The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a time management seminar on stress and job satisfaction of beginning agriscience teachers. The target population for this study consisted of agriscience teachers in the first or second year of tenure. All twenty-three (N = 23) beginning teachers from a selected region of the state…

The impact of class time lengths on student achievement is a complex issue with multiple extraneous factors and without definitive answers. A major theme across many of the studies reviewed is that the amount of instructional time is not so important as how that time is spent. Key points include: (1) The commonly held conception that students in…

American schools must develop creative ways to maximize student learning and add instructional time to improve student performance without adding additional days to the school calendar. extending the school day. or increasing cost. Block scheduling may add instructional time to the school day, provide more time for in-depth instruction, and…