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Summer versus school : the possibilities of the year-round school / James M. Pedersen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pedersen, James, 1971- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Year-round schools--United States.
- Year-round schools.
- School year--United States.
- School year.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 137 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781475812541
- 147581254X
- 9781475812558
- 1475812558
- OCLC:
- 890625346
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