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Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1990
Thorough investigation of scheduling options is needed to facilitate the development of a tailor-made schedule for the small school. The traditional scheduling model usually only works well in urban or suburban schools. When this mass production model is imposed on small schools, student needs become secondary to the dictates of the schedule. The…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Literature Reviews, Scheduling, School Organization
Irmsher, Karen – OSSC Bulletin, 1996
Block Scheduling has been considered a cure for a lengthy list of educational problems. This report reviews the literature on block schedules and describes some Oregon high schools that have integrated block scheduling. Major disadvantages included resistance to change and requirements that teachers change their teaching strategies. There is…
Descriptors: Alternate Day Schedules, Block Scheduling, Class Organization, Flexible Scheduling