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Direct linkFlocco, David C. – Independent School, 2012
In the middle of the author's doctoral coursework in the spring of 2002, he had a discussion with the head of the upper school at Montclair Kimberley Academy (MKA) (New Jersey) about a potential dissertation topic that would benefit their community. In no time at all, the conversation turned to the daily schedule. In August 2004, the author…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Action Research, Educational Research, School Schedules
Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Innovation and Development Services. – 1994
Since 1989, North Carolina has implemented several statewide initiatives to establish high expectations for all students. State educators have also paid increasing attention to the flexible use of time as a resource for expanding student learning. Block scheduling is a reorganization of school time that is increasingly being adopted by North…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Block Scheduling, Flexible Scheduling, High Schools
Department of Education, Washington, DC. Office of the Under Secretary. – 1995
The Title I program, the federal government's largest elementary and secondary school program, has been redesigned in order to make improvements in the nation's poorest schools. This brochure describes a two-volume book that provides examples of schools and communities working together to provide children with more time to learn. The strategies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
PDF pending restorationPolicy Studies Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1995
The Title I program, the federal government's largest elementary and secondary school program, has been redesigned in order to make improvements in the nation's poorest schools. This handbook comprises the first of two volumes that provide examples of schools and communities working together to provide children with more time to learn. The book…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Policy Studies Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1995
The Title I program, the federal government's largest elementary and secondary school program, has been redesigned in order to make improvements in the nation's poorest schools. This handbook comprises the second of two volumes that provide examples of schools and communities working together to provide children with more time to learn. The book…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Hackmann, Donald G. – Schools in the Middle, 1995
Examines the implementation of an alternating day schedule in middle school. It is suggested that block scheduling provides an effective instructional alternative to the traditional six- or seven-period format, creating a relaxed atmosphere while decreasing stress and improving attitudes of both students and teachers. Blocks provide a gradual…
Descriptors: Alternate Day Schedules, Classroom Environment, Efficiency, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedCasey, Amy M.; McWilliam, R. A. – Young Exceptional Children, 2005
The authors describe a zone defense schedule (ZDS), a system for organizing the staff and environment of a preschool classroom. Specifically, it is used to organize the roles of adults in the classroom so that transitions between activities are easier for children and provides greater opportunity for teaching (both during the transition and…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Student Participation, Preschool Education, Time Blocks
