The purpose of this paper is as follows: (1) to obtain knowledge on current management of integrated facilities within functions of nursery school and day nursery (hereinafter, Integrated Facilities), based on questionnaire resurvey, (2) to analyze the relationships between management conditions such as integration type and scale, and the mixture of children of short- and long-hour daycare, and (3) to analyze the activity place changes during a day at facilities of the mixture of children of short- and long-hour daycare, based on a hearing survey.<br>The results are as follows: (1) reasons of integration strongly influence on facilities management, (2) scale of facilities is related to reasons of integration, management type and building configuration, (3) characteristics of Integrated Facilities are demonstrated by the ratio of prescribed number of children to the maximum capacity, which is equivalent to the ratio of area used for daycare functions to the whole, (4) the elements such as fluctuation size of children number during extended daycare time, presence of dedicated room for extended daycare, and total number of classrooms, influence on the frequency of activity place changes, and (5) The area used for extended daycare is decided according to the convenience of watch, staff number, appropriateness for activities and so on.

An experimental research was conducted to study student's acceptance of environmental transformation and their behavior toward it in the classroom, by means of observation of the student's behavior and a questionnaire of free description form. Students of an elementary school and a junior high school experienced an experimental classroom of which ceiling height was set to 2.4m, 2.7m or 3.0m. As a result, it was confirmed that the students' reactions are different according to the ceiling height, the school age, and the date. Students not only reacted to the ceiling but also showed the reaction toward the objects lowered by lowing of the ceiling.

In this study we aimed to find out the actual condition of classroom, especially the appropriate class size in Japanese school. Thus we conducted a nationwide questionnaire survey on the teachers who were in charge of classes of elementary school, junior high school and high school. Through this survey we reached the findings as follows; 1)there were a little difference in environmental evaluation among the grade which they were in charge of, 2)there were significant difference in environmental evaluation among different levels of area per student, 3)from the factor analysis, we found out 2 factors; spaciousness and stability, 4)in the teachers' free description, width of the classroom was most important factor both in their satisfaction and dissatisfaction, 5)we could show the figuring process about the appropriate class size.

This paper aims to report on the actual management states of the integrated facilities within functions of nursery school and nursery in various cases. Then, we tried to arrange merits and issues on management of these facilities, and gain foundational knowledge to plan these facilities. For this purpose, firstly we conducted hearings with many local governments and flagship, facilities, and observational survey at those facilities. Secondly, we grasped and arranged following points in each local governments and flagship facilities,: 1) the actual management states, 2) the process and backbround of introducing the integrating, 3) the detail consideration to whole concept of these integrated facilities, 4) merits and issues on managemeting the integrating.

An experimental research was conducted to study the influence of ceiling height of class room on the subjective impression of students, with a special interest in the difference of age and adaptation to the room. Three class rooms with the ceiling height of 2.4m, 2.7m and 3.0m in a elementary school and a junior high school were evaluated on its impression by students of five different grades at the beginning and the end of their temporary staying of two weeks. As a result, older students evaluate the room less spacious, and age show larger effect than the ceiling height and the influence of adaptation. Additionally the results show the possibility of the existence of adequate height for the subjective impression of class room.

This study aims at considering the interaction between children s ways of becoming members of society and space through observation of settings and their playing behaviors. This study revealed the following results; Children acquire sociality by linking the physical environment of the way of playing, to the places of previous experiences and the various playgroups. A series of actions showed spontaneous behavior of the children towards places such 'the places they meet' and 'the places they recognize'. Visual relationships joined the places of playing or extended them. By playing together in the growing environment and preserving the human relationships children are obtaining ability of appropriateness in space and in association with their peers.