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Educational Facilities: The Impact And Role Of The Physical Environment Of The School On Teaching, Learning And Educational Outcomes, Jeffrey A. Lackney
Educational Facilities: The Impact And Role Of The Physical Environment Of The School On Teaching, Learning And Educational Outcomes, Jeffrey A. Lackney
Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Research Books
The quality of the educational environment is rapidly diminishing due to the plethora of social and economic problems plaguing urban communities. Due to this crisis, the physical infrastructure of school systems is being virtually ignored. The author addresses the impact of physical infrastructures on education and the impact of the school building on student achievement. Finally, the author synthesizes and builds upon existing models developed within several disciplines to direct further applied research on educational environments.
A Story Of Innovation: The Alexian Village Health Center, Milwaukee, Mark A. Proffitt, Chen-Jui Yang
A Story Of Innovation: The Alexian Village Health Center, Milwaukee, Mark A. Proffitt, Chen-Jui Yang
Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Research Books
This monograph is the result of a study at the Alexian Village of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a continuing care retirement community. It shows how the quality of its Health Center residents' lives were improved through manipulation of the physical environment. This monograph set out to achieve four major goals: 1) to show the relationships between organizational, social, and environmental factors; 2) to demonstrate the role of the physical environment as a therapeutic tool; 3) to demonstrate the importance of the preparatory process in creating a facility for older persons; 4) to demonstrate the rewards of ongoing analysis and evaluation.
Growth Management And Environmental Quality, Peter J. Park
Growth Management And Environmental Quality, Peter J. Park
Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Research Books
Poorly managed growth creates major problems such as inefficient transportation patterns, excessive infrastructure costs and reduced productivity in the workplace. The Growth Management Institute worked with graduate students in the Master of Urban Planning program to develop a document which analyzes impacts of growth management techniques from other regions and assesses their applicability in Wisconsin. The document includes recommendations for southeastern Wisconsin communities which were studied in the course.
Victoria Plaza Revisited: Lessons For The Evaluation Of Housing For The Elderly, Frances M. Carp, Arza Churchman, Min Kantrowitz, Gerald Weisman, Habib Chaudhury
Victoria Plaza Revisited: Lessons For The Evaluation Of Housing For The Elderly, Frances M. Carp, Arza Churchman, Min Kantrowitz, Gerald Weisman, Habib Chaudhury
Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Research Books
This monograph is based upon a workshop sponsored by the Institute on Aging and Environment at the 1994 EDRA Conference. San Antonio is the home of the first public housing facility specifically designed for older persons and the authors took the opportunity to reflect on the substantive and methodological issues that can be learned from Victoria Plaza. Frances Carp, who conducted the original longitudinal study, presents reflections on the early fray into Post Occupancy Evaluation and the lessons applicable today. Min Kantrowitz and Gerald Weisman present their comments and conclusions.
Educational Facilities For The Twenty-First Century: Research Analysis And Design Patterns, Gary T. Moore, Jeffrey A. Lackney
Educational Facilities For The Twenty-First Century: Research Analysis And Design Patterns, Gary T. Moore, Jeffrey A. Lackney
Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Research Books
This handbook examines the relationship between school buildings and educational performance. Following the introductory chapter, Chapter 2 presents findings from empirical studies that have examined the building/performance issue. Research has demonstrated that the physical setting has both direct and mediated effects on prosocial and achievement outcomes. Chapter 3 presents an ecological model that accounts for physical, psychological and social environmental factors that affect student outcomes. The fourth chapter offers an analysis based on a review of empirical research, architectural literature and educational reform literature to inductively develop a set of 27 design patterns. Two patterns based on environment-behavior research are …
The Costs Of Facility Development: A Comparative Analysis Of Public And Private Sector Facility Development Processes And Costs, Jeffrey A. Lackney, Peter Park, Lawrence P. Witzling
The Costs Of Facility Development: A Comparative Analysis Of Public And Private Sector Facility Development Processes And Costs, Jeffrey A. Lackney, Peter Park, Lawrence P. Witzling
Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Research Books
Due to the concerns of public officials over the cost and quality of facilities, interest in understanding why public university buildings appear to cost more than private sector buildings is high. This monograph responds to these concerns by comparing cost, quality and time factors of selected public and private sector facilities in the State of Wisconsin to determine if private sector project development is less expensive than public sector project development, and if so, why.
Early Childhood Physical Environment Observation Schedules And Rating Scales: Preliminary Scales For The Measurement Of The Physical Environment Of Child Care Centers And Related Environments, Gary T. Moore
Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Research Books
This packet of schedules, scales, and procedures is intended for the systematic assessment of the quality of the physical environment of child care centers and related early childhood environments. Already in use in several places in North America, these instruments are reissued for research purposes only.
The Nature Of Environmental Quality In The Workplace: A Johnson Controls Institute Position Paper, Lawrence P. Witzling, Herb Childress, Jeffery A. Lackney
The Nature Of Environmental Quality In The Workplace: A Johnson Controls Institute Position Paper, Lawrence P. Witzling, Herb Childress, Jeffery A. Lackney
Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Research Books
As current research literature on workplace information grows exponentially, it often serves to hinder the larger goal of integrating our efforts into the creation of good workplaces. This monograph argues for a positive model of what the workplace should be, a set of goals, and criteria that can guide the innumerable decisions which go into the creation or remodeling of workplaces.