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Download full textWITHERSPOON, RALPH L. – 1968
AT THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, A LONGITUDINAL STUDY ATTEMPTED TO FIND OUT IF KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE CHILDREN WHO ATTENDED THE EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR OF THE TRIMESTER SYSTEM SHOWED SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN ACHIEVEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT AS COMPARED WITH CHILDREN OF A SIMILAR MEAN IQ WHO ATTENDED ONLY DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Testing, Primary Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1970
This report describes findings on the feasibility of extended school year plans and outlines several approaches which can be recommended for their economical and educational implementation. Six plans are recommended: (1) the continuous learning year cycling plan which will release 25 percent of existing space in the first year; (2) the multiple…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Factors, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Policy and Evaluation Branch. – 1991
Questions concerning year-round schooling are presented and answered in this report. Following a definition of year-round education, examples of single-track and multitrack schedules are described, along with the calendar variations within them. Other issues that are addressed include holidays and intersessions, compliance with the Alberta School…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Year, Flexible Scheduling, Foreign Countries
Hawkins, Sandy – 1992
This publication examines year-round education (YRE) and answers questions commonly asked by parents. Chapter 1 provides a description and historical overview of YRE and outlines various single- and multi-track school calendars. Chapter 2 addresses common parental concerns about YRE, including: the difficulty of changing the traditional school;…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Year, Flexible Scheduling, Parent Attitudes
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1972
This document discusses the rationale for the extended school year (ESY) and describes the basic types of extended school year plans. It presents Arizona legislation relative to the extended school year and outlines the State Board of Education policy. An extensive annotated bibliography lists books, pamphlets, articles, reports, bibliographies,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Extended School Year, Guidelines, Needs Assessment
Flinders, David J., Ed. – 2000
The advantages and disadvantages of block scheduling are considered in 24 articles. The editors provide an overview for each section and a conclusion for the anthology. The first section includes articles which examine issues, concepts, and cases: (1) "All around the Block" (Michael D. Rettig and Robert Lynn Canady); (2) "Block Scheduling: A Means…
Descriptors: Alternate Day Schedules, Block Scheduling, Elementary Secondary Education, Flexible Working Hours
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
Ross, Doris M. – 1975
This research brief is designed to introduce the legislator to the year-round school concept; what it is, how it works, and what kinds of State legislation may be needed to facilitate implementation of year-round school programs. The publication looks at the history of year-round schools and presents selected year-round school designs, including…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Spartanburg County School District 7, SC. – 1972
The major activities conducted in this project included visitations to school systems with operational year-round programs, study and analysis of the various types of year-round school organizational plans, and identification and analysis of problems inherent in year-round operation of schools. The major objectives of the study were to determine…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Planning, Extended School Year, Feasibility Studies
Cochrane, D. – 1971
This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a working paper that considers both the academic and financial implications of introducing year-round instruction in Australian universities. Year-round teaching may improve the quality of education, accelerate the rate of education for the existing enrollment, allow…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Educational Administration, Educational Quality, Higher Education
Brown, E. Don – 1975
The author details the steps involved in the adoption of a trimester program at a Texas junior high school. The trimester schedule divides the regular school year into three equal 60 day periods. The option of a summer quarter can be added as the need arises. Under the plan, school periods are 70 minutes long in the junior high school and 80…
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Flexible Schedules, Junior High Schools, Program Descriptions
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1970
This report contains a summary and synthesis of all the information and recommendations contained in six different studies, conducted during 1969-70 in eight Michigan school districts, as to the feasibility of extending the regular school year. Three school districts--Port Huron, Northville, and Utica--selected the four-quarter mandated design for…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Educational Finance, Efficiency, Elementary Education
Maine State Dept. of Education, Augusta. – 1994
This report by Maine's Task Force on Year-Round Education to the State Board of Education explores the feasibility of changing the school calendar--to distribute instructional time over more calendar months in order to enhance student learning. The new schedule could reduce teacher and student absenteeism, limit the loss of learning during summer…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Support, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Suslow, Sidney; Riley, Michael J. – 1968
In 1966 a decision was made to begin operating the University of California at Berkeley on a year-round basis. Included in this report are discussions of year-round education in general; various methods of year-round education, including the semester summer session plan, the quarter plan, and the trimester plan; and background, implementation, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Extended School Year, Higher Education, Program Evaluation
Freeland Community Schools, MI. – 1970
The "STAY" Program is a feasibility study of a proposed trimester year-round school program requiring that two-thirds of the students be in attendance at any one time. This study is intended as a technical guide for those school administrators and board members who plan to experiment with, or those who have installed, year-round…
Descriptors: Administrators, Air Conditioning, Bus Transportation, Course Evaluation
