Improving Student Learning through Calendar Change.

Davies, Brent; Kerry, Trevor

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ERIC Number: EJ594824

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Publication Date: 1999

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Improving Student Learning through Calendar Change.

Davies, Brent; Kerry, Trevor

School Leadership & Management, v19 n3 p359-71 Aug 1999

Examines research into reforming the school-year calendar in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Discusses anticipated advantages, summer learning loss, and possible solutions. Describes the TARDIS (Time and Resource Distribution in Schools) Project. Planners must analyze learning needs and consult stakeholders before changing schedules. (24 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Resource Allocation, School Schedules, Time Factors (Learning), Time Management, Year Round Schools

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom; United States

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