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Sharp, Robert – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 2011
About 20 years ago, a number of Yukon schools took a different approach to outdoor education and outdoor pursuits. During the 1970s and 1980s, most Yukon high schools and junior high schools offered a course called Outdoor Education. These courses fit into the conventional blocks in a school timetable. Outdoor activities longer than these blocks…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adventure Education, Educational Change, Secondary Education
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Shortt, Thomas L.; Thayer, Yvonne – NASSP Bulletin, 1995
Before attempting block scheduling reforms, some issues must be addressed, including information retention, transfer students, advanced placement offerings, electives, coordination of teacher and student schedules, and cost effectiveness. There are problems surrounding academic pacing, staff development needs, and time's interaction with other…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Change, Educational Environment