Plant Facilities for Vocational Education

Abstract

ONE OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES of vocational education is that buildings and equipment used in the training for an occupation should afford learning situations as nearly as possible like the working conditions in the occupation. Standards for buildings and equipment, therefore, have been determined largely by the kinds of buildings and equipment used in industry, in stores, on the farm, and in the home. No record has been found of any literature of recent date bringing together and describing what might be considered standards for buildings and equipment in all fields of vocational education. This was done in 1921 in a chapter on Buildings and Equipment for Vocational Schools by J. C. Wright, assistant U. S. Commissioner for Vocational Education, in School Architecture, Principles and Practices, by John J. Donovan, a book published by the Macmillan Company. This review reveals the need for (a) more objective research similar to that of Stayton (29) and Anderson (2); (b) introduction of experimentation instead of survey; and (c) use of objectives of courses as a major factor in determining equipment.