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Scala, Anthony W. – NASSP Bull, 1970
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Teacher Selection, Trimester System, Year Round Schools
Peer reviewedDesmond, Richard L. – Educational Record, 1971
An analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the trimester system and speculations on the current disuse and prospects for revival of the system. (Editor/HS)
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Higher Education, Scheduling, School Schedules
Download full textBradford, James C., Jr. – 2002
This paper describes the implementation and administration of a year-round school program in Buena Vista, Virginia, high schools. The program began in the 1973-74 school year as a practical way to meet the educational needs of children in a changing society. After examining three extended-school-year plans, the school board chose a quarter system…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Educational Change, Extended School Year, High Schools
Coutts, H. T.; Bergen, J. J. – Education Canada, 1969
Descriptors: Extended School Year, School Schedules, Semester System, Summer Programs
Proceedings of the Fifth National [Council on Year-Round Education] Seminar on Year-Round Education.
Lovern, Mary F., Ed. – 1973
This report contains conference presentations on various year-round education programs around the nation. Other presentations discuss year-round education in the urban setting, the role of accrediting associations in year-round education, and a symposium on staff training for year-round education. (JF)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Quarter System, School Schedules, Staff Orientation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1972
This document contains statements by experts in the field of year-round schools and excerpts from publications dealing with various plans for year-round schools. The statements and publications discuss (1) the Valley View 45-15 continuous school year plan, (2) the Jefferson County, Kentucky, elective quarter plan, (3) various four quarter school…
Descriptors: Costs, Extended School Year, Hearings, Quarter System
Piele, Philip K. – r & d perspectives, 1971
This literature review, based on abstracts of documents announced in RIE, compiles information on the rescheduled school year. Following the review is a list of the 18 documents cited, their costs, and availability. (LLR)
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Literature Reviews, Quarter System, Research Reviews (Publications)
Hentschke, Guilbert C.; Gold, Sheldon – IAR Research Bulletin, 1973
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Educational Economics, Extended School Year
Pruitt, Henry J. – 1974
There are many States without extended school year (ESY) enabling legislation or programs in operation. A few States have passed enabling ESY legislation and have no programs in operation. Others have ESY programs in operation without any specialized legislation. Several States have specialized ESY legislation and ESY programs in operation. This…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Extended School Year, National Surveys, Quarter System
PDF pending restorationGayden, Joyce, Comp.; Thornton, Barbara, Comp. – 1972
All materials in this 800-item bibliography are listed by year of publication and are categorized under each year's listing by: books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, booklets, and reports. The compilation represents part of the research work done in a study of the feasibility of the extended school year in Sough Carolina. (Compiler/EA)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Colleges, Elementary Schools, Extended School Year
McKague, Terence R.; Penner, Glen H. – 1971
This report is the result of a study to assess the feasibility of rescheduling the school year in the public schools of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada). The study directors limited their investigation to three approaches: the extended summer school, the divided year, and the rotational or cyclic. To assess the feasibility of each approach,…
Descriptors: Facility Utilization Research, Feasibility Studies, Financial Problems, Quarter System
Ames, Robert G. – Nat Sch, 1969
Reasons are given for the opposition of a survey group of parents and teachers to all alternatives for year-round school operation. (MF)
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Decision Making, Extended School Year, Policy Formation
Adams, Velma A. – Sch Manage, 1970
Lists the standard arguments for and against the extended school year and looks at experimentation with various types of year-round schools. (DE)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Extended School Year, Feasibility Studies, Pilot Projects
Mussatti, David J. – 1992
The most commonly used calendar cycles are described in this paper, with a focus on the advantages and disadvantages of each. Calendar options include the following plans: 45-15 block and staggered, flexible 45-15, 60-20 block and staggered, 90-30 staggered, Concept 6, 60-15, Concept 8, trimester, quinmester, Concept 16, Concept 12, multiple…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Extended School Year, Flexible Scheduling
Rodgers, Linda – 1993
Based on a review of the literature, this paper objectively examines the key issues surrounding the implementation of year-round education (YRE) at the elementary level in public schools. Following the introduction, statement of the problem, and definitions, the fourth section provides a history of year-round education in the United States. The…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Extended School Year, Public Schools, Quarter System
