Descriptor
| Cost Effectiveness | 4 |
| Quarter System | 4 |
| School Schedules | 4 |
| Semester System | 4 |
| Trimester System | 4 |
| Extended School Year | 3 |
| Community Colleges | 2 |
| Two Year Colleges | 2 |
| Year Round Schools | 2 |
| Administrative Problems | 1 |
| Administrator Attitudes | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
| Eddy, Margot Sanders | 1 |
| Piele, Philip, Comp. | 1 |
| Riley, Bob E. | 1 |
| Smith, Florence A. | 1 |
| Whitney, Howard, Comp. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reference Materials -… | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textSmith, Florence A. – 1975
This document provides an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of five different academic calendars, including: traditional semester, early semester, quarter, trimester, and "4-1-4." The present California State Code defines the academic year of the California Community Colleges as 175 days, based on the K-12 standard. This…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Extended School Year
Whitney, Howard, Comp.; Piele, Philip, Comp. – 1968
This annotated bibliography is a selected listing of 11 books and pamphlets, three dissertations, and 31 articles on year-round school programs published since 1962. The documents listed explore the effects on cost and educational quality of (1) staggered quarter plans, (2) quarter system plans, (3) staggered trimester plans, (4) split trimester…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Continuous Progress Plan, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Quality
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
Eddy, Margot Sanders – 1979
The experiences of a variety of postsecondary institutions using different academic calendar options are examined. Several calendar options are described: the traditional semester, the early semester, 4-1-4, the quarter system, the trimester plan, composite plans, and year-round plans. The traditional semester calendar begins in mid-September and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Change Strategies, College Faculty, College Students
