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Mabry, Theo N. – 1988
Alternative scheduling provides community colleges with a means to adapt to declining enrollments and fiscal exigencies, and to respond the demand for accountability to students. Strategies such as departing from traditional semester- or quarter-length courses and developing weekend programs have been implemented at certain institutions to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Program Costs, Program Length
Irmsher, Karen – 1996
This digest examines problems inherent in the traditional school scheduling pattern. It offers block scheduling as an option and describes variations in block schedules. It then looks at the benefits and challenges of block scheduling and concludes with a few suggestions for making the transition. Proponents argue that block scheduling allows for…
Descriptors: Alternate Day Schedules, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Flexible Scheduling
Metzker, Bill – 2002
This digest discusses the rationale for changing school calendars. It describes what some districts are doing and advises school leaders and board members on the issues that typically arise when a calendar is changed. It examines the nationwide push toward a longer school year, driven in part by so-called high-stakes testing and mandated increases…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Year, Flexible Scheduling, Instructional Effectiveness