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Download full textDrewry, Galen N., Ed. – 1967
This conference report focuses on higher education and includes papers on the following topics: (1) the role of institutional research, (2) management information needs and decisionmaking, (3) teacher effectiveness, (4) student-faculty ratios, (5) professorial attitudes toward work environment, (6) grading and attendance in the instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Attendance, College Faculty, Conference Reports
Remstad, Robert C. – 1972
This paper provides educational and lay groups in the local community with background information and a good comprehensive review of the literature. The aim is to facilitate investigations into the complex issues involved in the consideration of extended school year scheduling. The review begins with a sketch of a simple model of the school…
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Bibliographies, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance
Withycombe, Dick, Ed. – 1972
This report is intended as a summative overview of the current research and program information related to the rescheduled school year. As such, it deals with (1) present models of rescheduling, (2) the school vacation, (3) basic comparative cost analysis, (4) busing requirements, (5) curriculum design requirements, (6) career opportunities for…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Career Opportunities, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Design
Thomas, George I. – 1970
The author presents an overview of the rescheduled school year concept as it relates to the economic and educational objectives of a school district. He points out various approaches that could be adopted in designing a rescheduled school year program and presents a guide sheet designed to assist in predicting the effectiveness of an extended…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Case Studies, Classrooms, Construction Needs
Morris, Roger N. – 2002
Noting that the growing popularity of year-round schools (extended calendar without increasing the number of school days) has coincided with an increase in school accountability, this report provides a descriptive case study on one year-round school located within a large elementary school district in central Virginia. An optional year-round…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Educational Change
Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 2006
The Optional Extended Year Program (OEYP), funded by a grant from the state, provides extended learning opportunities for students in kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) who are at risk of academic failure. The primary focus of an OEYP is to reduce and ultimately eliminate the need for student grade-level retention by providing additional…
Descriptors: Extended School Year, School Districts, Grants, Elementary Secondary Education
Lipman, Pauline – 1995
Robert W. Coleman Elementary School in Baltimore (Maryland) is a school that is exemplary by virtue of its efforts to build on the strengths of students and the community. Although it is not yet a model of curriculum or instruction, it operates in an ethical and theoretical framework with much to say to the urban educator. The school, which serves…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Community Involvement, Cultural Awareness
Kinney, David A. – 1995
Students' experiences of daily classroom activities and the larger school context were studied at the Robert W. Coleman Elementary School, Baltimore (Maryland). Coleman is an inner-city school serving about 500 African American children in prekindergarten through grade 5. The school is organized into three campuses--primary, "Coleman"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Cultural Awareness, Educational Environment
Quinlan, Claire; And Others – 1987
An increase in the number of schools adopting year-round programs prompted this analysis of all year-round education programs in California. Chapter 1, "Introduction to the Study," outlines study organization and calendar scheduling plans. "Design of the Study," chapter 2, describes data obtained from interviews, surveys,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Demography
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1989
This document presents the amended text of S. 123, cited as "Smart Start: The Community Collaborative for Early Childhood Development Act of 1989," a bill to provide financial assistance to states and localities for high quality early childhood development programs for prekindergarten children. Sections concern: (1) the short title and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Facilities
Matuszek, Paula A.; And Others – 1976
This evaluation of the quarter system in Austin, Texas, public schools was designed to assess the impact of changes of calendar, curriculum, and other aspects of high school education. The initial first-year evaluation was intended to gather data that could serve as a baseline for examining the long-term effects of these changes. Data were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Educational Counseling, Graduation Requirements
National Council on Year-Round Education. – 1975
This seminar report contains the speeches of the two featured speakers (Dr. Calvin M. Frazier and Dr. Charles E. Silberman), the seminar papers of nearly 90 presenters, and biographical information on the speakers and presenters. (IRT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrators, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development
Banta, Trudy W. – 1975
Evaluation questionnaires were administered to more than 92 percent of the professional staff associated with the Knox County Extended School Year (ESY) Program during the summer and fall of 1974 and to more than half of the students enrolled in the summer quinmester, along with a random sample of 10 percent of the students enrolled in October…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment
Lahaderne, Henriette M. – 1972
This document reports the results of an evaluation of the initial year of the modified 45-15 year-round program. The assessment attempted to estimate the acceptance of the plan by parents, pupils, and school staffs; describe the adjustments necessitated by the new school calendar; compare the programs of the year-round schools with those of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Attitudes, Comparative Analysis
McCloskey, Gordon – 1973
This text is one of a series of three handbooks, each intended to provide busy educational executives with a brief, practical overview of one major issue or movement. The book describes some of the current circumstances that are giving rise to interest in year-round community school programs, differentiates between plans that incorporate…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Community Schools, Continuous Progress Plan, Cost Effectiveness
