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San Diego Unified School District, CA. Administrative Research Dept. – 1970
This report considers the costs of three types of extended school year programs--all modifications of the quarter system--and compares these costs to the regular program. Compared against the traditional approach are: (1) a quarter system in which students attend three quarters a year and are off one quarter, meaning that 75% of all students are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance, Elementary Schools
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