Class slides for Day 1- ENGL 104

1. Researching Education & Youth
Space
Nicole Branch, Instruction Librarian
Santa Clara University Library
Image courtesy of Flickr user Niels Heidenreich.

2. Today we will…
• Explore school types and education issues
• Identify places to find information about
education
• Consider guidelines and practices for youth
spaces

3. Kinds of Schools in the U.S.
Public
Charter
Private

4. Funding
Public Charter Private
Funding determined by state funding
formulae
Public funding (local, state, federal)
Tuition (including scholarships)
Parent fundraising
Grants, donations, and other sources

5. Control & Leadership
Public Charter Private
Local Education Agency
Non-Profit Entity
For-Profit Entity
Individuals
Charter Document

6. Admissions
Public Charter Private
Pre-determined geographic area
(school district or area within a
district)
Lotteries/selection criteria
Application process
Religious Affiliation
Specialty Focus (college prep,
magnet, special populations

7. Accountability
Public Charter Private
Accreditation
State, district, federal requirements
(data reports, testing)
State & local curriculum, budget &
staffing rules

8. Some Things to Investigate
• What kind of control & leadership (non-profit,
for-profit, individual)?
• How is admission determined?
• What is the mission/charter of the school?

9. Brainstorm Issues in Education
Image courtesy of Flickr user justine warrington.

10. Researching Education Issues
• Research institutes
• Government sites
• Scholarly literature

11. Young Adult Spaces Guidelines
• Solicit teen feedback and input in the design
and creation of the teen space.
• Provide an environment that encourages
emotional, social and intellectual
development of teens.
• Provide a space for teens that reflects the
community in which they live.

12. Solicit teen feedback and input
• Ask teens to play a role in the planning
process
• Solicit teen feedback in the design of the
space and regarding its use
• Solicit teen feedback in the development of
policies

13. Provide an environment that
encourages youth development
• Comfortable, inviting, open and vibrant
• Individual and group use for socializing and
learning
• Easy to navigate (clear signage, accessible to
those with disabilities)
• Decor

14. Provide a space for teens that reflects
the community
• Reflect the community of the school
• Designed and located to accommodate noise and
activity
• Provide separate rooms for programming and
quiet study spaces
• Encourage visibility for unobtrusive staff
supervision
• Accommodate a variety of uses (leisure reading,
socializing, and individual and group activity)

16. Image courtesy of Oakland Public Library.

17. Image courtesy of Oakland Public Library.

18. Questions?