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ERIC Number: EJ491743
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
Implementing the Modified Four-Day School Week.
Litke, C. Del
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v40 n3 p271-81 Sep 1994
Traces development and implementation of a 4-day school week at an Alberta junior high school that extended the school day 40 minutes, resulted in more classes taught in a shorter time period, and decreased student discipline problems. Describes parent and community reactions. Includes recommendations for planning educational change. (LP)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Attitudes, Discipline Problems, Educational Benefits, Educational Change, Extended School Day, Flexible Scheduling, Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools, Program Implementation, Resistance to Change, Retrenchment, School Schedules
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Alberta; Four Day School Week