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Minicourse Programs at the Crossroads
Hansen, Patricia; Guenther, John – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Motivational factors affecting decisions to discontinue existing minicourse programs or to not consider the adoption of minicourse programs tend to be programmatic and administrative rather than philosophical. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas), High Schools, Minicourses
Organizational Change in the Social Studies: Mini-Course Subject Options
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Guenther, John; Hansen, Patricia – Educational Leadership, 1977
Reports results of a survey that studied the use of social studies mini-courses in Kansas high schools. (JG)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Minicourses, Organizational Change, Secondary Education
Alternatives in Scheduling Patterns: Practitioner Implementation of Minicourse Programs in Selected Midwestern High Schools.
Hansen, Patricia; Guenther, John – 1977
The purposes of the document are to report on the status of social studies minicourse programs in selected midwestern high schools and to provide information to schools regarding obstacles to minicourses as alternatives to traditional programs. A 1976-77 survey of 265 midwestern high schools determined that only 60 (23%) of the schools offered…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Decision Making
Social Studies Course Offerings in Midwestern High Schools.
Guenther, John; Hansen, Patricia – 1977
The report has two purposes: (1) to describe the current status of high school courses in four midwestern states, and (2) to describe in specific terms the status of social studies programs in those states. For both studies, 265 schools in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska were grouped by enrollment figures into five classifications ranging…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Course Organization, Curriculum