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Hentschke, Guilbert C.; Gold, Sheldon – IAR Research Bulletin, 1973
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Educational Economics, Extended School Year
Download full textSmith, Florence A. – 1975
This document provides an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of five different academic calendars, including: traditional semester, early semester, quarter, trimester, and "4-1-4." The present California State Code defines the academic year of the California Community Colleges as 175 days, based on the K-12 standard. This…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Extended School Year
Whitney, Howard, Comp.; Piele, Philip, Comp. – 1968
This annotated bibliography is a selected listing of 11 books and pamphlets, three dissertations, and 31 articles on year-round school programs published since 1962. The documents listed explore the effects on cost and educational quality of (1) staggered quarter plans, (2) quarter system plans, (3) staggered trimester plans, (4) split trimester…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Continuous Progress Plan, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Quality
Lagana, Joseph F. – 1969
The purpose of this research investigations was to determine whether a student daily schedule and school calendar could be designed to maximize the future utilization of existing facilities in the North Allegheny School District and to determine if the implementation of such designs would be financially feasible as an alternative to new…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Double Sessions, Educational Research
Schmid, Torsten H. – 1971
This report is an up-to-date and comprehensive review of the literature and research findings related to the rescheduled school year with the aim of presenting information and research data about the major extended school year designs and the impact of these designs on a school system. The first chapter considers the reasons why extended school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration, Bibliographies, Community Attitudes
McCloskey, Gordon – 1973
This text is one of a series of three handbooks, each intended to provide busy educational executives with a brief, practical overview of one major issue or movement. The book describes some of the current circumstances that are giving rise to interest in year-round community school programs, differentiates between plans that incorporate…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Community Schools, Continuous Progress Plan, Cost Effectiveness
Riley, Bob E. – 1979
This two-part report discusses the implementation of the four-day week on college campuses and summarizes the results of a survey conducted to investigate: (1) the history of the four-day college week in Texas; (2) how Texas colleges using this system integrate their operations into the four-day week; and (3) the future acceptance of the four-day…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Adoption (Ideas), Community Colleges, Commuting Students
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
Nygaard, Debra D. – 1974
To provide educators with a compilation of available data on the implementation and operation of year-round programs, this publication incorporates reviews of evaluative studies conducted by six year-round programs: the Prince William County, Virginia, 45-15 Plan; the Valley View, Illinois, School District, 45-15 Plan; the Dade County, Florida,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Community Attitudes
