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Sharp, Robert – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 2011
About 20 years ago, a number of Yukon schools took a different approach to outdoor education and outdoor pursuits. During the 1970s and 1980s, most Yukon high schools and junior high schools offered a course called Outdoor Education. These courses fit into the conventional blocks in a school timetable. Outdoor activities longer than these blocks…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adventure Education, Educational Change, Secondary Education
Reid, William M. – School Administrator, 1996
Based on his experience with the Copernican block scheduling plan used in British Columbia secondary schools, a principal identifies administrative challenges (abuse of tutorial time, uneven distribution of teacher-preparation time, teacher fatigue, pedagogical changes, and unrealistic expectations) and suggests ways to address them. Involving…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Block Scheduling, Foreign Countries, Guidelines