A construction manager can relieve administrators of much of their uncertainty in building or renovating schools in the areas of scheduling, quality, and costs. (MLF)

Describes the use of a microcomputer to schedule students into a series of small group career exploration sessions. Use of the computer greatly simplified the process, and all students were able to obtain their first or second choice options. (JAC)

Uses national survey data to estimate three dimensions of the family work day: (1) total daily work time; (2) time at least one spouse is at work; and (3) time only one spouse is at work. Indicates how the presence of children affects arrangements of the family work day. (JAC)

The block scheduling program used in a high school in a small Midwestern city was evaluated, considering the "hard" data of effects on grade point average (GPA) and attendance, but not information about student attitudes and perceptions. Data were available for approximately 500 students from the classes of 1997 (before the block…

Scheduling the morning "kiddie" block has become an important issue since PBS's (Public Broadcasting Service) 1990-91 children's initiative. Adding to the mix of children's programs is the upcoming "PTV, The Ready to Learn Channel on PBS." This services promises more children's titles as well as more hours of material for…

This study examined one public school system's change in its scheduling format from a seven-period day to block scheduling. This longer uninterrupted instructional time, usually lasting 90 minutes, provides for fewer classes and transitions per day, and the completion of more course credits during the school year. Participants were 200 high school…

Article described a group project in which students painted a mural. (RK)

A modular approach to vocational curriculum development is in operation at Admiral Perry Vocational-Technical School in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. Computer terminals located in each classroom direct students in individualized instruction. Several examples are cited of the implementation of the modular approach to curriculum development in vocational…

An add-on design with easily relocatable partitions, ceilings, lighting, and mechanical devices permits Stockton State College to expand in all directions. (Author)

Construction management involves (1) identifying the problems and the problem areas, (2) reviewing the various options to which these problems might respond, (3) making decisions based on this evidence, and (4) implementing those decisions as quickly as possible after they are made. (Author)

Deals with some of the general objectives which the 1973 decree recommends. (DD)

List of reports and surveys. (SP)

In this article experiments, ideas and organisational principles are discussed by the headmaster of an all-through comprehensive school. (Author/RK)