Reprinted from Arcturus," v1 n4, Mar.1971. Discusses altering school hours to meet needs of students during dark months" of December and January. (LS)

A computer model designed to provide administrators faced with the problem of meeting demands from many quarters for the available space" with information about the effects of changes in space availability is described. (Author/AA)

At Mount Vernon College (Washington, D.C.), student learning and motivation are enhanced by the learning environment. Their introduction of a flexible modular system of class schedules has resulted in greater student achievement, fewer probationary assignments and individually tailored instructional programs, while still insuring equivalent unit…

The architectural technology program at Guilford Technical Institute is responsive to a variety of individual program needs, the student's need to be trained for available jobs, and industry's ever-changing skill requirements. (JO)

During training of cognitive and motor skills, the effects of massed, distributed, and spaced trial sequencing were evaluated relative to performance of 11 severely handicapped students (5-19 years old). Results supported the addition of distributed trial sequencing to the technology of instruction for severely handicapped learners. (Author/CL)

Planning maintenance operations for the seasons ahead results in financial benefits. (Author/MLF)

Suggests full text in miniprint and maximum publishing speed consistent with scholarly standards would make synopsis journals in the pure sciences more generally acceptable. A survey of authors reveals generally unenthusiastic response for the medium and recommends careful planning and diligent marketing to potential authors. Seven references are…

The steps of a preventive maintenance program are to determine what equipment will fall within the program; to determine what tasks are necessary to perform the required maintenance, and the frequency of each task; and to build a workable schedule. (Author/MLF)

A study was conducted to determine how school personnel responsible for scheduling approach their tasks, and then to study the schedules (f=fiche number). (MH)

The productive college/university cleaning operation is based on a general division of responsibility that divides the work in general terms among the operating units, and a detailed operational level division of responsibility that spells out services and their frequencies. Examples are given. (Author/MLF)

The plan used by the University of Florida's Department of General Physical Education to reduce the total enrollment in the required program while retaining the existing student credit hour production is described. The plan centers on reducing the requirement from three quarters to one quarter. (JMF)