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Rettig, Michael D.; Canady, Robert Lynn – Here's How, 1995
This information brief describes problems involved in scheduling elementary-school specialist teachers and offers suggestions for resolving them. Poor scheduling results in fragmented classes, unequal distribution of instructional time, and lack of common planning time. Poor scheduling is usually due to lack of congruence between school mission…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Education, Flexible Scheduling, Principals
Irmsher, Karen – OSSC Bulletin, 1996
Block Scheduling has been considered a cure for a lengthy list of educational problems. This report reviews the literature on block schedules and describes some Oregon high schools that have integrated block scheduling. Major disadvantages included resistance to change and requirements that teachers change their teaching strategies. There is…
Descriptors: Alternate Day Schedules, Block Scheduling, Class Organization, Flexible Scheduling
Peyton, David – Directions in Language and Education, 1995
This report is an excerpt from the National Education Commission On Time and Learning Final Report, "Prisoners of Time," published in April, 1994. In it, the Commission concludes that the reform movement of the last decade is destined to founder unless it is able to harness more time, and better management thereof, for learning. The…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Day, Flexible Scheduling, Released Time
Matthews, L. Joseph – NASSP Practitioner, 1997
Secondary school administrators must carefully consider the ramifications of a proposed alternative scheduling plan before proceeding with implementation. The first article in this newsletter presents findings from a study that compared data from two groups of schools (one group with a 4 X 4 block plan and the other with a trimester plan) to data…
Descriptors: Alternate Day Schedules, Block Scheduling, Class Organization, Flexible Scheduling
Castle, Shari; And Others – Doubts & Certainties, 1992
This newsletter on educational innovation contains a reflection on educators' time limitations, a personal examination of the "teacher as coach" analogy, and several brief descriptions of programs in school renewal, innovation, and teacher education around the nation. Shari Castle and Gary D. Watts argue, in "Temporal Tensions: The Tyranny of…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Change Strategies, Demonstration Programs, Educational Innovation
Eaton, Jennifer; Shepherd, Wendy – AECA Research in Practice Series, 1998
This issue of the Australian Early Childhood Association Research in Practice Series focuses on creating aesthetically pleasing environments in early childhood care and education settings. The booklet details characteristics of aesthetically pleasing environments and discusses how early childhood practitioners' reflection upon the school or center…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Day Care
Smith, Kurt B., Ed. – Connections, 1980
Programs serving underprepared college students at urban colleges and universities are examined in this bulletin. Pace University of New York City operates a one-year program for students who do not meet school requirements for admission in order to help them complete four years of college. Another program for students who cannot be admitted into…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Black Students, College Preparation, College Students