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Fleming, James A. – School Administrator, 1997
Describes Capistrano (California) Unified School District's use of portable classrooms to solve overenrollment problems while complying with Governor Wilson's directive to reduce class size in primary grades. When evaluating the merits of relocatable classrooms, school leaders should consider acquisition and use, identification of responsible…
Descriptors: Crowding, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Management, Modular Building Design
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Andeweg, Bas A.; de Jong, Jaap C.; Hoeken, Hans – Technical Communication Quarterly, 1998
Shows two experiments at Delft University of Technology support the conclusion that an introduction makes audiences more willing to listen to a speech. States subjects (in experiment 1) viewed videotapes of professional presentations on "Sick Building Syndrome." Indicates audiences respond to exordial techniques in a predictable manner.…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Foreign Countries
Oringdulph, Robert E.; And Others – Library Administration & Management, 1990
Six articles discuss library buildings and construction: (1) library buildings and their parts; (2) the North Campus Library of California State University at Long Beach in 1995; (3) new structures for teaching libraries; (4) construction standards for California public libraries; (5) Sick (Library) Building Syndrome; and (6) using focus-group…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Building Design, Facility Guidelines, Futures (of Society)
Collins, Jane, Comp. – 1986
Numerous scientific investigations show that air inside office buildings and residences can be contaminated by a large variety of toxic contaminants, some in concentrations sufficient to adversely affect the health of those exposed. The internal building environment of new or recently remodeled buildings may be responsible for illnesses sometimes…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Books, Buildings, Citations (References)
Achilles, C. M.; Prout, Jean; Finn, J. D.; Bobbett, Gordon C. – 2001
The level of carbon dioxide in a classroom can have a significant negative effect on teaching and learning. Carbon dioxide (CO2) level is affected by class size and time of day. Six urban schools were studied to characterize the effects of these three factors on different class sizes. Carbon monoxide, CO2, temperature, and relative humidity…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research
Giesecke, Joan, Ed. – 1991
The eight papers in this collection were presented at the Nebraska Library Association College and University Section spring 1991 meeting. Key note speaker Bill Kloefkorn presented poems and stories as an "essay" on literacy and today's college students. (This presentation is not included in the proceedings.) In the selected paper for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, College Students, Distance Education
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