BUILDING FOR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY - Kennedy Bibliothek

30% use empty schools for new purposes, among them community activities;
40% follow the "lighted school house" concept which means educational
and recreational uses take place after school hours.
107. In the present study of different projects of. co-ordination on a
city-wide scale a number of common problems have been identified:
a) ' The provision of community education programs and co-ordinated
social services is, in the first place, a social and not a technical
problem which requires first a social, and only thereafter,
a technical solution. This basic truth has often been overlooked
where technical problems (e.g. the lack of adequate facilities
and equipment) have been the initial impetus for co-ordination.
b) The problem of co-ordination can only be solved at local level.
The central decision-making bodies may hinder or enhance the
opportunities for co-ordination; however, the specific outcome
depends on the abilities and willingness of local groups to
co-operate.
c) The increased complexity of planning and implementing coordinated
programs necessitates increased autonomy at local level
and creation of new local power structures, which in turn may
create conflict situations in cases where the central decisionmaking
structure is not willing to delegate responsibilities.
d) Two groups play a particularly important role: local leaders and
consultants. In general, it might be said that the nearer they
both are to the local project in terms of physical distance and
the longer and more continuous their involvement is, the more
likely is their success.
e) The complexity of planning and implementation requires new techniques
for intersectoral planning, as it is impossible to proceed
sequentially in an overlapping decision-making process.
f) In terms of co-ordination of facilities on a city-wide scale,
substantial savings occur when community resources (human
resources, institutional resources, commercial establishments,
etc.) are used for the educational program. Difficulties arise
in respect of the pursuit of the resources 8 own objectives, and
where they need to protect themselves from being depleted. The
danger remains on both sides: schools may be inundated by
public use, and community resources may be inundated by educational
uses. •
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