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Download full textHarlan, Bill; Mahan, Don – 1988
Currently, 30 California community colleges have adopted flexible calendars, which permit up to 15 of the 175 days of legally required faculty service to be used for authorized non-instructional activities. A broad range of flex activities are authorized under Title V of the State Education Code, including staff development or in-service training,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Planning, Educational Strategies, Flexible Scheduling
Dedmon, Donald N. – AGB Reports, 1986
The conversion from quarter to semester plan can be beneficial academically and financially. Some costs borne by a college and its students potentially can be cut by one-third. The process has a potential for strengthening curricula because the conversion necessitates a thorough examination of each course. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Presidents, Curriculum Evaluation, Decision Making
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL. – 1992
This report presents the findings of a study done by a college-wide task force at the College of DuPage (Illinois) on academic calendar formats in an effort to determine whether to retain the quarter system or convert to another calendar. A brief introduction gives the background to the issue at DuPage. A section on procedures explains that the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Enrollment, Higher Education, Institutional Research
Peer reviewedHilbert, Gail Kurtz – Nursing Outlook, 1979
Describes advantages and disadvantages of teaching weekend nursing courses at Gloucester County Community College, Sewell, N.J., incorporating the content of the four-semester weekday associate degree nursing program into a Saturday-Sunday semester and trimester schedule. (MF)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges
Larsen, Greg – 1991
Scheduling concerns such as how to keep instructors teaching in the areas for which they are qualified and how to allow for elective offerings in a student's schedule led North Cache Middle School, a year-round education school serving grades 8 and 9 in Richmond, Utah, to explore a number of solutions. Seven solutions are examined along with…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Educational Environment, Educational Planning, Grade 8
Atlanta Public Schools, GA. – 1983
This update is designed to provide information on the conversion in the Atlanta public school system from a quarter to a semester plan. The major tasks, the semester schedule, and the recommended grading system are all outlined. A section on kindergarten provides material on proposed curriculum and support materials, the suggested weekly block of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Change
Peer reviewedQuann, C. James – College and University, 1998
Looks at the trend toward the early-start semester calendar in American colleges and universities, and examines administrative, pedagogical, and fiscal considerations in making the change from a quarter system. Topics discussed include the impact on the curriculum and instruction, summer session, access, enrollment management, and institutional…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Faculty, College Instruction
