Community Participation in School Planning
Subtitle: Case Studies of Engagement in School Facilities
Publisher: VDM Verlag
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Germany
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 121
Description: In education, as in other institutional systems, decisions about school facilities tend to be made by a few people who are not the direct building users, often ignoring the direct involvement of teachers and students. This book presents guidance for creating a constructive dialogue between school officials and the surrounding community on a school planning process that contributes to enhancing educational quality. The benefits of community participation are addressed as are descriptions of the principle parts of the participation process, including strategic planning, goal setting, and long term planning. Case studies were selected because each addresses community and user participation as an integral part of the school planning process. The case studies propose a humanistic approach to school planning that would be beneficial for educators, school administrators, policy makers and architects who are interested in engaging users in the planning process.

	


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In education, as in other institutional systems, decisions about school facilities tend to be made by a few people who are not the direct building users, often ignoring the direct involvement of teachers and students. This book presents guidance for creating a constructive dialogue between school officials and the surrounding community on a school planning process that contributes to enhancing educational quality. The benefits of community participation are addressed as are descriptions of the principle parts of the participation process, including strategic planning, goal setting, and long term planning. Case studies were selected because each addresses community and user participation as an integral part of the school planning process. The case studies propose a humanistic approach to school planning that would be beneficial for educators, school administrators, policy makers and architects who are interested in engaging users in the planning process.
Table of contents: title: Introduction……………………………………………….........................1; title: A Classroom Addition …………………………………………………....  27; title: School as the Center of Community  ………………………………….. 43; title: Schools within a School  ………………………………………………....  61; title: Design for Accessibility ………………………………… ……………....  74; title: Research Based School Design …………………………………….......  81; title: Environments for Young Children ……………………………………... 90; title: References  ……………………………………………………………...... 108; title: Appendix; title: A. School Building Rating Scale  ……………………………………... 111; title: B. Classroom Arrangement Rating Scale …………………………... 113; title: C. Six Factor School Building Assessment  …………...…………. . 115; title: D. Inclusive School Building Assessment Checklist ....................118