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Edwards, Hugh F. – 1979
At Coffee High School in Douglas, Georgia, a needs assessment committee recommended the replacement of the traditional nine-month program with a quarter system using longer class sessions and allowing more individual attention. The committee members chose the Better Learning Opportunities for Children (BLOC) Program. Implementation involved…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Discipline Problems, Dropout Programs

Rife, Robert V. – English Journal, 1972
Author describes how, without hiring additional teachers, the teaching load was lowered, the language arts curriculum was completely changed, and students and teachers taught and took what they wanted, while teaching and taking what they should" (Author/SP)
Descriptors: Elective Courses, English Curriculum, Individualized Instruction, Literature Programs

Anderson, B. Robert – School Management, 1972
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Flexible Schedules

Hallenberg, Harvey – Montessori Life, 1996
Uses Montessori's writings on higher education as basis for recommendations to reform secondary and higher education. Advocates stimulus lectures followed by an assimilative work period to teach diverse university students. Recommends tuition be increasingly assumed by students each year of their secondary or higher education. Advocates…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Change, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Rochester Area School District, PA. – 1971
This pamphlet describes briefly the process of restructuring a traditional educational program into an individualized program in an industrial area school district. A four-quarter plan was designed to replace the traditional 2-semester system, with the objective of encouraging greater learning experiences for all the children of the district. With…
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Curriculum Development, Educational Complexes, Educational Finance