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The 4 x 4 Block Scheduling Model: What Do Teachers Have To Say about It?
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Hurley, J. Casey – NASSP Bulletin, 1997
A western North Carolina study explored how 31 teachers and 35 students viewed implementation of the 4 x 4 block schedule in five high schools. Teachers generally favor the 4-period schedule, but several cited absence problems, less student homework, and "uneven" student schedules. To reap full benefits from block schedules, principals…
Descriptors: Attendance, Block Scheduling, Educational Benefits, High Schools
The 4 x 4 Block Scheduling Model: What Do Students Have To Say about It?
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Hurley, J. Casey – NASSP Bulletin, 1997
A western North Carolina study explored how 31 teachers and 35 students viewed implementation of the 4 x 4 block schedule in five high schools. Students overwhelmingly favored the schedule. Advantages included getting better grades, participating in school-sponsored clubs during the school day, having less homework, and graduating a half-year…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Educational Benefits, High Schools, Program Effectiveness
How Do Principals View Themselves, Others?
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Brubaker, Dale L.; Simon, Lawrence H. – NASSP Bulletin, 1987
Presents results from a North Carolina survey on how principals view themselves and other principals. The survey addressed four questions: (1) the individual's actual leadership role, (2) the leadership role they would like to have, (3) the leadership roles assumed by three principals they know best, and (4) the leadership role played by most…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership, Leadership