Now Is the Time for the Year-Round School.

Doyle, Denis P.; Finn, Chester E., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ323701

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Now Is the Time for the Year-Round School.

Doyle, Denis P.; Finn, Chester E., Jr.

Principal, v65 n1 p29-31 Sep 1985

Urges implementation of a 48-week school year offering an optional fourth quarter that could be used for remediation or enrichment. Describes the impact of such a year on students, on parents' schedules, on teachers' salaries and schedules, and on administration. Considers factors affecting public acceptance of such a change. (PGD)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Year, School Attitudes, School Community Relationship, School Schedules, Teaching (Occupation), Teaching Conditions, Year Round Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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