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Peer reviewedHopkins, David S. P. – Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 1973
Demonstrates that, because of established patterns of student attendance at universities, a change to year-round operation will result in increased undergraduate admission rate. Concludes that, unless an institution is willing to exert control over student attendance patterns, university year-round operation is probably uneconomical. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Enrollment, Enrollment Influences, Evaluation, Models
Oxnard School District, CA. – 1990
Presenting a short summary of the advantages and disadvantages of four different year-round education calendars including three- and four-track schedules and four- and five-term quarter systems, this document contains numerous graphs, sample calendar models, and schedules. Also detailed within this document is a proposed year-round calendar for…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Download full textBanta, Trudy W.; And Others – 1976
The Knox County extended school year (ESY) program emphasized K-12 curriculum improvement. During the trial of the ESY scheduling and curriculum changes, there was an increase in English and social studies scores at the high school, an increase at all levels in the extent to which students perceived that individualization of instruction was taking…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Petterson, Carl Emmanuel – 1966
This study examines the extended school year and summer school program supported by the State of Utah during the summer of 1965. Facts, statistics, opinions, and other information enable educators and legislators to make informed decisions concerning the future of summer school programs in Utah. Information for the study was obtained from three…
Descriptors: Class Size, Curriculum Development, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement
THOMAS, GEORGE ISAIAH – 1966
THIS REPORT EXPLORES PLANS OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL ORGANIZATION BASED UPON THE LENGTHENING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TO REDUCE BY ONE OR MORE YEARS THE TOTAL PERIOD OF SCHOOLING. PRACTICAL INFORMATION IS PRESENTED CONCERNING (1) THE CONTINUOUS SCHOOL YEAR PLAN, (2) THE TRIMESTER PLAN, (3) THE QUADRIMESTER PLAN, (4) THE MODIFIED SUMMER SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Costs, Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention, Educational Improvement
Oxnard School District, CA. – 1990
The trustees and administrators of the Oxnard School District, which currently serves approximately 12,000 students, recognized as early as 1970 that additional school sites had to be acquired and new schools constructed to accommodate a very substantial increase in student enrollment. Oxnard is located in one of the nation's fastest growing…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Brekke, Norman R. – 1990
No other innovation in education in the United States has as much potential for improving education and reducing costs as the year-round operation of schools. Contrary to popular perception, the 9-month school calendar is not deeply imbedded in America's education system; throughout American history, the school calendar has responded to the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
