ERIC Number: ED134285
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Feb
Pages: 38
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"Intersession": Flexible Calendar Pilot Program 1976-77.
Walters, Henry R.
Cosumnes River College participated in a Flexible Calendar Pilot Project established by the California Legislature to study the feasibility of more flexible and effective nontraditional calendar and course scheduling. The college adopted a school calendar for 1976-77 which provided for two sixteen week semesters and a three week intersession between the fall and spring semesters. During the intersession the college offered 63 intensive courses enrolling 800 students, and involved the total staff in instructional and non-instructional program development activities. Evaluation of the intersession through a questionnaire survey of 50% of the students and the entire faculty and instructional support staff revealed: the overwhelming majority of students were enthusiastic about intersession courses; the majority of faculty reported they had achieved their personal intersession objectives and felt the experience had justified the effort required; counseling personnel found no disadvantages to be associated with the intersession concept; learning center personnel found the intersession to be a great success. Each of the evaluating groups noted several disadvantages of the intersession concept, most resulting from the time limit during which activities were conducted. The majority favored continued experimentation with a flexible calendar. (JDS)
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Authoring Institution: Cosumnes River Coll., Sacramento, CA.
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