Lengthening the School Day and the School Year: Superintendents' Opinions.

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ERIC Number: EJ302731

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1984

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Lengthening the School Day and the School Year: Superintendents' Opinions.

Spectrum, v2 n3 p35-36 Sum 1984

Even though many European and Japanese students spend as many as 8 hours daily and 220 days yearly in the classroom, 661 American superintendents believe the present U.S. average--6 hours and 180 days--to be adequate, raising questions about their potential support in changing the system. (KS)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Extended School Day, Extended School Year, Secondary Education, Superintendents, Tables (Data), Time on Task

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Policymakers; Researchers

Language: English

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