Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 3 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 11 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 26 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 40 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
| Johnson, Marcus Lee | 2 |
| King, A. J. C. | 2 |
| Meerts-Brandsma, Lisa | 2 |
| Raphael, Dennis | 2 |
| Sharman, Rex G. | 2 |
| Sibthorp, Jim | 2 |
| Walters, Henry R. | 2 |
| Adams, Andy | 1 |
| Agyei, Paul M. | 1 |
| Anderson, Mary L. | 1 |
| Andoh, Raphael P. K. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 87 |
| Journal Articles | 50 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 6 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 5 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 4 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 29 |
| Postsecondary Education | 25 |
| Secondary Education | 5 |
| High Schools | 4 |
| Two Year Colleges | 3 |
Location
| Canada | 7 |
| India | 3 |
| Canada (Vancouver) | 2 |
| Ghana | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
| Burma | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Ethiopia | 1 |
| European Union | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Motivated Strategies for… | 2 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textScott, Patricia A. – 1994
This study compared students' learning experiences in a set of courses in British literature and a set of courses in marketing, in which each set included a course taught in an intensive format and a semester-long format with the same instructor and content. Data collection included participant observation, videotaped class sessions,…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Courses, English Literature, Higher Education
Reeb, Richard – 1979
In 1976, a study determined that student retention had increased markedly following Barstow College's transition from a semester to a quarter system. In 1979, another study was conducted to determine: (1) the accuracy of the 1976 figures; (2) the effect of the shortness of the time period considered in the 1976 study on its reliability; (3) the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Courses, Dropout Rate
Matzelle, Raymond; And Others – 1995
In an effort to determine the most effective school calendar system, a task force was formed at Pennsylvania's Reading Area Community College to examine the advantages and disadvantages of converting from the college's current term calendar to a semester system. The task force examined the experiences of 11 other institutions that had undergone…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Change, Educational Planning, Educational Strategies
San Joaquin Delta Coll., Stockton, CA. – 1979
A study was conducted at San Joaquin Delta College (SJDC) to determine whether its present calendar, based on the traditional semester system, should be abandoned in favor of either the quarter or the early semester calendars. The study involved: (1) contacting employers to determine the effect of a calendar change on student employment, (2)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Employer Attitudes
Kohl, Peggy; Lach, Ivan J. – 1979
This report analyzes 1979 spring term enrollment data for all 39 Illinois Community College Districts (whether on the quarter or semester system) and winter quarter enrollments for the five districts on the quarter system and compares these data with similar figures for 1974 through 1978. Information is organized in 14 data tables in terms of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends
Banta, Trudy W.; And Others – 1976
A three-year trial of a voluntary quinmester plan for extending the school year began in June 1974 in five Knox County, Tennessee, schools. Curriculum revision, K-12, was the principal thrust of the ESY (Extended School Year) project, but administrators also hoped to relieve overcrowding in the schools and to effect more efficient use of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development
Puyear, Donald E. – 1989
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) converted from a quarter to semester calendar at the beginning of the 1988-89 academic year. A study was conducted after the first year of the use of the new calendar to determine its effects on enrollment and student persistence. Full- and part-time enrollment data and student retention rates for…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends, Full Time Equivalency
Harris, Howard L. – 1979
As part of the Flexible Calendar Project, Cosumnes River College adopted a school calendar that provided for two 16-week semesters (the fall semester ending prior to Christmas recess) separated by a three-week intersession that was devoted to educational experimentation and professional staff development activities. After the second year…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Flexible Schedules
Staatse, Holly – 1981
These three reports present instructional data for Mercer County Community College for Summer and Fall 1980 and Spring 1981. The first report, covering summer sessions from 1974 through 1980, examines instructional hours, class size, student credit hours (SCRH), student contact hours (SCH), income/cost measures, instructional staff, full-time…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Credits, College Faculty, College Instruction
Riley, Bob E. – 1979
This two-part report discusses the implementation of the four-day week on college campuses and summarizes the results of a survey conducted to investigate: (1) the history of the four-day college week in Texas; (2) how Texas colleges using this system integrate their operations into the four-day week; and (3) the future acceptance of the four-day…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Adoption (Ideas), Community Colleges, Commuting Students
Davis, John E.; And Others – 1977
The project was designed to assess the effects of full-credit semestering, half-credit semestering, and trimestering on the intellectual, social, and emotional growth of students in selected secondary schools in Ontario. The research focused on four major areas--the utilization of instructional time, interpersonal relationships, student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Decision Making, Interpersonal Relationship
Rosenthal, Dan – 2000
This paper compares student headcount enrollment and full-time enrollment prior to and following transition to a semester calendar at 75 public colleges in three state systems: Alabama, Georgia, and Utah. Before and after effects on enrollment in the transition colleges are examined and compared with colleges that did not make the transition. In…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Students, Declining Enrollment, Enrollment
