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Download full textIrmsher, Karen – 1996
This digest examines problems inherent in the traditional school scheduling pattern. It offers block scheduling as an option and describes variations in block schedules. It then looks at the benefits and challenges of block scheduling and concludes with a few suggestions for making the transition. Proponents argue that block scheduling allows for…
Descriptors: Alternate Day Schedules, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Flexible Scheduling
