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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"year round school"”.
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A Year-Round School Program: A Descriptive Study
… This descriptive qualitative study analyzed the year-round program at Irving Elementary School in Indianola, Iowa at the conclusion of its fourth year of operation. Stakeholders’ perspectives were ascertained to understand the issues that arose when it was offered in addition to a traditional …
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Year-Round School Calendars Versus Traditional School Calendars: Parents' and Teachers' Opinions.
… of teachers and parents of students who attend year-round calendar schools from those of teachers and parents of students who attend traditional calendar schools. A random sampling was taken from teachers and parents from schools in both Blount and Sevier Counties. The surveys were given to …
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An assessment of teachers' attitudes toward the 45-15 year-round school concept
The interest in year-round education has grown considerably since 1964, but the associated research and evaluation has not kept pace. The present status of how teachers' attitudes have been affected by changing the school calendar from a traditional nine-month term of operation to year-round …
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An assessment of secondary school students' attitudes toward the 45-15 year-round school calendar
Since the early 1960s, schools on the 45-15 yearround school calendar have been implemented in an increasing number of school districts throughout the United States. Literature has shown that the success of these programs is related to students' attitudes. The main body of knowledge we have …
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An Exploratory Study of the Effects the Year Round School Calendar has on the Family Vacation
… vacations are changing due to the change to a Year Round School (YRS) calendar and other changes within the family. The YRS calendar is being implemented in a greater number of schools around the United States each year. The change to the YRS calendar could possibly affect family vacation …
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The Effects of A Year-Round School Calendar In A High-Risk Elementary School: A Comparative Study
<p>This dissertation reports a study of a year-round school in comparison to a traditional calendar school and whether the year-round school calendar was related to higher student achievement in a large, school district in the southeastern United States. The data represented the results of third …
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A study comparing the development of 45-15 year-round school programs and attendant changes in two selected school districts
… of parents, students and teachers for three years prior to and one year following implementation of 45-15 year-round programming. A review of the current literature, at that time, revealed that four school districts met the above time criteria. The four school districts were as follows: …
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Current applications, implementations, implications, and effects of the extended school year concept
The purposes of the study were: (1) to identify schools and/or school districts in which extended school year or year-round school programs were currently in operation in each of the fifty states of the United States of America; (2) to identify schools and/or school districts in the United States …
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A survey of selected parents of pupils in the Sacramento City Unified School District relating to their opinions concerning four all-year school plans
<p>Many school systems throughout the United States have presented and tried various all-year-round school plans. The ever changing social and economic conditions of educational problems. Occasionally a practical solution of these has been to alter the conventional nine month school program to an …
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The Perceptions of Taproot Teachers and Their Sustaining Force on a Year-Round Educational Program
The concept of year-round education is not new. Year-round education (YRE) has an established foundation in the history of education. Research is available on the history, costs, achievement, discipline, calendars, and attendance in YRE. This study investigated the perceptions of taproot teachers …
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A Comparison of the Effects of a Modified School Calendar Versus a Traditional School Calendar on Student Achievement
… may be the discussion and debate concerning the school calendar. Year-round Education (YRE), which uses a balanced or modified school calendar versus the traditional school calendar, has become an issue being fiercely debated in all 50 states. An alternative to the traditional calendar, YRE has …