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 InfoLanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, ©2009.
Descriptionviii, 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2008034566
ISBN9781578868780 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1578868785 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781578868797 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1578868793 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781578869770 (electronic)
ISBN1578869773 (electronic)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LB3034 .B258 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold