This quantitative study investigates the adequacy and quality of middle school
facilities in Humble ISD middle schools as reported by the primary users of these
facilities, the teachers and administrators. These middle school educators also provide
an assessment of the impact that these facilities have on the learning environment. This
study also assesses the quality and adequacy of these middle school facilities through a
purely quantitative evaluation conducted by an unbiased assessment team. Humble ISD
is undergoing unprecedented growth at all levels and has addressed the burgeoning
elementary and high school aged growth occurring in the district by constructing and
renovating these facilities. At the middle level, however, new facility construction is
occurring at a slower pace. The purpose of this research is to ascertain which factors in
each of these six facilities have the greatest quality and adequacy and the impact that
they have on the learning environment. Furthermore, it is the purpose of this research to
provide valuable and practical data, to which Humble ISD and others can refer in developing future building plans, renovating existing facilities, allocating funds, and
creating student centered learning environments. This study also investigates the
relationship between what educators perceive as adequate and quality facility factors and
their perception of the impact that these factors have on the learning environment.
Finally, this study reviews any congruency or agreement between educatorâÂÂs perception
of adequacy and quality and architect assessment of adequacy and quality. Middle level
students are the most influential group of adolescents and it is important that we provide
facilities that meet their very specific needs. This research will ultimately and positively
impact the learning environment for these children.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/5013 |
| Date | 25 April 2007 |
| Creators | Monk, Douglas Matthew |
| Contributors | Cole, Bryan R. |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Record of Study, text |
| Format | 3090162 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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