Year-Round Schooling: Promises and Pitfalls

by Carolyn M. Shields, Steven Oberg

Administrators, faculty, and parents have been weighing the pros and cons of year-round schooling for a long time. They cite a variety of reasons for this scheduling change: growing school enrollments, working parents, and shrinking budgets. Hundreds of school districts in the USA and Canada have adopted year-round school schedules and many more are considering the option. This volume provides a comprehensive, research-based explanation of the concept and practice of year-round school scheduling. It reviews a variety of alternative school schedules and contrasts them with the traditional schedules, by showing the effects of year-round schooling on the students, staff, and facilities.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2000

Reviews

[Sombryn Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of sources, decent research, and easy to follow.