A History of Educational Facilities Laboratories (EFL)

Autor/in	Marks, Judy
Institution	National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
Titel	A History of Educational Facilities Laboratories (EFL)
Quelle	(2009), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Facilities Design; School Construction; Organizational Objectives; Organizational Effectiveness; Laboratories; School Buildings; Organizational Development; Educational History; Educational Finance; Educational Facilities Planning; Building Design; Nonprofit Organizations; Architectural Research; Research Projects; Research and Development; Foreign Countries; Grants; Educational Environment; Educational Principles; Educational Resources; Educational Innovation; Systems Building; Canada; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulbau; Business goal; Unternehmensziel; Unternehmenserfolg; Laboratory; Laboratorium; School building; Schulgebäude; Organisationsentwicklung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsfonds; Baugestaltung; Nonprofit-Organisation; Forschungsvorhaben; Forschung und Entwicklung; Ausland; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Bildungsprinzip; Bildungsmittel; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Systembildung; Kanada; USA
Abstract	The Educational Facilities Laboratories (EFL), an independent research organization established by the Ford Foundation, opened its doors in 1958 under the direction of Harold B. Gores, a distinguished educator. Its purpose was to help schools and colleges maximize the quality and utility of their facilities, stimulate research, and disseminate information useful to those who select sites, plan, design, construct, modernize, equip, and finance educational structures and the tools therein. This paper presents information on the history, operations, and accomplishments of EFL. Included are descriptions of EFL's funding, guiding principles, leadership, and operations over its 28-year history. It also explores EFL's aggressive philanthropic philosophy and innovative approaches to school project funding, it's development of the open plan approach that influenced basic school design in the 1960s and early 1970s, and the school construction systems and development team that created a standardized method for constructing school buildings. A discussion about EFL publications and a list of these publications and EFL films are provided. (Contains 3 resources.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities. 1090 Vermont Avenue NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 888-552-0624; Tel: 202-289-7800; Web site: http://www.edfacilities.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10