A description and the working rules of flexible employee hours at University of Notre Dame (Nelson, British Columbia) library. (LS)

Discusses factors which stop people from learning and suggests approaches that can help overcome them. (EB)

The daily activities of a resident coordinator of student teaching are presented in detail. (CK)

A program in helping troubled students solve their problems is presented. (CK)

A school district's utilization of year-round scheduling of classes is discussed. (CK)

The purpose of this study was to investigate four attractor states in schools through the perceptions of formal leaders that engaged in and reflected upon school reform regarding the Millennial generation. The term attractor was used as a metaphor for a habitual pattern, gleaned from complexity science which informs of new ways in which to…

Educational leadership program evolution naturally creates tensions among institutional, national, regional, departmental, practitioner, and student cultures. Learning that has occurred during University of South Florida's educational leadership program's change process will be shared as well as national survey documentation examining student…

Regardless of their roles as business owners, center directors, school principals, or teachers, educational leaders are expected to be organized, sensitive, and unflappable. So, deciding what to do and when to do it are key to their success in achieving program goals, promoting staff excellence, or providing family and community appreciation.…

Regardless of where they live, incoming freshmen face the same problems nationwide, such as anxiety about entering a new school, social pressure, and increased academic pressure and responsibility. Freshman academies have been introduced in many larger schools to offset these issues. A typical freshman academy isolates freshmen from the rest of…

This booklet provides information about block scheduling--its advantages and drawbacks. Schools can use it as a discussion tool to improve their use of time by reformulating student and teacher schedules. The booklet can help educators choose a block scheduling program that will suit their school. The booklet explains the purpose of block…

THIS STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DESIGN A NEW SCOPE AND SEQUENCE FOR A SHORTHAND AND TRANSCRIPTION COURSE WHICH WOULD FIT A ONE-SEMESTER STENOGRAPHY PROGRAM. A PACKAGE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, CALLED A SHORTHAND STRUCTURED-LEARNING PROGRAM, WAS DEVELOPED WHICH INCLUDED A TEXTBOOK, TAPES, FILM CLIPS, AND TRANSPARENCIES. THREE SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN…

This report compares student perceptions of the block schedule with those of the traditional seven periods in high school. It describes a public school that voted to implement a modified three-block schedule containing two traditional periods. The participants in the study were 200 high-school students, all of whom were switched from a traditional…

Six types of instructional grouping for mathematics teaching are discussed: self-contained classroom, large group, small group, laboratory, independent study, and tutorial. Special sections on team teaching, individualizing instruction, and scheduling are included. (LS)