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No. 2011/07 | 01 Sept 2011 |
“Schools of the Future” Initiative in California
This article provides an overview of the “Schools of the Future” initiative introduced in California in January 2011 by the newly elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson. Its objective is to focus on the reform of the state... |
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No. 2011/10 | 01 Dec 2011 |
Well-Being at School
What is the impact of school infrastructure on the well-being of students in Flemish secondary schools? A study, commissioned by AGIOn (the Flemish agency that subsidises school buildings), investigated the impact of educational spaces on their users... |
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No. 2011/04 | 01 Apr 2011 |
User Participation
The Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) has recently initiated a pilot project to develop a new prototype school, involving users in the design phase. This is the first time in Korea that users have been consulted on issues relating to... |
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No. 2011/03 | 01 Apr 2011 |
Transforming Pedagogical Ethos into an Effective Learning Environment
The world has been changing so fast that educational systems have not had time to keep pace. We therefore need to rethink, renew and modernise our schools, as well as develop a new educational experience for children. In order to do this, it is... |
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No. 2011/01 | 01 Apr 2011 |
The Kunskapsskolan (“The Knowledge School”)
Kunskapsskolan is a chain of independent secondary schools which functions as a comprehensive platform for personalised education, known as the Kunskapsskolan programme (KED). What is special about this programme is that students set their own... |
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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. 2011/11 | 01 Dec 2011 |
The Future of the Physical Learning Environment
This paper presents the conclusions of a study, carried out in collaboration with schools in six European countries, which focused on tomorrow’s physical learning environments. It resulted in the creation of a learning space model that is flexible,... |
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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. 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. 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... |
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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. 2009/04 | 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. 2010/14 | 01 Nov 2010 |
Rebuilding for the Community in New Orleans
The City of New Orleans is implementing an unprecedented plan for the systemic renovation and rebuilding of its schools and infrastructure. One of the cornerstones of the project was public involvement: more than 10 000 citizens were engaged in... |
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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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 2012/02 | 01 Apr 2012 |
Managing the University Campus
Managing contemporary campuses and taking decisions that will impact on those of tomorrow is a complex task for universities worldwide. It involves strategic, financial, functional and physical aspects as well as multiple stakeholders. This article... |
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.
English Also available in: French
- ISSN: 20727925 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/20727925
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“Schools of the Future” Initiative in California
Kathleen Moore
01 Sept 2011
This article provides an overview of the “Schools of the Future” initiative introduced in California in January 2011 by the newly elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson. Its objective is to focus on the reform of the state...
Well-Being at School
Katrien Cuyvers, Gio De Weerd, Sanne Dupont, Sophie Mols and Chantal Nuytten
01 Dec 2011
What is the impact of school infrastructure on the well-being of students in Flemish secondary schools? A study, commissioned by AGIOn (the Flemish agency that subsidises school buildings), investigated the impact of educational spaces on their users...
User Participation
Sun-Young Rieh, Jin-Wook Kim and Woong-Sang Yu
01 Apr 2011
The Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) has recently initiated a pilot project to develop a new prototype school, involving users in the design phase. This is the first time in Korea that users have been consulted on issues relating to...
Transforming Pedagogical Ethos into an Effective Learning Environment
Jens Guldbaek, Hanna Bohn Vinkel and Mie Guldbaek Broens
01 Apr 2011
The world has been changing so fast that educational systems have not had time to keep pace. We therefore need to rethink, renew and modernise our schools, as well as develop a new educational experience for children. In order to do this, it is...
The Kunskapsskolan (“The Knowledge School”)
Odd Eiken
01 Apr 2011
Kunskapsskolan is a chain of independent secondary schools which functions as a comprehensive platform for personalised education, known as the Kunskapsskolan programme (KED). What is special about this programme is that students set their own...
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...
The Future of the Physical Learning Environment
Marko Kuuskorpi and Nuria Cabellos González
01 Dec 2011
This paper presents the conclusions of a study, carried out in collaboration with schools in six European countries, which focused on tomorrow’s physical learning environments. It resulted in the creation of a learning space model that is flexible,...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Rebuilding for the Community in New Orleans
Steven Bingler
01 Nov 2010
The City of New Orleans is implementing an unprecedented plan for the systemic renovation and rebuilding of its schools and infrastructure. One of the cornerstones of the project was public involvement: more than 10 000 citizens were engaged in...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Managing the University Campus
Alexandra den Heijer
01 Apr 2012
Managing contemporary campuses and taking decisions that will impact on those of tomorrow is a complex task for universities worldwide. It involves strategic, financial, functional and physical aspects as well as multiple stakeholders. This article...