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Thomas, George I. – 1972
This overview is intended to acquaint people with the concept and the features of such plans. The author begins with a discussion of the early development and implementation of various continuous learning plans and then focuses on the financial aspects of such a plan--capital outlay and debt service, school plant operation, and school bus and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Extended School Year, Lifelong Learning
Thomas, George I. – 1969
While most administrators are primarily interested in the economies offered by the extended school year, it is the opportunities for increasing educational quality which should receive primary attention. The knowledge explosion in the past 70 years dictates this focus. There are four basic ways of rescheduling the school year: (1) The staggered…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Computer Oriented Programs, Economics, Educational Improvement
Thomas, George I. – 1970
The rescheduled school year is suggested as a means by which teaching and learning can be made much more attractive to the student, the teacher, and the taxpayer. The author cites the tremendous explosion of knowledge, the loss of learning from extended vacations, and the time spent tooling up and down for school as reasons why student attendance…
Descriptors: Contracts, Curriculum Development, Extended School Year, Lifelong Learning
Thomas, George I. – 1971
Each year several hundred thousand young men and women join the ranks of the unemployed because they have terminated their formal education without having mastered the type of skills necessary to become contributing members of society. As a result, many of these individuals are doomed to become burdens on society. One solution to this problem lies…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Needs, Educational Strategies, Extended School Year
Thomas, George I. – 1970
The author presents an overview of the rescheduled school year concept as it relates to the economic and educational objectives of a school district. He points out various approaches that could be adopted in designing a rescheduled school year program and presents a guide sheet designed to assist in predicting the effectiveness of an extended…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Case Studies, Classrooms, Construction Needs