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The Quarter High School Calendar on Trial.

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Heron, Bill – NASSP Bulletin, 1983

The author reviews the advantages and disadvantages of the quarter system and summarizes the conclusions of recent studies comparing the semester system to the quarter system. (JW)

Descriptors: Extended School Year, High Schools, Minicourses, Quarter System

Recycling Academic Calendars. AAHE-ERIC/Higher Education Research Currents, October 1979.

Eddy, Margot Sanders – 1979

The experiences of a variety of postsecondary institutions using different academic calendar options are examined. Several calendar options are described: the traditional semester, the early semester, 4-1-4, the quarter system, the trimester plan, composite plans, and year-round plans. The traditional semester calendar begins in mid-September and…

Descriptors: Bibliographies, Change Strategies, College Faculty, College Students