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1 online resource (155 pages) |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Year-round schools -- United States.
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School year -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pedersen, James. Summer versus school : the possibilities of the year-round school. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015] |
| ISBN |
9781475812541 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9781475812558 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781475812565 (e-book) |
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