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Reid, William M. – School Administrator, 1996
Based on his experience with the Copernican block scheduling plan used in British Columbia secondary schools, a principal identifies administrative challenges (abuse of tutorial time, uneven distribution of teacher-preparation time, teacher fatigue, pedagogical changes, and unrealistic expectations) and suggests ways to address them. Involving…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Block Scheduling, Foreign Countries, Guidelines
Sigurdson, Sol E. – 1981
The effectiveness of the Block Plan, developed and implemented by the seventh grade students at Edith Rogers Junior High School in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) was investigated. The Block Plan uses the concept of a pair of teachers assigned to two classes of students for the homeroom period plus a pair of teachers assigned for each of four academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Attendance, Curriculum Development
