Variable junior high school schedules were developed to inject variety and expanded course offerings in the traditional daily schedule. This report collects tables, figures, and diagrams to explain the Racine, Wisconsin, junior high school variable scheduling plan. Sample student schedules, programs of studies, the rotation cycle, and comparisons…

This study compared academic performance of students in two lengths of trade and industrial education programs at the secondary level (three-hour blocks in first and second years versus two hours in first and three hours in second). There was not sufficient evidence to support one program configuration over another. (JOW)

Important issues related to the improvement of teacher education are discussed. Internal characteristics of current programs should be considered before reaching the conclusion that extended programs are necessary. (MT)

Data demonstrate than an Interim Term program possesses significant potential for adding to the breadth and general education dimension of a student's college learning experience. (Author)

A new idea is one that has more than two or three meetings. This is the multisession workshop. Effective training can be accomplished in this way. (MR)

As an alternative to basing course length on a quarter or semester schedule, course division into modules of smaller duration is defended. (JO)

The purpose of this research is to illustrate how Fordham University, the Jesuit University of New York, repositioned its Executive MBA Program and reinvented its brand, over a ten year period. More specifically, this research will analyze the current state of the Executive MBA market and will discuss the best practices and frameworks implemented…

A case is made for maintaining teacher education at the undergraduate level. This paper outlines the core arguments used by contemporary proponents of extended teacher preparation programs, and identifies which of these arguments are recurrent themes from earlier rationales. The validity of the arguments is also assessed. Some of the hidden costs…

This study was designed to measure how the length of the school day affects the academic achievement of kindergarten children. A total of 189 kindergarten children were divided into two groups. The study group consisted of 131 children from five classes who attended class for a full school day, and the control group consisted of 58 children from…

The annual report of the resident tutor (Jamaica) for the University of the West Indies describes and evaluates courses and programs sponsored by the Department of Extra-Mural Studies between August 1968 and July 1969, and makes mention of attendance figures and response. Topics for courses and seminars included training in various job skills,…

One-shot" approaches to specific subject matter having failed, a spring garden clinic, held on four consecutive evenings and given plenty of imaginative coverage in the local newspaper, was a tremendous success. (EB)

Results of a study of 1,275 individuals receiving undergraduate degrees at the University of Victoria in May 1986 showed considerable shifting between full- and part-time status among all students during degree completion and a pronounced shift toward part-time status as graduation neared. (JOW)

The history of the Department of Extramural Studies of the University of Sheffield gives a concise but informative account of the early struggle of the establishment, and the partnership between the University and the Workers' Educational Association. Considerable attention goes to the day-release classes for miners, which began in 1952; and to…

Begun as a summer camp in 1961, Camp Tawingo operates year-round in the province of Ontario. This article discusses the Camp's history, development, philosophy, objectives, location, seasonal schedule, staff, and uses by schools and other groups. (NQ)