Descriptor
Source
| Phi Delta Kappan | 3 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Massachusetts | 3 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Massachusetts (Boston) | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Carroll, Joseph M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1994
The Carnegie structure, involving seven-period days and nine different locations daily, is an ineffective system. The Copernican plan changes school scheduling by lengthening instructional periods for fewer and smaller classes. The system should improve teacher-student relationships, lighten workloads, and introduce innovative evaluation and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Flexible Scheduling, High Schools
Jenkins, John M.; Keefe, James W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2002
Describes how two secondary schools implemented the six basic elements of personalized instruction: The Thomas Haney Secondary Centre in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, and the Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School in Devens, Massachusetts. (Contains 14 references.) (PKP)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational Change, Evaluation, Flexible Scheduling
Jervis, Kathe; McDonald, Joseph – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
In 1993 Columbia University's National Center for Restructuring Education collaborated with three educational reform organizations to encourage teacher dialogue about assessment reform via the Four Seasons Project. This article profiles three participating schools that use theory, ritual, textmaking, and networking to help teachers reconcile…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Case Studies, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
