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Download full textSharp, Robert – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 2011
About 20 years ago, a number of Yukon schools took a different approach to outdoor education and outdoor pursuits. During the 1970s and 1980s, most Yukon high schools and junior high schools offered a course called Outdoor Education. These courses fit into the conventional blocks in a school timetable. Outdoor activities longer than these blocks…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adventure Education, Educational Change, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHackmann, Donald G. – Middle School Journal, 2002
Explains why block scheduling has become accepted practice at the secondary level and describes potential benefits for middle level schools. Shares common scheduling approaches and discusses their appropriateness for use at the middle level. Presents alternative models that would permit middle school faculties to capitalize on the benefits of…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Class Organization, Flexible Scheduling, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedShortt, Thomas L.; Thayer, Yvonne – NASSP Bulletin, 1995
Before attempting block scheduling reforms, some issues must be addressed, including information retention, transfer students, advanced placement offerings, electives, coordination of teacher and student schedules, and cost effectiveness. There are problems surrounding academic pacing, staff development needs, and time's interaction with other…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Dougherty, Barbara – 1998
Previous research has shown that by varying instructional time, schools can better accommodate students' different rates of learning. One method that schools use to meet this challenge is block scheduling; different models which are described. The focus is on the benefits and disadvantages of various models. One of the benefits is block…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alternate Day Schedules, Block Scheduling, Educational Strategies
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1970
This framework is intended to be a flexible starting point for innovation, evaluation, and revision of curriculum and instructional programs. Here the social sciences also include: area studies (citizenship, conservation, comparative religions, ethnic studies, and contemporary affairs), and are linked with the natural sciences in comparing man…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Behavioral Objectives, Concept Teaching, Elementary Education
Missouri Univ., Columbia. – 1978
Based on an analysis of problems in Missouri's distributive education programs, labor market needs, and a literature review, this report introduces three models developed for area vocational-technical schools. Basic guidelines are suggested for specialized and performance-based programs. The performance-based programs encompass the following…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Exploration, Competency Based Education, Cooperative Education
