Balancing the school calendar : perspectives from the public and stakeholders / edited by Carolyn Kneese and Charles Ballinger.
| Other author | Kneese, Carolyn, 1941- |
| Other author | Ballinger, Charles E. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, ©2009. |
| Description | viii, 183 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Summer vacation of our discontent / Frederick M. Hess -- Restructuring American education / Lloyd H. Elliot -- U.S. students need longer school year / William L. Bainbridge -- Poll says Floridians willing to accept year-round schools / Michael Fisher ... [et al.] -- Balanced calendar schools: combining structural change and transformative leadership / Carolyn M. Shields and Steven Lynn Oberg -- The modified calendar: benefits for teachers / Shelly Gismondi Haser -- Report on school and community attitudes to modified school calendars / Harris Cooper ... [et al.] -- Experiencing school year-round: an administrator's perspective / Douglas Roby -- Effects of year-round education upon performance indicators / Ann Grooms -- Multitracking in school calendar reform / Sam Pepper -- Grounding calendar change: a call for reimagining continuous learning / Don Glines -- Beyond mere balancing of calendars: a comprehensive time reform model / John Hodge Jones -- An English perspective on calendar reform: one school's innovative practices / Trevor Kerry. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2008034566 |
| ISBN | 9781578868780 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1578868785 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781578868797 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1578868793 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781578869770 (electronic) |
| ISBN | 1578869773 (electronic) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LB3034 .B258 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |