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Michel Grosz; Michal Kurlaender; Ann Stevens – Research in Higher Education, 2022
This article asks whether small changes to community college courses and programs can help improve student outcomes. We use administrative data from the California Community College system, including millions of student records and detailed course-level information for most career-technical education programs in the state. We construct a summary…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education, Flexible Scheduling
Darnell, Barry – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 2022
There are currently more than 62 million American adults whose highest educational attainment is a high school diploma or its equivalent (U.S. Census Current Population Survey, 2021). Many of these adults have considered postsecondary education, and some even applied for a program. Yet, for various reasons, these adults never began a program of…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Postsecondary Education, Adults, Educational Attitudes
Houston Independent School District, 2016
The Optional Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP) is approved by the Texas Commissioner of Education and is offered by the Houston Independent School District (HISD) to provide students with flexible school hours and days of attendance. The goal of the program is to improve the graduation rates for students who are in danger of dropping out of…
Descriptors: Flexible Scheduling, School Schedules, Nontraditional Students, Nontraditional Education
Houston Independent School District, 2015
The Optional Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP) is approved by the Texas Commissioner of Education and is offered by the Houston Independent School District (HISD) to provide students with flexible school hours and days of attendance. The goal of the program is to improve the graduation rates for students who are in danger of dropping out of…
Descriptors: Flexible Scheduling, School Schedules, Nontraditional Students, Nontraditional Education
Houston Independent School District, 2014
The Optional Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP) is approved by the Texas Commissioner of Education and is offered by the Houston Independent School District (HISD) to provide students with flexible school hours and days of attendance. The program offers opportunities for students to make progress toward completing high school if they are unable…
Descriptors: Flexible Scheduling, School Schedules, Nontraditional Students, Nontraditional Education
Mussatti, David J. – 1992
The most commonly used calendar cycles are described in this paper, with a focus on the advantages and disadvantages of each. Calendar options include the following plans: 45-15 block and staggered, flexible 45-15, 60-20 block and staggered, 90-30 staggered, Concept 6, 60-15, Concept 8, trimester, quinmester, Concept 16, Concept 12, multiple…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Extended School Year, Flexible Scheduling
Oxnard School District, CA. – 1990
Presenting a short summary of the advantages and disadvantages of four different year-round education calendars including three- and four-track schedules and four- and five-term quarter systems, this document contains numerous graphs, sample calendar models, and schedules. Also detailed within this document is a proposed year-round calendar for…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Parsad, Basmat; Lewis, Laurie – National Center for Education Statistics, 2008
This report provides national estimates on distance education at degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the 2006-07 academic year. While this report covers many of the topics in the previous three reports, the data are not comparable. The definition of distance education in the 2006-07 study reflected two major changes from earlier studies.…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Enrollment, Colleges
Archer, Thomas M. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1972
Reports increases in student enrollment which occurred as a result of changing from a year-long curriculum to one that incorporates nine-week terms. (SB)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Oxnard School District, CA. – 1990
The trustees and administrators of the Oxnard School District, which currently serves approximately 12,000 students, recognized as early as 1970 that additional school sites had to be acquired and new schools constructed to accommodate a very substantial increase in student enrollment. Oxnard is located in one of the nation's fastest growing…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Day, C. William – American School and University, 1984
Several methods for formulating secondary school capacity are outlined. Consideration of the relationship between educational program and pupil capacity is emphasized. (MD)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Objectives, Enrollment
Renz, Leland S. – 1971
This study was designed to determine what types of evaluation practices are being carried out in schools involved in flexible scheduling and independent study. A questionnaire, designed to determine if a flexibly scheduled school had included the independent study phase of instruction and if an evaluation program for this phase exists, was sent to…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Evaluation Methods, Flexible Scheduling, Independent Study
Brekke, Norman R. – 1990
No other innovation in education in the United States has as much potential for improving education and reducing costs as the year-round operation of schools. Contrary to popular perception, the 9-month school calendar is not deeply imbedded in America's education system; throughout American history, the school calendar has responded to the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education

Frantz, Nevin R., Jr.; Fowler, Harmon R. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1973
Descriptors: Cluster Grouping, Educational Research, Enrollment, Flexible Scheduling

Edwards, Clarence M., Jr. – Educational Leadership, 1995
One schedule innovation--the four-period day and semester-length courses--is revamping North Carolina and Virginia high schools. At Orange County (Virginia) High School, a simplified and flexible 4-year 9-13 semester-block program is helping kids complete more courses, receive better grades, and take and pass more advanced-placement exams. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, Educational Change, Enrollment
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