Results of an assessment of the efficacy of changing from a quarter to a semester calendar at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are presented. The study committee investigated the changes required for a calendar conversion, and identified the most serious problems and probable transitional costs. Site visits were made to three other campuses…

ANTICIPATING A CHANGE FROM A SEMESTER TO A QUARTER SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION, CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SURVEYED 357 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (EACH WITH 3,000 OR MORE ENROLLED) TO DETERMINE THE TYPE OF INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDARS BEING USED, THE METHOD OF SCHEDULING EVENING CLASSES, THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS PER WEEK, AND THE LENGTH OF CLASS SESSIONS.…

The primary characteristics of steady state is that it lessens the flexibility of an institution to respond to the demands of change. The phenomenon of steady state will not appear suddenly on campuses throughout the country in the late 1970's and early 1980's when the number of high school graduates diminishes. It is a gradual process influenced…

This study concerns the educational preparation and academic caliber of students who seek college admission at times other than the traditional fall entry point. Subjects for the study were comprised of the entire freshman class of fall and spring registrants at the University of Lethbridge during the academic year 1968-69. The two groups of…

Cosumnes River College participated in a Flexible Calendar Pilot Project established by the California Legislature to study the feasibility of more flexible and effective nontraditional calendar and course scheduling. The college adopted a school calendar for 1976-77 which provided for two sixteen week semesters and a three week intersession…

This report discusses a survey conducted in the Vancouver (Canada) School District to further investigate points raised in a previous study on the advantages and disadvantages of dividing the secondary school year into two semesters. Data for the survey were gathered through discussions with subject-area coordinators and department heads and…

The popularity of semestered timetable organization is founded on the belief that this organizational change makes a positive contribution to the social, emotional, and cognitive growth of students. This research attempted to test the validity of that belief by identifying the claims made for timetable reorganization, formulating these claims as…

Relatively new year-round calendars are examined in this book. Chapters deal with the rationale for year-round operation; status, trends, and problems of year-long campus calendars; financial implications of year-round operation; and case studies of selected year-round programs in operation. Fifty-four specific institutions are identified.…

A survey was conducted of the number and location of two-year institutional changes that occurred in 77 two-year colleges between the academic years 1962-63 and 1971-72. The extension of 77 junior colleges into four year colleges over the past ten years is discussed. Over 40% of the institutions were church-related, and almost 75% were…

This report is a response to what is perceived as the need for a systematic collection of information on the effects of semestering a secondary school, particularly as those effects are felt in teaching and learning. Chapters deal with monitoring the present school organization in the areas of student course selection and credit accumulation; the…

The implementation of a three-year nongraded electives program in high school English and social studies achieved particular success in providing: a close correlation between English and social studies; incentive produced by age differential within classrooms; and a phase system" which allowed students to select their own ability levels. (Authors)

Effects on students of changing from the term to the semester academic calendar at Central Missouri State University (CMSU) were studied. Attention was directed to changes in average student credit hours generated, course load, grades earned, and classes dropped per students. Undergraduate and graduate students were evaluated 2 years before and 2…

This document reports the results of an evaluation of Cosumnes River College's pilot year of operating on a flexible school calendar which provided for two 16-week semesters and a three week January intersession. The college had previously operated on a traditional calendar of two 18-week semesters. Evaluation of the alternate calendar was…

A three-phase study was conducted at the College of the Redwoods (C/R) to determine if the college calendar should be changed, and if so, how. The first phase of the study consisted of establishing priority criteria for consideration of alternative forms of calendar organization, identification of calendar alternatives, and compilation of a list…

The conversion from quarter to semester plan can be beneficial academically and financially. Some costs borne by a college and its students potentially can be cut by one-third. The process has a potential for strengthening curricula because the conversion necessitates a thorough examination of each course. (MLW)