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Collins, Robert – Agricultural Education, 1974
The University of Minnesota Technical College at Waseca opened as a year-round, quarter-system agricultural school in 1971 to make effective use of natural outdoor agricultural laboratories during the summer months. Other advantages are greater seasonal flexibility for students planning work experience programs and assisting with farming at home.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Quarter System, Summer Programs, Technical Institutes
Dennard, Rebecca – J Health Phys Educ Recreation, 1969
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Educational Philosophy, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Physical Education
Download full textWashington State Legislative Council, Olympia. – 1970
The Joint Committee was directed to study (1) the four quarter system for public schools; (2) other variations and adaptations of a 12-month school year, including the feasibility of a State supported, tuition-free, summer educational and recreational program; and (3) educational, vocational, and recreational programs, supported by fees or…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Enrollment Projections, Extended School Year
Nickerson, Kermit S. – 1971
Past experiments in lengthening the school year have produced mixed results, with savings being realized only over a long period of time. However, increased tax pressure, school overcrowding, and the need for additional educational programs contribute pressures for change. Extended educational opportunity through better utilization of facilities…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational History, Educational Opportunities, Educational Research
WHITE, J. B.; AND OTHERS – 1966
TO EVALUATE YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS, POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA, SCHOOLS REQUESTED A STUDY OF THE LITERATURE ON YEAR-ROUND OPERATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND A NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION. NEW YORK, CALIFORNIA, AND FLORIDA WERE FOUND TO OPERATE SOME SCHOOLS ON A YEAR-ROUND BASIS. THREE OF SEVEN OUTLINED PLANS WERE SELECTED FOR SPECIAL…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Bibliographies, Costs, Expenditures
American Association of School Administrators, Washington, DC. – 1970
The 9-month school year with a 3-month summer vacation had its origin in our earlier agrarian life. Today's teacher shortages, overcrowded schools, and pressures to learn demand extensions of the school year. This publication analyzes five programs: (1) a staggered-vacation school year for all, (2) a full 48-week school year for all, (3) a…
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Flexible Scheduling, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Carley, Michael – 2002
This document reports that many community colleges are considering changes in their traditional semester calendars. In California, the most common question facing colleges is whether to switch from the traditional (in California) 18-week semester to a 16-week one. This paper details the results of a student and faculty survey conducted at…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Community Colleges, Quarter System, School Schedules
