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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797416803321

Autore

Pedersen James <1971->

Titolo

Summer versus school : the possibilities of the year-round school / / James M. Pedersen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4758-1256-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (155 pages)

Disciplina

371.2/36

Soggetti

Year-round schools - United States

School year - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

He summer and the American school system : the history of summer vacation -- Calendars and vacations : how Americans spend their time -- The challenges to seeking reform : the proponents, the opponents and the obstacles -- The need for year round education : addressing summer fade and creating -- Summer fade, summer slide and summer loss : the negative aspects of summer vacation -- Year-round schools around the world : examples of non-traditional international school calendars -- Year round schools in America : types of calendar reform -- Calendar reform models -- Early childhood students and year round education -- Elementary students and year round education -- Middle school students and year round education -- High school students and year round education -- Working within the paradigm : summer camps, summer programs and summer learning -- Schools without calendars and walls : on-line learning opportunities -- The role of the stakeholders : looking at all perspectives.