Educational Facilities Planning: Leadership, Architecture, and Management [Paperback]

C. Kenneth Tanner (Author), Jeff Lackney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0205342469 | ISBN-13: 978-0205342464

This book includes a thorough conceptual framework, with descriptions and “how to” applications of educational planning, architectural design, and research. Serving as both a reference and textbook, each of the 18 chapters includes exercises to expand traditional and computer-assisted facilities planning and design activities. The book is amenable to web-assisted instruction and there are numerous citations from the Internet.

Each chapter provides a special “reality-based” contribution to the educational facilities planning and design process. Ideas are conveyed through comprehensive descriptions, illustrations, summaries, and extended activities developed to increase understanding and emphasize the relevance of school planning and design in a regulated, political climate. The reader is guided to visualize a broader context for educational planning and design, where design principles are categorized according to building organization, primary education, shared school and community resources, character of all spaces, and site design and outdoor spaces.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

“This is an excellent textbook and useful for school leaders. It addresses the current needs and includes problem solving techniques effectively.”
—Margaret R. Dolan, University of Missouri, St. Louis

“Excellent! I see a prospective or new principal benefiting greatly from the reading and use of this text.”
—Paulette P. Harris, Augusta State University

“This is overall an excellent resource — a much needed tool to place in the hands of educators and practitioners alike, to assist in the teaching and conducting of educational facilities planning, design, construction, and management.”
—David R. Streifling, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

“This is an excellent book.”
—Flora Ida Ortiz, University of California, Riverside

This book includes a thorough conceptual framework, with descriptions and "how to" applications of educational facilities’ planning, design, and research. Each chapter provides a special "reality-based" contribution to the educational facilities planning and design process. Ideas are conveyed through comprehensive descriptions, illustrations, summaries, and extended activities developed to increase understanding and emphasize the relevance of school planning and design in a regulated, political climate. The reader is guided to visualize a broader context for educational planning and design, where design principles are categorized according to building organization, educational level, shared school and community resources, and site design and outdoor spaces.

Features:

• A model for developing educational learning environments, framed by highlights of the educational facility planning and design process, provides a conceptual framework that integrates multiple perspectives (Ch.3).
  
  
• Planning and programming design activities are linked to school construction and related capital outlay activities to illustrate the importance of collaboration between the educational organization and community (Chs. 5, 6, & 7).
  
  
• Strong leadership on legal and financial issues in developing educational facilities is discussed as an essential element of school success (Chs. 10 & 11).
  
  
• Applications of the various tools for school planning are emphasized in Part VIII. Determining space needs, and conducting a student population analysis in a spreadsheet format, and a 10-step model for strategic planning are highlighted (Chs. 16, 17, & 18).

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Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon (October 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205342469
• ISBN-13: 978-0205342464
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #695,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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