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Karweit, Nancy – 1982
This report summarizes and evaluates existing studies of time use in schools. The first section describes theoretical views of time and learning. Two issues are discussed: the sources of variation in learning time (actual days per school year, length of school day, absenteeism), and the effects of learning time on achievement. In the second…
Descriptors: Attendance, Class Organization, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education