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Building Type Basics for Elementary and Secondary Schoolsby Bradford Perkins
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 75.00Here's the essential information you need to initiate designs for preschools and kindergartens as well as elementary, middle, and high schools. Filled with project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details. Combines in-depth coverage of the structural, mechanical, acoustic, traffic, and safety issues that are unique to school buildings with the nuts-and-bolts design guidelines that will start any project off on the right track and keep it there through completion. Order your copy today! more...
Strategic Management of College Premisesby Ken Ruddiman
RoutledgeFalmer 1998; US$ 64.95Provides guidance on the management of premises and how to avoid the pitfalls and make the most of opportunities, including: rationalizing sites; developing properties; and buying and selling land or buildings. more...
Safety and Risk in Primary School Physical Educationby John Severs
Routledge 2003; US$ 72.00Safety and Risk in Primary School Physical Education is curriculum-specific, following key stages 1 and 2 (including foundation level), and offers good practice guidelines on policy, practice, planning and assessment. more...
Learning and Teaching with Technologyby Mary Jane Staples; Som Naidu; Katharine Galloway Young
RoutledgeFalmer 2002; US$ 61.95The use of information and communications technology (ICT) in education is leading to fundamental changes in traditional learning and teaching practices. Increased use of electronic libraries and databases, multimedia courseware and computer-mediated communication is giving rise to an entirely new educational experience, that is prompting educators to assess the potential for improved and enriched learning and teaching models. Learning and Teaching with Technology explores the creative opportunities offered by ICT, and provides an authoritative, rigorous survey of the ways in which ICT is currently transforming core teaching functions, including: *subject matter representation *activating learning and the engagement of students *supporting... more...
Keeping Schools Safe in Earthquakesby Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2004; US$ 67.00Earthquake-prone communities need earthquake-resistant schools. In 2002, a primary school in San Giuliano, Italy, collapsed killing 29 children and one teacher. In May 2003, a medium-sized earthquake in the city of Bingöl, Turkey, caused the collapse of three new schools and a dormitory, killing many children as they slept. more...
Science Safety in the Community Collegeby Juliana V. Texley; Terry Kwan; John Summers
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) 2006; US$ 24.95Meet the unique safety needs of students with limited science training! Science Safety in the Community College is specifically designed to help two-year college faculty?especially adjunct faculty?lay a good safety foundation for students in introductory science courses?even when they have widely differing science backgrounds. more...
Children's Spacesby Mark Dudek
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 68.95This collection of essays is concerned with the experiences children have within the supervised worlds they inhabit, as well as with architecture and landscape architecture. International examples of innovative childcare practice are illustrated together with the design processes which informed their development. The emphasis here is on new and experimental childcare projects which set-out to reassert the rights of children to participate in a complex multi-faceted world, which is no longer available to them, unless under adult supervision. Research supports in depth recommendations regarding the ideal children's environment, across a range of contexts and dimensions. Until recent times, the needs of children within the urban environment... more...
Lessons Learnedby John D. Foubert
Brunner-Routledge 2006; US$ 39.95Lessons Learned is designed for use in training programs for newly hired resident advisors or assistants (RAs). Its uncomplicated format allows users to select from among several dozen issues of importance to a particular campus. This volume is the ideal tool for residence life professionals who are responsible for training college Resident Assistants. Over three dozen common RA mistakes are discussed, chapter by chapter, in individual letters written by experienced RAs to new staff members. Each chapter includes resources and thought-provoking questions, allowing residence life professionals to choose which material they will cover to stimulate reflection and lively dialogue. This is an easy-to-use manual for an interactive, learning-centered... more...
PEB Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilitiesby OECD Publishing
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2006; US$ 63.00The third PEB Compendium features educational institutions from 20 countries selected by an international jury for their exemplary facilities. This work addresses how the design, use and management of physical infrastructure can contribute to the quality of education. With full-colour photographs, plans and descriptions, the Compendium focuses on the functionality of 65 recently completed or refurbished buildings or grounds, chosen for their innovation in the areas of safety, sustainability, alternative financing, community and flexibility. In addition to schools and universities, this third edition of the PEB Compendium covers pre-schools and gives special attention to how effectively the facilities meet the needs of their users:... more...
Sustainable University - Holistic Approach to Sustainability in Higher Education Institutionsby Maik Adomssent; Jasmin Godemann; Gerd Michelsen
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007; US$ 199.00The articles of this e-book present theoretical considerations, empirical findings and practical experiences from the Lüneberg Sustainable University research and development project. This draws attention to the fact that integrating sustainability into higher education institutions needs theoretical reflection as well as to show that sustainability in higher education can be articulated, substantiated and put into action. The results of this research and development project can serve as a valuable starting point for other higher education institutions which want to begin or progress on the journey towards sustainability. more...









