The manual was prepared to provide administrators of small schools with information on techniques which promote flexibility in school scheduling. While no attempt was made to provide details for implementation of flexible scheduling, the information provided should be sufficient to enable the administrator (1) to determine if some variation of…

Describes specialized vocational training courses offered by the Manassas campus of Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) in cooperation with the local IBM plant. IBM has provided much of the equipment and special employee benefits, and NVCC tailors its courses to fit local manpower needs and the schedules of participating IBM employees. (NHM)

The trends towards modular course structures is examined. British conceptions of modularization are compared with American interpretations of modular instruction, the former shown to be concerned almost exclusively with content, the latter attempting more radical changes in students' learning behavior. Rationales for British modular schemes are…

This study sought to determine attitudes of students who had experienced modular flexible scheduling throughout their four years of high school. Almost 90 percent of all respondents preferred the modular to traditional scheduling. The survey instrument and the results are included. (Author/KC)

Suggestions for counteracting the effect of large enrollments in freshman personal health care classes include alternate scheduling of large group/small group meetings and the use of taped presentations by guest speakers. (MJB)

A one-year introductory data processing course for high school juniors and seniors at McHenry West High School (Illinois) teachers unit-record equipment as a foundation for more advanced study. The cardpunch machine, sorter, reproducer, interpreter, and accounting machine are used. Other activities are games with punched cards, visits to observe…

Examines the impacts of a modular course and degree structure upon students, teachers, as well as general effects upon the Bachelor of Science (BS) program. Explains how the program operates at a typical university and proposes future applications of the concept. (CP)

Several methods for formulating secondary school capacity are outlined. Consideration of the relationship between educational program and pupil capacity is emphasized. (MD)

This study investigated the effects of block scheduling on student learning. It compared the grade-point averages (GPAs) of one group of students during their 9th-grade year while under the traditional 7-period day to the GPAs of their 10th-grade year under the 4-by-4 block schedule. The text offers a history of block scheduling and lists some of…

A modular approach to vocational curriculum development is in operation at Admiral Perry Vocational-Technical School in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. Computer terminals located in each classroom direct students in individualized instruction. Several examples are cited of the implementation of the modular approach to curriculum development in vocational…

Deals with some of the general objectives which the 1973 decree recommends. (DD)

In this article experiments, ideas and organisational principles are discussed by the headmaster of an all-through comprehensive school. (Author/RK)