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Peer reviewedCanady, Robert Lynn; Rettig, Michael D. – Educational Leadership, 1995
A well-crafted school schedule can enhance usage of time, space, and resources; improve instructional climate; help solve instruction-delivery problems; and help establish desired programs and instructional practices. This article discusses scheduling challenges (providing quality time, creating a school climate, and providing varying learning…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Scheduling
Hackmann, Donald G. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
The student-centered learning practices associated with constructivism could benefit from the increased class time that block scheduling offers. But, in this article, the author observes, too often block scheduling is adopted as an end in itself, not as a tool to facilitate a specific pedagogical approach. The author expands on his observation in…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Educational History, Time Blocks, Time Factors (Learning)
Download full textWisconsin Association of Foreign Language Teachers, Whitewater. – 1995
The report examines issues in block scheduling as it affects foreign language teaching and learning. First, key questions related to block scheduling are discussed from the perspective of student learning, access, and workload. These include questions concerning the potential of block learning to improve achievement and rate of learning, to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Policy, Annotated Bibliographies, Class Size
