school buildings, chairs and tables for educational buildings, and school grounds - "learnscapes". Keywords: Austria, electromagnetic fields, energy, environment Creation-Date: 2003-06-01 Number: 2003/8 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/8-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: Evaluating School Facilities in Portugal Abstract: Portugal has created a questionnaire on educational facilities as part of a larger auditing programme by the General Inspection for Education to evaluate the country's schools. The main objective of the facilities evaluation is to determine how site, design and management contribute to the performance of curricular activities in each school. Keywords: evaluation, Portugal Creation-Date: 2003-06-01 Number: 2003/9 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/9-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Nicolas Chung Author-Name: Giorgio Ponti Author-Name: Naoto Fukabori Author-Name: Jaime G. de la Garza Reyna Title: Designing Tomorrow's School Abstract: A seminar entitled "Designing Tomorrow's School" was organised by the OECD Decentralised Programme on Educational Building (PEB), the Irish Ministry of Education and Science and the National University of Ireland (NUI), Galway, and was held in Galway, Ireland, in September 2002. Certain presentations made at the seminar are summarised here. Nicolas Chung of France's Ministry for National Education spoke on "Developing digital work areas for education". Giorgio Ponti of Cisem (the Research Institute of the Province of Milan and Italian Provinces Union) presented "The school of the future: an Italian perspective". Naoto Fukabori from Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) addressed "The trend in measures for school facilities in Japan". Jaime de la Garza of Mexico's Administrative Committee for the Federal Programme of School Construction (CAPFCE) spoke on "Multifunctional classroom facility: a challenge for tomorrow's education". Keywords: community, energy savings, environment, France, ICT, intelligent school, Italy, Japan, Mexico Creation-Date: 2003-06-01 Number: 2003/10 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/10-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Marina Cankar Title: Educational Facilities in Slovenia Abstract: Since gaining independence in 1991, one of Slovenia's priorities has been to invest in education. The Ministry of Education, Science and Sport has been widely reforming its education system and investing its limited resources in the construction of buildings and their equipment for all levels of education. The government is working to overcome the problems it has encountered. Keywords: country report, Slovenia Creation-Date: 2003-06-01 Number: 2003/11 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/11-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Sarah E. Thomas Title: Library Environments and Organisations: Opportunities or Constraints? Abstract: The following article is based on a presentation by Sarah E. Thomas, a librarian at Cornell University in the United States. This abridged version begins by summarising how libraries thrive in an era of change. Next it explores storing print publications and how libraries are increasing space for services and activities. The paper then addresses new roles and partners for libraries and, finally, architectural solutions to spatial constraints. Keywords: libraries, tertiary, United States, university Creation-Date: 2003-06-01 Number: 2003/12 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/12-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Kenn Fisher Title: Designs for Learning in the Knowledge Age Abstract: This overview of designs for learning in the Knowledge Age briefly explores the relationship between learning and the built environment, and the role of teachers in designing educational spaces; it calls for a collaborative campaign and suggests future action. Keywords: educational architecture, opinion Creation-Date: 2003-06-01 Number: 2003/13 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/13-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Kenn Fisher Title: Clicks, Bricks and Spondulicks Abstract: “Clicks, Bricks and Spondulicks” is the title of a seminar organised by PEB to examine the relationship between the built learning environment and information and communications technology (ICT), as well as cost implications. The meeting sought to determine whether educational buildings and ICT should continue to be seen as separate entities competing for the same funds, or whether they should be treated as one holistic component of educational infrastructure. The international seminar, held in Brisbane, Australia, in March 2003, concentrated primarily on vocational training and higher educational buildings. The seminar presented benefits of integrated capital planning strategies, taking into account life cycle expectancies and ICT advances such as online delivery; modes of knowledge production and flexible delivery; government policies and implications for planners; and implications for policy-makers. Keywords: Australia, technology, tertiary Creation-Date: 2003-10-01 Number: 2003/14 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/14-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Eamon Broderick Title: An Industrial Building Converted into a Girls School in Australia Abstract: An industrial building in Perth, Western Australia, has been converted into a secondary school to suit the particular needs of girls with educational and social difficulties. The aim of the building project was to provide a small school for approximately 30 students that caters to the needs of adolescent girls who are unable to operate within the mainstream or independent school systems. Keywords: architecture, Australia, special needs Creation-Date: 2003-10-01 Number: 2003/15 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/15-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Joohun Park Title: Korea's School Grounds Projects Abstract: Korea has undertaken two projects to improve its school grounds: the Green School Project and the School Forest Pilot Project. Keywords: community, environment, Korea Creation-Date: 2003-10-01 Number: 2003/16 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/16-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Francisco Manuel Orozco Celis Title: Sierra University in Mexico Abstract: Sierra University was designed to promote the development of the mountain communities in the State of Sonora, Mexico. The university offers high school graduates an opportunity to pursue their studies in their home region, in order to stimulate economic development and contribute to social cohesion in the highlands area. The university is equipped with modern facilities, while its architecture is rooted in the past. Keywords: Mexico, tertiary Creation-Date: 2003-10-01 Number: 2003/17 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/17-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ruth Woods Title: An Environmentally Sustainable Development in Australia Abstract: The future Kelvin Grove Urban Village in Queensland, Australia, is an example of how principles of environmentally sustainable design have translated into practice. Those responsible for the new project recognise the importance of building design that respects the environment by using resources efficiently and minimising pollution. The site’s master plan requires developers to comply with environmentally sustainable design principles adopted for the site’s buildings. Keywords: Australia, environment, sustainability Creation-Date: 2003-10-01 Number: 2003/18 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/18-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Pierre Gastaldy Title: An Ultra Energy-Efficient School in Quebec Abstract: For the construction of its newest school in Quebec (Canada), the Grandes-Seigneuries School Board, which has long been noted for its energy efficiency approach, wanted to set itself an especially challenging project which would reduce greenhouse gas emissions to close to zero. From an architectural standpoint, a series of simple methods, well within everyone's reach, were used in combination to reduce energy needs. This pilot project has made Le Tournant School one of the most energy efficient in Canada. The concept initiator explains. Keywords: Canada, opinion, Quebec Creation-Date: 2003-10-01 Number: 2003/19 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2003/19-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Don MacKenzie Title: An Innovative School Revisited: Leith Academy and the Projects that Followed Abstract: In 1995, PEB published a case study on the United Kingdom’s Leith Academy. The following article examines the Academy’s original design, how the facilities have served over the 13 years since their construction and their influence on subsequent designs. Keywords: community, design, environment, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 2004-02-01 Number: 2004/1 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2004/1-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Susan Stuebing Title: A Meeting Place to Learn in Rural Iceland Abstract: “On the day we heard that there was agreement to establish an upper secondary school in the region, every house in Snaefellsnes flew the Icelandic flag,” explained one parent in the first workshop to develop the Snaefellsnes Upper Secondary School. The new school in this rural Icelandic region will be a “meeting place to learn” for students aged 16 to 20. Keywords: community, design, Iceland Creation-Date: 2004-02-01 Number: 2004/2 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2004/2-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Hugh Kelly Title: A New Library for Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Abstract: The newly-built library at Ireland’s Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) is innovative in design, responds to environmental conditions and identifies the campus with its location. Keywords: libraries, library Creation-Date: 2004-02-01 Number: 2004/3 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2004/3-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Florence Michel Title: The Lycée Français in New York: A Showcase for the French-Speaking Community Abstract: In New York they say that the architecture of the new Lycée français (serving French students from kindergarten through upper secondary education) was inspired by the rationalism of Descartes. What is beyond doubt, however, is that the design and materials chosen by the American firm of architects, Polshek Partnership Architects, which designed the building, provide a thoroughly modern setting for its distinctive educational project. Keywords: architecture, France, United States Creation-Date: 2004-02-01 Number: 2004/4 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2004/4-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Gilles Daoust Title: A Building Development Plan at Laval University, Quebec Abstract: Laval University is launching a series of major development projects aimed at meeting the needs of an institution that currently offers over 350 academic programmes to more than 36 000 students. This article will focus on three of the most important construction projects that are already under way or about to start: the Wood Processing Centre, the Optics, Photonics and Laser Centre, and Ferdinand-Vandry Hall. A brief history of the Laval University campus is provided at the end of this article. Keywords: Canada, Quebec, tertiary Creation-Date: 2004-02-01 Number: 2004/5 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2004/5-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Sandro Simioni Title: Evaluating Montbrillant Lower Secondary School in Switzerland Abstract: Does Geneva’s Montbrillant lower secondary school, which has now been in use for one year, meet the objectives targeted when it was designed? Does the new school respond to the needs and expectations of staff and students? Questions such as these serve to evaluate the quality of a school building once in use and tie in with work supported by PEB on post-occupancy evaluation. For the design of Montbrillant, the Geneva authorities promoted specific integrated concepts; to verify to what extent these were successfully incorporated into the building, the author contacted the school’s users, i.e. its management, administrative and technical staff, teachers, and students. Although their overall appreciation was positive, the users expressed dissatisfaction with many aspects of the facilities as described below. Keywords: community, environment, evaluation, Switzerland Creation-Date: 2004-06-01 Number: 2004/6 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2004/6-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jean-Marie Moonen Author-Name: Nicolas Buono Author-Name: Suzanne Handfield Title: Science and Technology Facilities Abstract: These four articles relate to science and technology infrastructure for secondary and tertiary institutions. The first article presents a view on approaches to teaching science in school and illustrates ideal science facilities for secondary education. The second piece reports on work underway to improve the Science Complex at the Université du Québec à Montreal. The third describes a secondary level vocational training centre devoted to new technologies in Quebec. The fourth article visits an Australian science and mathematics specialist school. Keywords: Canada, Quebec, renovation, technology, tertiary Creation-Date: 2004-06-01 Number: 2004/7 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2004/7-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Martin Heffernan Title: Low Energy Schools in Ireland Abstract: Out of a commitment to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, Ireland’s Department of Education and Science has designed and constructed two low energy schools, in Tullamore, County Offaly, and Raheen, County Laois. With energy use in buildings responsible for approximately 55% of the CO2 released into the atmosphere and a major contributor to global warming, the Department researched the latest construction techniques and systems that lower energy consumption. Keywords: energy, environment, Ireland, sustainability Creation-Date: 2004-06-01 Number: 2004/8 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2004/8-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Peter Ross Title: Australia's First Public Private Partnership School Project Abstract: The design and construction of nine schools has commenced in Australia using a Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) methodology. This is the first project in Australia where social infrastructure has been acquired in this way. Keywords: Australia, financing, public private partnerships Creation-Date: 2004-06-01 Number: 2004/9 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2004/9-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: The United Kingdom's Part-Privately Funded Business Academy Bexley Abstract: The Business Academy Bexley is one of the first purpose-built, part-privately funded independent state schools in Europe. As part of the United Kingdoms new approach to raising educational standards in areas of social deprivation and low educational attainment, Bexley was designed to facilitate integration among its students and with local residents and to enrich the learning process. Keywords: financing, funding, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 2004-06-01 Number: 2004/10 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2004/10-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Susan Stuebing Title: Creating 21st Century Learning Environments Abstract: The seminar on “Creating 21st Century Learning Environments” was organised by the United Kingdom’s Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and the OECD Programme on Educational Building (PEB). Two presentations from the United Kingdom are described here. Keywords: United Kingdom Creation-Date: 2004-10-01 Number: 2004/11 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2004/11-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: School Property Funding in New Zealand Abstract: New Zealand’s special funding system allows state schools a greater level of independence in managing their property compared to most other countries. Schools receive a fixed budget as an entitlement from the three “pots” of the educational property funding structure. The government’s unique use of accrual accounting together with a new Five-Year Property Plan agreement gives schools a high degree of certainty of the property funding available, as well as responsibility for deciding how to modernise their own buildings. Keywords: financing, maintenance, management, New Zealand Creation-Date: 2004-10-01 Number: 2004/12 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2004/12-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Rick Draper Author-Name: Emma Cadzow Title: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Abstract: Applying CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) strategies to schools can significantly contribute to a safer learning environment by influencing the behaviour of students and visitors. CPTED has three overlapping primary concepts that are intended to reduce opportunities for crime as well as fear of crime: access control, surveillance and territorial reinforcement. Keywords: security Creation-Date: 2004-10-01 Number: 2004/13 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2004/13-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Chris Watson Author-Name: Keith Thomson Title: Post Occupancy Evaluation in Scotland Abstract: The Scottish Executive, the devolved government for Scotland, is engaging with stakeholders to achieve excellence in the school estate through Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE). Design of the school environment has a direct impact on teaching and learning, activities which can be supported or frustrated by many building elements. Through a collaborative process, evaluating new and existing facilities can benefit all those involved in educational building, from the school users, to the local authority, to designers. Keywords: community, evaluation Creation-Date: 2004-10-01 Number: 2004/14 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2004/14-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jeffrey J. Berk Author-Name: Rita de Cassia Alves Vaz Author-Name: João Honorio Author-Name: Jadille Baza Author-Name: Ricardo Torres Origel Author-Name: Fredys Gomez Title: School Facility Projects in Latin America Abstract: Many Latin American countries are undertaking projects, in line with practices disseminated by PEB, to share school facilities with the local community, to adapt traditional schools for students with disabilities, and to collaborate with private companies to finance educational buildings. The articles below describe current initiatives in five countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Venezuela. Keywords: architecture, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, community, disabilities, financing, Mexico, public-private partnerships, Venezuela Creation-Date: 2004-10-01 Number: 2004/15 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2004/15-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Gilbert Desmarais Title: ICT and Educational Property Management Abstract: An international PEB seminar on “Information and Communications Technology and Educational Property Management” was held in Montreal, Canada, from 31 October to 3 November 2004. The aim of this seminar was to examine how information and communications technology (ICT) can be incorporated into educational property management by investigating three issues: how ICT can make educational spaces more functional and comfortable in a sustainable development perspective, how it can improve the security and protection of facilities and, lastly, how it can optimise their technical and administrative management. The participants had the opportunity to see the theories presented in each field illustrated concretely by visiting innovative institutions in Montreal and its suburbs. A brief summary of these visits is provided below. Keywords: Canada, management, Quebec, technology Creation-Date: 2005-02-01 Number: 2005/1 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2005/1-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mukund Patel Title: Building Schools for the Future in the United Kingdom Abstract: State-of-the-art school buildings can improve educational standards and have a positive effect on everyone who uses them. That is why England’s Department for Education and Skills (DfES) launched an ambitious five year strategy to improve educational facilities for all children in the country and create high quality resources for the whole community. The programme, Building Schools for the Future, is backed by a record level of investment in school infrastructure, takes into account changes needed in the educational built environment, and gives special attention to exemplar designs. Keywords: design, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 2005-02-01 Number: 2005/2 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2005/2-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Gerry O’Sullivan Title: Ireland's Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions Abstract: The largest-ever evaluation of an Irish research programme has concluded that the PRTLI is “the beginning of a major and most beneficial transformation of the research landscape of Ireland that will help to install an innovation-driven economy”. The PRTLI, the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions, is managed by the country’s Higher Education Authority. Keywords: financing, Ireland, tertiary Creation-Date: 2005-02-01 Number: 2005/3 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2005/3-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Giorgio Ponti Title: Italy's Intelligent Educational Training Station Abstract: The Intelligent Educational Training Station has been developed in Italy to meet emerging school building needs. The project, for schools from the primary to upper secondary level, proposes flexible architecture for an “intelligent school” network, and was developed by CISEM, the Centre for Educational Innovation and Experimentation of Milan. Keywords: design, energy savings, environment, Italy Creation-Date: 2005-02-01 Number: 2005/4 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2005/4-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: 'Joinedupdesignforschools' in the United Kingdom Abstract: Joinedupdesignforschools explores how good design can improve the quality of life in schools by listening to the voices of the clients: pupils. The programme is an initiative in the United Kingdom that joins client teams of pupils with the country’s leading design practices to provide solutions for practical improvements in schools, to highlight the benefits of a close partnership between the design industry and schools, and to develop pupils’ life skills. Keywords: community, design, evaluation, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 2005-02-01 Number: 2005/5 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2005/5-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Susan Stuebing Title: The Netherlands' Firebird School: Clusters for A Flexible Learning Environment Abstract: Innovative teaching methods and organisational change make new demands on our future learning environments. The Brink and the Laak Clusters are two related examples of a new type of building for a community in the Netherlands. The Firebird School (Vuurvogel), a primary school for students from ages 4 to 12, is currently housed in the Brink Cluster and will move to the Laak when it opens in 2006. The Firebird School’s needs and the resulting flexible building design are described here along with useful characteristics for creating flexibility in the learning environment. Keywords: design, flexibility, Netherlands Creation-Date: 2005-02-01 Number: 2005/6 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2005/6-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Eamonn Greville Title: The National Maritime College of Ireland Abstract: The new National Maritime College of Ireland is regarded as the country’s most exciting and innovative development in maritime training and education and is the first tertiary institution to be built and operated under the government’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) model of procurement. The project is the outcome of a partnership between Cork Institute of Technology and the Irish Naval Service to deliver maritime training. Its building design reflects the studies’ sea-related theme, and the facilities allow the National Maritime College to meet the latest education requirements in the field. The college, in Ringaskiddy, County Cork, accepted its first cohort of students on 11 October 2004. Keywords: financing, Ireland, tertiary Creation-Date: 2005-06-01 Number: 2005/7 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2005/7-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Dino Gerbasi Title: An Asset Management System for School Buildings in Quebec Abstract: Presented here are the major reasons why an asset management system (AMS) is needed, a brief history of their evolution and a description of the initiative undertaken by Quebec to implement such a system. The appendix contains the recommended basic requirements for an asset management system. Keywords: Canada, maintenance, management, Quebec Creation-Date: 2005-06-01 Number: 2005/8 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2005/8-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Heike Erhorn-Kluttig Author-Name: Ove Mørck Title: Energy-Efficient Renovation of Educational Buildings Abstract: Case studies demonstrating energy-efficient renovation of educational buildings collected by the International Energy Agency (IEA) provide information on retrofit technologies, energy-saving approaches and ventilation strategies. Some general findings are presented here along with one case study, Egebjerg School in Denmark, which shows how natural ventilation can be incorporated into a refurbishment project. Keywords: Denmark, environment Creation-Date: 2005-06-01 Number: 2005/9 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2005/9-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Phan Pit Li Author-Name: John Locke Author-Name: Prakash Nair Author-Name: Andrew Bunting Title: Creating 21st Century Learning Environments Abstract: What is involved in creating learning environments for the 21st century? How can school facilities serve as tools for teaching and meet the needs of students in the future? What components are required to design effective schools, and how does architecture relate to the purposes of schooling? These are some of the questions addressed at the seminar on “Creating 21st Century Learning Environments” organised by the United Kingdom’s Department for Education and Skills and the OECD Programme on Educational Building (PEB). The answers provided by four people with first-hand experience in building schools are summarised here. A development and management professional explains how the school building can serve as a three-dimensional learning tool. A school principal describes how his recently-built public school in New Zealand was designed to meet the learning needs of 21st century students. A building planner presents what he considers the essential components for developing effective facilities for tomorrow, supported by his own experience in planning schools. Finally, the director of an architectural firm defines the common purposes of secondary schooling and their relation to design. Keywords: Australia, design, environment, management, New Zealand, planning, Singapore, United States Creation-Date: 2005-06-01 Number: 2005/10 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2005/10-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Bruce Sheerin Title: Structures for Learning in New Zealand Abstract: The New Zealand Ministry of Education is undertaking a project to provide information that can assist schools to design quality environments that will improve student learning outcomes. The project started in 2004 with the ministry surveying boards of trustees, principals, teachers and students on what features of property design they believed were important to support students’ learning. As part of this project the ministry is identifying current design standards that need to be followed and publishing examples of best practice in design solutions. The objective of this is to encourage schools to network and learn from each other’s experience. Keywords: design, New Zealand Creation-Date: 2005-10-01 Number: 2005/11 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2005/11-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Pablo Campos Calvo-Sotelo Title: The University of Salamanca's New Campus Abstract: The University of Salamanca in Spain has planned a new campus rooted in the local culture, geography, architecture and academic tradition. It will be built in the adjacent municipality of Villamayor, along the bank of the river Tormes. The master plan defines the basic features for what is one of the most important university development projects in Europe. Keywords: Spain, tertiary Creation-Date: 2005-10-01 Number: 2005/12 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2005/12-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: School Grounds in Austria Abstract: The Austrian Institute for School and Sport Facilities (ÖISS), responsible for providing the country with guidelines, information and consultation in the field of school building, places special emphasis on school grounds. The ÖISS works to raise awareness of the importance of school grounds not only for physical activities and recreation, but also for learning, communication and the environment. Keywords: Austria, environment Creation-Date: 2005-10-01 Number: 2005/13 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2005/13-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Giorgio Ponti Title: An Urban Renewal School Project in Italy Abstract: The restoration of an historic school building in Battipaglia, Italy, will provide new public facilities and is hoped to boost urban renewal. The municipality of Battipaglia, in the province of Salerno, held an architectural competition for renovating the E. De Amicis Primary School and the surrounding area. The winning project, submitted by a group of Italian architects headed by Alfredo Amati, offers four main points of interest. Keywords: Italy, renovation Creation-Date: 2005-10-01 Number: 2005/14 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2005/14-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: William A. Daigneau Author-Name: Mark S. Valenti Author-Name: Sylvana Ricciarini Author-Name: Stephen O. Bender Author-Name: Nicole Alleyne Author-Name: Michael Di Grappa Author-Name: Josep M. Duart Author-Name: Francisco Lupiáñez Author-Name: Miguel Angel Ehrenzweig Sanchez Title: Planning, Designing and Managing Higher Education Institutions Abstract: Developed below is a selection of the ideas and case studies presented at the conference on “Planning, Designing and Managing Higher Education Institutions”, in San José, California (United States): Megatrends and myths which influence facilities management practices. The technology-enabled learning space. Natural hazard risk mitigation. The modernisation of Montreal’s Concordia University. An analysis of decision-making in integrating information and communications technology in Spanish universities. A network of library and information services units created by Mexico’s Veracruz University. Keywords: Canada, design, libraries, management, Mexico, planning, Quebec, renovation, security, technology, tertiary Creation-Date: 2005-10-01 Number: 2005/15 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2005/15-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Allen Abend Author-Name: Sheila Walbe Ornstein Author-Name: Emmanuel Baltas Author-Name: Jaime de la Garza Author-Name: Chris Watson Author-Name: Kurt Lange Author-Name: Hannah von Ahlefeld Title: Evaluating Quality in Educational Facilities Abstract: In 2005, the OECD Programme on Educational Building (PEB) organised two international experts’ group meetings to discuss how countries define and evaluate quality in educational facilities. The research and experiences of six experts are presented in this article, in addition to the lessons learned from the experts’ group meetings. The director of a state construction programme describes the standards used to assess the educational adequacy of all public school facilities in the State of Maryland in the United States. A researcher presents a post-occupancy evaluation methodology used in schools in São Paulo, Brazil. Another researcher presents a data collection tool used to develop indicators on educational infrastructure in a number of municipalities in Greece. Two administrators discuss the development of norms to ensure minimum standards of quality and security in educational facilities in Mexico. Two architects present the results of a recent post-occupancy evaluation conducted in a new school in Pendão, Portugal. And an urban planner presents an international project to construct new schools in El Salvador using quality criteria. Keywords: Brazil, El Salvador, evaluation, Greece, Mexico, norms, Portugal, post-occupancy, security, standards, United States Creation-Date: 2006-02-01 Number: 2006/1 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2006/1-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Kelvin Trimper Title: The Mawson Centre: Access for all to Education Services Abstract: In the knowledge society of the 21st century everyone – not only children but every person, enterprise and organisation – will need ongoing access to a full range of quality education and training services. This principle, often espoused by the OECD and endorsed by the ministers of education in its member countries, has driven the planning and delivery of education and training services at Mawson Lakes, a new development on the outskirts of Adelaide in South Australia. The access point for these services, The Mawson Centre, which opened in 2005, was designed for the community as a whole. Keywords: Australia, campus, community, design, tertiary Creation-Date: 2006-02-01 Number: 2006/2 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2006/2-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Sarah Mulrooney Title: Ireland's Refurbished St. John's Central College Abstract: St. John’s Central College, the third largest further education institution in Ireland, recently expanded and refurbished its facilities. The resulting site is more open to the community, and the new building spaces are designed in accordance with their social and academic functions. Keywords: design, further education, Ireland, renovation, tertiary, vocational and technical training Creation-Date: 2006-02-01 Number: 2006/3 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2006/3-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Keith Thomson Title: Progress on Evaluating School Buildings in Scotland Abstract: In June 2004, the Scottish Executive published guidance on evaluating completed school building projects, Building Our Future: Scotland’s School Estate, as part of the School Estate Strategy; the guidance included a case study evaluation at an Edinburgh primary school (see PEB Exchange, no. 53, October 2004). The Executive is continuing to support evaluation work on the school estate by recently holding a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) workshop for local authorities and soon publishing a further demonstration case study, this time at secondary level, at Braes High School. Keywords: evaluation, post-occupancy evaluation, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 2006-02-01 Number: 2006/4 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2006/4-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Anne Meade Author-Name: Fiona Ross Title: Education Facilities for Young Children Abstract: Educational buildings and grounds can provide a supportive and stimulating environment for the learning process as well as contribute to greater community needs. These issues were addressed at an international conference entitled “Making Space: Architecture and Design for Young Children”. Described here are the importance of outdoor space to learning in New Zealand, presented at the event, and a campus for pupils in Scotland (United Kingdom) visited by conference participants. Access to outdoor space is seen as essential to New Zealand children’s development. An early childhood education consultant explains how the early childhood curriculum is linked to both indoor and outdoor spaces in line with socio-cultural learning theory. A new campus in Scotland built to regroup several educational institutions for young children has been successful in uniting different faiths and integrating pupils with special needs. Further information about the conference is available in PEB Exchange no. 57, February 2006. Keywords: educational buildings, New Zealand, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 2006-11-01 Number: 2006/5 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2006/5-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Geert Leemans Title: Public-Private Partnerships in Flanders Abstract: Belgium’s Flemish government recently approved a EUR 1 billion investment in school infrastructure through public-private partnerships, its first major initiative of this kind. The Flemish Community’s variant of public-private partnerships in school building allows the government to meet urgent needs in the short run, but also to spread the costs over a longer period. Keywords: financing, maintenance, management, public private partnerships Creation-Date: 2006-11-01 Number: 2006/6 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2006/6-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Pedro Homem de Gouveia Author-Name: Nuno Morais Author-Name: António Miranda Title: Accessibility Programme and School Restoration in Lisbon Abstract: The City of Lisbon, Portugal, is working to better integrate children with disabilities at primary school level. It recently has undertaken an accessible school programme and has restored an historic building as part of this effort. Keywords: Portugal Creation-Date: 2006-11-01 Number: 2006/7 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2006/7-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: OECD Title: Design Quality Indicator for Schools in the United Kingdom Abstract: In December 2005, the United Kingdom launched a process for evaluating the design quality of primary and secondary school buildings. The Design Quality Indicator (DQI) for Schools is a tool that can assist stakeholders – teachers, parents, school governors, students, community members, local authority clients and building professionals – to achieve design excellence in new or refurbished school buildings and grounds. The DQI framework was developed by the Department for Education and Skills and the Construction Industry Council. Creation-Date: 2006-11-01 Number: 2006/8 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2006/8-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Susan Woodman Title: Queen Margaret University College's Sustainable, Community Campus Abstract: The new campus of Queen Margaret University College in the United Kingdom is designed to be a sustainable educational and community resource. Early consultation with students and staff on the campus design revealed a strong desire for a sustainable environment, with plenty of green space for all to enjoy. In response to this, the design focuses on maximising biodiversity, encouraging green transport, and making the most of natural daylight and ventilation in interior spaces. The Queen Margaret RE:LOCATE project will transform 35 acres of low grade farmland into diverse wildlife habitats to provide the parkland setting. The campus will be open to the public for leisure, education and recreation. Keywords: sustainable development Creation-Date: 2006-11-01 Number: 2006/9 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2006/9-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Francisco Marmolejo Author-Name: Reynold Gonzalez Author-Name: Nils Gersberg Author-Name: Suvi Nenonen Author-Name: Pablo Campos Calvo-Sotelo Title: Higher Education Facilities: Issues and Trends Abstract: Issues that will shape the future of higher education institutions and new trends in campus architecture were the themes of a recent international seminar. Francisco Marmolejo, former consultant to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), presents here an overview of the seminar, explaining changes taking place in the area of higher education facilities and providing participants’ views. Presentations from three countries are also described below: Mexico’s Monterrey International Knowledge City; the higher education learning environment and the Finnish technology hub of Otaniemi; and, in Spain, the University of Salamanca’s R&D&I Building. Keywords: campus architecture, facilities management, higher education institution, PISA, university management Creation-Date: 2007-03-01 Number: 2007/1 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2007/1-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Giorgio Ponti Title: “Intelligent” Primary School Project in Italy Abstract: Construction work is about to begin on a new “intelligent” primary school for 300 students (later to be expanded for 600) in the Municipality of Solaro in the province of Milan. This is the fi rst primary school building in Italy designed according to the principles of the “intelligent school” as defi ned by the Centre for Educational Innovation and Experimentation of Milan (CISEM). The building received the 2006 EUROSOLAR Prize. Keywords: CISEM, environment, innovative learning, intelligent school, school architecture Creation-Date: 2007-03-01 Number: 2007/2 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2007/2-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: John Marrapodi Title: School Security Assessment Programme in Australia Abstract: Since 1999 the Department of Education and Training in Western Australia has operated a successful security risk management programme. Its strategy is to help school principals both evaluate whether existing controls comply with security procedures and provide adequate, cost-effective levels of security to meet the risks faced by their schools. Keywords: risk-management, school management, school security, security risk assessment Creation-Date: 2007-03-01 Number: 2007/3 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2007/3-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ike Ellis Author-Name: Sara Thorley-Smith Title: Serious Incident Management in Australia Abstract: As part of its efforts to ensure school safety, the government of New South Wales, Australia, has developed simulation exercises to better prepare principals to manage serious incidents, in collaboration with police. Keywords: safer school, school management, school safety, security training, vandalism Creation-Date: 2007-03-01 Number: 2007/4 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2007/4-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Amanda Bell Title: A New Creative Learning Centre at a Girls School in Australia Abstract: Brisbane Girls Grammar School’s new Creative Learning Centre was conceived to group arts studies which were previously scattered across the campus and to serve all students as a meeting place and technology hub. The building is specifically designed to provide the most flexible and innovative environment for teenaged girls, having special regard for the way girls learn and interact socially. The unique design also helps ensure protection from Brisbane’s hot and humid environment. Keywords: educational buildings, innovation, learning environment, school building design, secondary schools, technology Creation-Date: 2007-05-01 Number: 2007/5 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2007/5-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jeremy Gibberd Title: South Africa's School Infrastructure Performance Indicator System Abstract: While some South African schools have excellent infrastructure, others lack basic services such as water and sanitation. The school infrastructure performance indicator system (SIPIS) project offers an approach that can address both the urgent provision of basic services as well as support the development of more sophisticated and more effective education environments over time. Keywords: educational buildings, evaluation, learning environment, school infrastructure Creation-Date: 2007-05-01 Number: 2007/6 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2007/6-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects Author-Name: Shán Ó Cuív Title: Ireland's Cherry Orchard National School Abstract: This recently completed primary school illustrates how architecture can contribute to creating a safe and warm environment in a difficult area and can meet the particular needs of the student community. In its first year in operation, Cherry Orchard National School is proving to be a successful project. Presented here are the architectural description and comments from the client, the school’s Board of Management. Keywords: educational buildings, learning environment, school infrastructure, security Creation-Date: 2007-05-01 Number: 2007/7 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2007/7-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Masayuki Mori Author-Workplace-Name: MEXT Title: Japan's Eco-school Programme Abstract: Since 1997 several ministries in Japan have collaborated on an eco-school programme, which applies to both newly constructed and renovated school buildings, in an effort to make its schools more environmentally friendly. Keywords: educational buildings, environment, learning environment, sustainable development Creation-Date: 2007-09-01 Number: 2007/8 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2007/8-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Panagiotis Al. Patargias Author-Workplace-Name: SBO Author-Name: Kalianou Angela Author-Workplace-Name: University of Aegean Author-Name: George Galanis Author-Workplace-Name: SBO Author-Name: Marina Vassilopoulou Author-Workplace-Name: SBO Author-Name: Maria Drosou Author-Workplace-Name: SBO Author-Name: Christos Protogeropoulos Author-Workplace-Name: Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving Title: School Buildings in Greece: The Bioclimatic Challenge and a Photovoltaic Pilot Project Abstract: Greece’s School Buildings Organisation (SBO) is developing bioclimatic pilot schemes which are yielding positive results. Bioclimatic action has been one of the principal priorities of Greek school infrastructure planning since 2004. Among the activities undertaken by SBO to use renewable energy sources in school buildings is a pilot project to design and install a photovoltaic system in a secondary school in Athens. Keywords: educational buildings, energy savings, environment, learning environment, school building design Creation-Date: 2007-09-01 Number: 2007/9 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2007/9-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: John Dolan Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Education and Science Title: Using Minimum Energy in Ireland's Schools Abstract: This article explains how Ireland has incorporated low energy design into primary and post-primary schools and gives an overview of projects that have helped inform this approach. Keywords: educational buildings, energy management, energy savings, school infrastructure Creation-Date: 2007-09-01 Number: 2007/10 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2007/10-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jenni Webster Author-Workplace-Name: Spowers Architects Facility and Development Advisors Author-Name: Leigh Robinson Author-Workplace-Name: Taylor Robinson Architects Author-Name: Kelvin Trimper Author-Workplace-Name: Lend Lease Communities Author-Name: Stan Salagaras Author-Workplace-Name: Mawson Lakes Development Title: Sustainability Actions in Australia Abstract: Presented here are Australian case studies of educational buildings with environmentally sustainable designs – an upper secondary school complex and a university learning centre – and sustainability initiatives by a private developer working in collaboration with government authorities. Keywords: community, learning environment, sustainability, sustainable development Creation-Date: 2007-09-01 Number: 2007/11 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2007/11-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Chris Watson Title: Green Buildings in Use: Post Occupancy Evaluations Abstract: This article briefly describes users’ experiences of two “green” education buildings. It goes on to conclude that stakeholders’ negotiation of building performance is necessary to minimise environmental impact, just as it is necessary to achieve other aspects of building performance. Keywords: educational buildings, evaluation, school infrastructure, sustainable development Creation-Date: 2007-09-01 Number: 2007/12 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2007/12-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Teresa V. Heitor Author-Workplace-Name: Parque Escolar Title: Modernising Portugal's Secondary Schools Abstract: In March 2007, the Portuguese government announced an ambitious plan to modernise secondary schools by improving the quality and usefulness of its teaching and learning facilities, while putting schools back into the centre of the community of which they are an integral part. Keywords: educational buildings, innovation, learning environment, reforms, school building design, secondary schools Creation-Date: 2008-02-01 Number: 2008/1 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/1-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Bruce Sheerin Author-Workplace-Name: Ministry of Education, New Zealand Title: New Zealand: Modernising Schools in a Decentralised Environment Abstract: The government of New Zealand delegates property expenditure decisions to each individual school. Such a decentralised environment creates a challenge for school boards and principals to obtain advice on the complex issues around designing schools. To inform schools, the Ministry of Education provides numerous publications related to design and selected best practice samples via its website. Keywords: decentralisation, educational buildings, learning environment, school infrastructure Creation-Date: 2008-02-01 Number: 2008/2 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/2-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mark Ziegler Author-Workplace-Name: City of Zurich Real Estate Management Author-Name: Daniel Kurz Author-Workplace-Name: City of Zurich Real Estate Management Title: Changing School Architecture in Zurich Abstract: Changes in the way education is delivered has contributed to the evolution of school architecture in Zurich, Switzerland. The City of Zurich has revised its guidelines for designing school buildings, both new and old. Adapting older buildings to today’s needs presents a particular challenge. The authors explain what makes up a good school building and provide a set of design recommendations. Keywords: educational buildings, learning environment, school building design, school infrastructure Creation-Date: 2008-02-01 Number: 2008/3 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/3-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Susan McMullen Author-Workplace-Name: Roger Williams University Title: US Academic Libraries: Today's Learning Commons Model Abstract: In 2007, the author examined existing academic libraries in the United States to determine best practices for the design, implementation and service of learning commons facilities. A primary objective of this study was to discover how to create a higher education learning environment that sustains scholarship, encourages collaboration and empowers student learning. This article explains how to plan for a modern learning commons and presents the various components that comprise the space. Keywords: educational buildings, innovation, learning environment, technology Creation-Date: 2008-02-01 Number: 2008/4 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/4-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: W. Scott-Watson Author-Workplace-Name: Scottish Government Title: Implications of Curriculum Reform for School Buildings in Scotland Abstract: Scotland’s Building Excellence programme is exploring the implications of curriculum reform for school building design. It includes events which bring together teachers, designers, school managers and local authorities. Keywords: educational buildings, learning environment, school building design Creation-Date: 2008-02-01 Number: 2008/5 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/5-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Sheila Walbe Ornstein Author-Workplace-Name: Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo e de Design, Universidade de São Paulo Author-Name: Nanci Saraiva Moreira Author-Workplace-Name: FDE Title: Evaluating School Facilities in Brazil Abstract: Brazil’s São Paulo Metropolitan Region is conducting a performance evaluation pilot study at three schools serving disadvantaged populations. The objective is first to test methods which can facilitate Post Occupancy Evaluations (POEs) and then to carry out the evaluations. The preliminary results are provided below. Keywords: educational buildings, evaluation, learning environment, school building design, secondary schools Creation-Date: 2008-02-01 Number: 2008/6 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/6-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mark Robinson Author-Workplace-Name: Jacobs Engineering UK Ltd. Title: Special Primary School Complex in the United Kingdom: Booker Park Abstract: Booker Park School is a new complex for pre-primary children and primary pupils with a range of behavioural and learning difficulties. To respond to the pupils’ varied needs, the school facilities offer a high degree of flexibility and a quality environment for learning. Keywords: educational buildings, flexibility, primary school, school building design, special needs, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 2008-06-01 Number: 2008/7 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/7-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Giorgio Ponti Author-Workplace-Name: CISEM Title: A Flexible School for Early Childhood Education in Italy Abstract: The design of this flexible school for early childhood education in Milan, Italy, takes into account children’s development and the different ways they experience space according to their age. The facilities will include not only a nursery school and kindergarten, but also a drop-in day-care centre, a play centre and outdoor areas to develop the senses. Keywords: early childhood education, educational architecture, educational buildings, flexibility, Italy, learning environment Creation-Date: 2008-06-01 Number: 2008/8 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/8-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: José M. R. Freire da Silva Author-Workplace-Name: Ministry of Education, Portugal Title: Primary School Architecture in Portugal: A Case Study Abstract: Describing primary schools in a small city in Portugal is an opportunity for an overall look at the evolution of schools in general as special public buildings. A look at four of the six primary schools in the city of Caldas da Rainha shows how these public buildings have evolved, what they represent to the community, and how their architecture has corresponded to changing concepts in education and demands for flexibility over the years. Keywords: educational buildings, learning environment, Portugal, primary school, school building design, school infrastructure Creation-Date: 2008-06-01 Number: 2008/9 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/9-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Pablo Campos Calvo-Sotelo Author-Workplace-Name: University Campus Planning and Design Title: Sustainable Education Campus in Spain: Nature and Architecture for Training Abstract: The sustainable education campus project for San Agustín de Guadalix is based on an innovative concept of urbanism and architecture. The campus design and landscape aim to support training and exemplify sustainability. Keywords: adult education, campus design, learning environment, Spain, sustainable development, technology and innovation, university architecture Creation-Date: 2008-06-01 Number: 2008/10 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/10-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Henno Theisens Author-Workplace-Name: OECD Author-Name: Francisco Benavides Author-Workplace-Name: OECD Author-Name: Hanna Dumont Title: OECD Work on Future Educational Environments Abstract: Designing school buildings to respond to change is not a new idea. But perhaps what is different today is the kind and degree of change which we have to anticipate. The OECD is carrying out projects that can help in the planning and design of future educational facilities – exploring trends in education and studying innovative learning environments. Education planners have long grappled with the type of change connected with demography, for example changing local patterns in the number of school places needed over a period of time. But new challenges lie in the complexity and uncertainty which are characteristic of the 21st century world. The findings of the OECD’s project “Schooling for Tomorrow: Trends Shaping Education” show some sources of this uncertainty, including falling birth rates, increasing economic globalisation and growing numbers of single parent families. Such issues suggest that policy makers and education providers alike need to address questions about what education is and how it should be delivered. Another OECD project, a study of innovative learning environments, is looking at how schools can respond to changes in the type of teaching and learning that make individuals lifelong learners. Developing individuals as self-directed learners, who are able to acquire expert knowledge in different fields and to change careers, benefits the economy and society generally. Research into learning shows both the importance of allowing students to take control of their own learning and that learning must be a social, cultural, intrapersonal and an active process. Research also demonstrates that an understanding of complex subjects can be best achieved in settings where the learner is engaged with others in the community, in activities where knowledge is being applied. The learning environments that support this must be fundamentally different from what has gone before, with less emphasis on teachers addressing a group of students in a traditional classroom setting. However, just how the physical environment must respond is a complicated issue. To meet the needs of 21st century learning, the physical environment will have to be agile so that it is capable of providing a mixed range of learning settings from large group spaces to smaller, more individual tutorial type spaces. However, the interaction between a building’s users and the physical infrastructure is complex. The physical environment is always a constraint, but a key question might be to what extent does it offer the teachers the freedom and empowerment to do with it what they want. The different learning settings may be facilitated by clever use of furniture which can be easily rearranged in a variety of ways thus providing a range of spaces within spaces. These are all issues that future work of the Programme on Educational Building will explore further, building on the current OECD work on innovative learning environments. Keywords: educational architecture, educational buildings, innovation, school building design, technology and innovation Creation-Date: 2008-10-01 Number: 2008/11 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/11-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Miguel Martinho Author-Name: José M. R. Freire da Silva Author-Workplace-Name: Ministry of Education, Portugal Title: Open Plan Schools in Portugal: Failure or Innovation? Abstract: Open plan schools have been largely contested in Portugal; many teachers, administrators and even parents consider this model of schooling inappropriate and therefore a failure. Recently however the Escola da Ponte, one of the open plan schools that has survived, was recognised as one of the country’s most innovative educational facilities. Curiously, one of the main reasons for the school’s “success”, in the opinion of its teaching staff, is precisely the open space design. Keywords: educational architecture, educational buildings, flexibility, learning environment, Portugal, school building design Creation-Date: 2008-10-01 Number: 2008/12 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/12-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: László Limbacher Author-Workplace-Name: Ministry of Education, Hungary Title: A Second Chance School in Hungary Abstract: Hungary’s Belvárosi Tanoda Secondary School offers an informal, flexible environment and alternative teaching methods for students who have had problems in other schools. The Belvárosi Tanoda (which translates as downtown school) is a second chance school for students who have dropped out of upper secondary education. It has been providing alternative education for 16- to 25-year-olds since 1990. While most Hungarian schools are run by their local government, Belvárosi Tanoda is maintained by a private foundation, with the state covering about half of its operating costs. The school charges no tuition fees since most of its students are in financial need. Keywords: educational buildings, Hungary, learning environment, school building design, school infrastructure, secondary schools Creation-Date: 2008-10-01 Number: 2008/13 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/13-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Emmanuel Cercek Author-Workplace-Name: Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Slovenia Title: In Slovenia, Šoštanj Primary School Collaborates with Its Community Abstract: Šoštanj Primary School offers a learning process which can enrich traditional forms of schooling. It demonstrates how a school, including its infrastructure, can influence family life and the environment, creating new social patterns and a local identity. Pupils and teachers are involved in different thematic projects and programmes, together with parents and the wider community. Slovenia’s primary schools At the beginning of the 2005/06 school year, the number of primary schools in Slovenia reached almost 800 (242 independent, 205 government-run and 350 subsidiary schools). Financing for public preschool and primary school infrastructure is shared between local communities (municipalities) and the Ministry of Education and Sport, with government funding ranging from 10 to 70%. Local communities own both the buildings and equipment. Keywords: community, learning environment, primary school, school infrastructure, Slovenia, sustainable development Creation-Date: 2008-10-01 Number: 2008/14 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/14-EN Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Malcolm Summers Author-Workplace-Name: Scottish Government Title: Dalry Primary – An Innovative Scottish Case Study Abstract: In presenting this case study of an innovative school building in Scotland, the author describes its unique design features, conveys the viewpoints of the users, client and design team, and reveals the lessons learned. Dalry Primary, North Ayrshire Introduction Dalry Primary School in North Ayshire is the latest case study featured on the Scottish Government’s website. By April 2009, the website will provide 32 case studies of recently completed nursery, primary and secondary school buildings in Scotland. The purpose is to highlight good practice and demonstrate different approaches to school design issues to help inform local authorities and others involved in the planning, briefing and design of school estate projects. Dalry Primary is a unique project involving the close collaboration of artists, architects and the county’s council in designing and realising a new concept in primary school building. The whole school is designed as a learning prototype, offering multiple opportunities to engage with different organisational and teaching methods, utilising or modifying the facilities and spaces. It does not impose directions or solutions, but offers them as options. Keywords: educational buildings, learning environment, school architecture, school building design, United Kingdom Creation-Date: 2008-10-01 Number: 2008/15 Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaa:2008/15-EN