ERIC Number: ED127690
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1975-Jan
Pages: 27
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The Semester System in Vancouver Schools and Its Effects on Curriculum. Research Report 75-01.
Gleadow, Norman
This paper summarizes responses to a survey that examined the attitudes of secondary school officials in Vancouver, British Columbia, toward dividing the secondary school year into two separate semesters. Survey data were gathered from questionnaires completed by all secondary school principals in Vancouver, as well as from written comments submitted by six school board coordinators and three assistant superintendents. At the time of the survey, 12 of Vancouver's 18 secondary schools used semestering in at least some courses. The five main concerns expressed by survey respondents were (1) that semestering provide sufficient flexibility for students' course selections, (2) that there be continuity of instruction within a semester, (3) that courses be modified to fit into a five-month semester, (4) that there be continuity of instruction between semesters, and (5) that attention be paid to the increased pressure of semestering on administrators, counselors, and teachers. A sample copy of the survey questionnaire is included in the appendix. (Author/JG)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Authoring Institution: Vancouver Board of School Trustees (British Columbia). Education Services Group.
Identifiers - Location: Canada (Vancouver)
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