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No. 2009/01 | 01 Jan 2009 |
Including Pupils with Special Educational Needs in Schools in Ireland
These guidelines offer information on space planning and design for school principals, boards of management and designers to make permanent learning facilities available for pupils with special educational needs across the 26 counties of Ireland. The... |
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No. 2009/02 | 01 Feb 2009 |
Campania Region's Educational Quality Facilities Project
Thanks to financing from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (2009-2013 Programme) and other Italian funding programmes, the Campania Region has begun a project to improve the quality of its school buildings, in partnership with the... |
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No. 2009/04 | 01 Mar 2009 |
San Diego's Capital Planning Process
Capital planning for schools should include both qualitative and quantitative dimensions. And while building condition remains an important and necessary factor in short- and long-range facility planning, by itself it is not sufficient to reveal the... |
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No. 2009/03 | 01 Mar 2009 |
An Australian Approach to School Design
Contemporary education design strongly emphasises stimulating, adaptable learning environments, with spaces able to support various styles of teaching and learning. Delivering successful school buildings requires a close collaborative relationship... |
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No. 2009/07 | 01 Jun 2009 |
Rebuilding Schools after the Wenchuan Earthquake
Following the May 2008 earthquake in China, government officials visited the OECD, Italy and Turkey to draw lessons from international experience in seismic safety. |
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No. 2009/06 | 01 Jun 2009 |
Portugal's Secondary School Modernisation Programme
The aim of the Secondary School Modernisation Programme, being implemented in Portugal by Parque Escolar, EPE, is based on the pursuit of quality and makes Portuguese education a potential international benchmark. This paper discusses the strategies... |
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No. 2009/05 | 01 Jun 2009 |
School Buildings in Today's Crisis
To get a picture of the impact of the current economic and financial crisis on educational building programmes so far, the OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE) has been conducting a survey of member countries and regions. The survey... |
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No. 2009/10 | 01 Nov 2009 |
Sustainability Innovation in United Kingdom Schools
This article recommends approaches to take in designing sustainable educational environments. The authors present recent examples of UK school buildings that reduce carbon emissions and capitalise on renewable energy sources, and predict how schools... |
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No. 2009/09 | 01 Nov 2009 |
Evaluating Quality in Educational Spaces
CELE’s International Pilot Project on Evaluating Quality in Educational Spaces aims to assist education authorities, schools and others to maximise the use of and investment in learning environments. This article provides an update on the pilot... |
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No. 2009/08 | 01 Nov 2009 |
Monitoring the Quality of School Buildings in Belgium's Flemish Community
In the course of 2008, the Flemish Agency for Infrastructure in Education (AGIOn) evaluated the quality of school buildings in Flanders using a monitoring system based on international experience. The results showed that most school buildings satisfy... |
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No. 2010/05 | 01 Apr 2010 |
The Impact of School Design on Academic Achievement in The Palestinian Territories
A recent research project aimed to gather first-hand data from school users as well as academic performance data from pupils. Researchers compared data obtained from users of new and site-specific schools to that of "standard" ones in order to show... |
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No. 2010/04 | 01 Apr 2010 |
Developing International Campuses of Excellence in Spain
In 2009 the Secretary General of Universities (SGU) of the Spanish Ministry of Education launched a new programme to foster the modernisation and internationalisation of Spanish university campuses. This initiative focused on teaching, research and... |
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No. 2010/03 | 01 Apr 2010 |
European Design Types for 21st Century Schools
This article presents a critical overview of European school building design types, based on an analysis of morphologies and spatial layouts. The different design types are evaluated in function of specific didactic and social needs… |
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No. 2010/02 | 01 Apr 2010 |
Flexible and Alternative Approaches to Providing School Infrastructure in Alberta, Canada
Like many other jurisdictions, the western Canadian province of Alberta is seeking cost-effective and creative ways of providing school infrastructure that meets the needs of 21st century learning. Solutions are being found through the use of... |
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No. 2010/01 | 01 Apr 2010 |
OECD Review of the Secondary School Modernisation Programme in Portugal
CELE has carried out its first review of a national school building programme, which aims to tackle the physical deterioration of the building stock, poor environmental standards in terms of energy performance... |
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No. 2010/10 | 01 Jul 2010 |
A Gender Perspective on Educational Facilities
This article explores the planning and design of educational facilities from a gender perspective, with a view to guiding future research and policy analysis. |
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No. 2010/09 | 01 Jul 2010 |
Public School Revitalisation in Detroit
One of the main problems facing big-city school districts in the United States is deteriorating and underutilised school infrastructure. The Detroit public school district is attempting to tackle this issue with an injection of federal funding and a... |
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No. 2010/08 | 01 Jul 2010 |
The Concept of “Educational Campus” and its Application in Spanish Universities
A university campus should reflect a commitment to quality and be dedicated to the intellectual, psychological and social development of its students. The “Educational Campus” is an innovative concept which espouses this concept and is designed to... |
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No. 2010/07 | 01 Jul 2010 |
Technology-Enabled Active Learning Environments
This article examines the emergence of technology-enabled active learning environments and the reasons for their appearance. It explores three case studies and considers how effective they are in enhancing teaching and learning outcomes. |
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No. 2010/06 | 01 Jul 2010 |
Space to Develop
As Scotland moves ahead with both an ambitious school building programme and forward-thinking educational reforms, Bronwen Cohen explores the background to “Making Space 2010”, an exciting design programme which aims to focus international vision on... |
CELE Exchange, Centre for Effective Learning Environments
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CELE Exchange informs its readers – educators, policy makers, architects, managers and others concerned with schools and universities – of international events, recent publications and research, member countries' experiences and OECD activities promoting the efficient planning and management of educational facilities.
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- ISSN: 20727925 (online)
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Including Pupils with Special Educational Needs in Schools in Ireland
Eamonn Greville
01 Jan 2009
These guidelines offer information on space planning and design for school principals, boards of management and designers to make permanent learning facilities available for pupils with special educational needs across the 26 counties of Ireland. The...
Campania Region's Educational Quality Facilities Project
Giorgio Ponti
01 Feb 2009
Thanks to financing from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (2009-2013 Programme) and other Italian funding programmes, the Campania Region has begun a project to improve the quality of its school buildings, in partnership with the...
San Diego's Capital Planning Process
Michael Lytton
01 Mar 2009
Capital planning for schools should include both qualitative and quantitative dimensions. And while building condition remains an important and necessary factor in short- and long-range facility planning, by itself it is not sufficient to reveal the...
An Australian Approach to School Design
Leigh Robinson and Taylor Robinson
01 Mar 2009
Contemporary education design strongly emphasises stimulating, adaptable learning environments, with spaces able to support various styles of teaching and learning. Delivering successful school buildings requires a close collaborative relationship...
Rebuilding Schools after the Wenchuan Earthquake
OECD
01 Jun 2009
Following the May 2008 earthquake in China, government officials visited the OECD, Italy and Turkey to draw lessons from international experience in seismic safety.
Portugal's Secondary School Modernisation Programme
Teresa V. Heitor and José M. R. Freire da Silva
01 Jun 2009
The aim of the Secondary School Modernisation Programme, being implemented in Portugal by Parque Escolar, EPE, is based on the pursuit of quality and makes Portuguese education a potential international benchmark. This paper discusses the strategies...
School Buildings in Today's Crisis
Alastair Blyth
01 Jun 2009
To get a picture of the impact of the current economic and financial crisis on educational building programmes so far, the OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE) has been conducting a survey of member countries and regions. The survey...
Sustainability Innovation in United Kingdom Schools
Wayne Head and Richard Buckingham
01 Nov 2009
This article recommends approaches to take in designing sustainable educational environments. The authors present recent examples of UK school buildings that reduce carbon emissions and capitalise on renewable energy sources, and predict how schools...
Evaluating Quality in Educational Spaces
Hannah von Ahlefeld
01 Nov 2009
CELE’s International Pilot Project on Evaluating Quality in Educational Spaces aims to assist education authorities, schools and others to maximise the use of and investment in learning environments. This article provides an update on the pilot...
Monitoring the Quality of School Buildings in Belgium's Flemish Community
Geert Leemans
01 Nov 2009
In the course of 2008, the Flemish Agency for Infrastructure in Education (AGIOn) evaluated the quality of school buildings in Flanders using a monitoring system based on international experience. The results showed that most school buildings satisfy...
The Impact of School Design on Academic Achievement in The Palestinian Territories
Mohammed Matar and Imad Brighith
01 Apr 2010
A recent research project aimed to gather first-hand data from school users as well as academic performance data from pupils. Researchers compared data obtained from users of new and site-specific schools to that of "standard" ones in order to show...
Developing International Campuses of Excellence in Spain
Màrius Rubiralta and Luis Delgado
01 Apr 2010
In 2009 the Secretary General of Universities (SGU) of the Spanish Ministry of Education launched a new programme to foster the modernisation and internationalisation of Spanish university campuses. This initiative focused on teaching, research and...
European Design Types for 21st Century Schools
Alessandro Rigolon
01 Apr 2010
This article presents a critical overview of European school building design types, based on an analysis of morphologies and spatial layouts. The different design types are evaluated in function of specific didactic and social needs…
Flexible and Alternative Approaches to Providing School Infrastructure in Alberta, Canada
Allison Matichuk
01 Apr 2010
Like many other jurisdictions, the western Canadian province of Alberta is seeking cost-effective and creative ways of providing school infrastructure that meets the needs of 21st century learning. Solutions are being found through the use of...
OECD Review of the Secondary School Modernisation Programme in Portugal
Alastair Blyth
01 Apr 2010
CELE has carried out its first review of a national school building programme, which aims to tackle the physical deterioration of the building stock, poor environmental standards in terms of energy performance...
A Gender Perspective on Educational Facilities
Sara Lång
01 Jul 2010
This article explores the planning and design of educational facilities from a gender perspective, with a view to guiding future research and policy analysis.
Public School Revitalisation in Detroit
Christin Cave
01 Jul 2010
One of the main problems facing big-city school districts in the United States is deteriorating and underutilised school infrastructure. The Detroit public school district is attempting to tackle this issue with an injection of federal funding and a...
The Concept of “Educational Campus” and its Application in Spanish Universities
Pablo Campos Calvo-Sotelo
01 Jul 2010
A university campus should reflect a commitment to quality and be dedicated to the intellectual, psychological and social development of its students. The “Educational Campus” is an innovative concept which espouses this concept and is designed to...
Technology-Enabled Active Learning Environments
Kenn Fisher
01 Jul 2010
This article examines the emergence of technology-enabled active learning environments and the reasons for their appearance. It explores three case studies and considers how effective they are in enhancing teaching and learning outcomes.
Space to Develop
Bronwen Cohen
01 Jul 2010
As Scotland moves ahead with both an ambitious school building programme and forward-thinking educational reforms, Bronwen Cohen explores the background to “Making Space 2010”, an exciting design programme which aims to focus international vision on...