Abstract
The purpose of this study is to suggest the method which can divide between "a service for neighborhood residents" and "a service for various users" about the use of the open school ground to the public. On this first paper, we analyzed the function of the management method and the formation of the use area. The results are as follows. 1. The management method in classified as follows. One is the independent management method, the other is concentrate management method. The former is minutely classified the management by the committee, by the school's staff, and by the full-time staff. The latter is minutely classified the management by the School-Board, and by the special organization. 2. Each management method have the function to control utilization; the independent management method have the function which limit to "community utilization" and the concentrate management method have the function which include "extencive utilization". 3. The use area is formed by the factor which is related to user -the behavior peculiarity of the groups and the sports items, the groups distribution in city-, and by the factor which is related to school -the position in city and the ground area. 4. One side, the use area of school which are mainly used by the neighborhood-softball groups is narrow without concern with each school position in city. The other side, the use area of schools which are mainly used by occupational-baseball groups is wide in proportion to a distance between each school and the center of city.
