Year-Round Schooling
Promises and Pitfalls
Published on 19. April 2000
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-8108-3744-7 (ISBN)
Description
Administrators, faculty, and parents have been weighing the pros and cons of year-round schooling for a long time. They cite a variety of reasons for this scheduling change: growing school enrollments, working parents, and shrinking budgets. Hundreds of school districts in the USA and Canada have adopted year-round school schedules and many more are considering the option. This volume provides a comprehensive, research-based explanation of the concept and practice of year-round school scheduling. It reviews a variety of alternative school schedules and contrasts them with the traditional schedules by showing the effects of year-round schooling on the students, staff, and facilities.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 302 mm
Width: 69 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
445 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8108-3744-7 (9780810837447)
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Persons
Carolyn M. Shields, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia where she coordinates the Educational Administration and Leadership Program. She is currently President of the Canadian Association for Studies in Educational Administration, and sits on teh British Columbia Advisory Council for Multiculturalism and the BC Educational Standards Committee. Steven Lynn Oberg had a successful career as a teacher and administrator in traditional calendar, extended-day, and year-round schools. He is the recipient of several awards for teaching and for excellence in education.
Content
Chapter 1 Acronyms Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Historical Overview of School Calendars Chapter 4 Overview of Year-Round Schooling Chapter 5 Models and Practice of Year-Round Schooling Chapter 6 Single Track and Community-Based Year-Round Schooling Chapter 7 Multi-Track Year-Round Schooling Chapter 8 Year-Round Schooling at the Secondary Level Chapter 9 Research and Perspectives Chapter 10 The Impact of Year-Round Schooling on Students Chapter 11 The Impact of Year-Round Schooling on Parents Chapter 12 The Impact of Year-Round Schooling on Teachers Chapter 13 The Impact of Year-Round Schooling on Administrators Chapter 14 The Broader Context of Year-Round Schooling Chapter 15 Community Issues and Year-Round Education Chapter 16 Political Considerations and Year-Round Schooling Chapter 17 Fiscal Considerations and Year-Round Schooling Chapter 18 Conculsion Chapter 19 Appendixes Chapter 20 Glossary