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Peer reviewedPill, Geoffrey – Journal of General Education, 1972
American high schools are more rigidly scheduled" than their British counterparts, which use the form" system. Author, an English schoolmaster, describes the two systems in detail. (SP)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), High Schools, Individualized Instruction
Carroll, Joseph M. – 1987
The Copernican Plan is a way to organize high schools on the basis of research and experience concerning more effective and efficient instruction. Research indicates that large-block scheduling has proven to be very successful. In the plan, each student will enroll in one class at a time for about 4 hours each day for a period of 30 days. An…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Class Organization, Educational Change
