How open space classrooms allow for more effective individualized instruction. (HB)

The progress of a class of tenth grade Honors Biology I students learning in an open space learning environment during the first six weeks of the 1985-86 school year was compared to the progress of a similar class studying under the same teacher in a traditional, closed classroom the following year. The study was conducted in Westfield High School…

Trends changing from "fad" status to acceptance as the norm for contemporary schools are flexibility, adaptability, a reduction in fenestration, compactness, use of color, carpeting, and many new construction materials. (Author/MLF)

In the countries of the Asian region there is a long tradition of teaching and learning in large undivided halls. Articulation tests were carried out in schools in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Singapore to explore the acoustic environment of hall-type schools in which teaching groups were separated by storage or chalkboard partitions. This…

Volume II of the Midterm Report for the Fort Lincoln New Town (FLNT) education system is devoted to staffing and administration. The descriptions of these components of the First Facility are extremely detailed. The "Open Plan" for the FLNT education system consists of seven separate plans, three of which are described in this volume: (1)…

Four secondary schools throughout the country are operating with one or more of the recommended components of the Fort Lincoln secondary school. An analysis of these schools as they relate to the Fort Lincoln Plan appears after each description with a summary at the end of this appendix. Discussed in this report is supporting and expanded…

This paper deals with some of the characteristics of good open education as espoused by its proponents. It then discusses the three types of relational patterns which are exhibited by children in the classroom. According to the author, these three relational patterns demonstrate that the ability to handle an open classroom situation varies…

If inservice education is to strongly affect teacher attitudes, it must be given higher priority and made part of the total package of curriculum improvement in schools. To achieve this higher priority, alternative modes for inservice education must be developed and both universities and school systems must find ways to work cooperatively to make…

The dramatic use of bold colors in the interior design of the Greenhill Middle School in Dallas, Texas, is an example of how a learning environment can stimulate student interest and enthusiasm. (Author/MLF)

Describes the facility planning process used by the Barbers Hill (Texas) School District, which involved having the school architects "camp in" an elementary classroom for seven days. (JG)

Shows how open classroom practices (the integrated day, interest centers, grouping) have arisen as practical British solutions to difficulties in their schools, such as large numbers of children, restricted supplies, outdated buildings. (MS)

A walking tour of a 535-student open plan elementary school. (HMD)

Turning from the curriculum aspects, this writer focuses upon several administrative techniques of schools responding to NASSP's annual survey of exemplary programs. (Editor)

The new Freedom High School at Morganton, North Carolina, is a flowing, curvilinear building that houses both general and occupational education curriculums. (For more information on this facility see American School & University, vol. 46, no. 6, pp22-24 February 1974, and CEFP Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, pp4-6 January-February 1974.) (Author/MF)