Experimental trends in high school scheduling with emphasis on nongraded, schools-within-a-school, modular, and the traditional class scheduling

Abstract

The Problem [line break] This study investigated innovative trends in scheduling classes in relation to the tradition al method of scheduling. The nongraded organization was examined in relation to the schools within-a-school type of organization. Another aim of the study was to offer recommendations about scheduling and organization to administrators on the basis of the findings. [line break] The Procedure [line break] The state superintendent of education was asked for a list of the names of eight school in his state. Two of the schools selected were to be traditional, two modular, two nongraded, and two schools-within-a-school. The schools selected had to enroll 400 or more students, because they were to be compared by enrollment and type of scheduling. The 236 schools named were sent a copy of the study questionnaire. The 171 schools--these from 43 of the 50 states--that returned completed questionnaires comprised the study sample. The instrument requested (a) personal and professional information about the administrator, (b) general information about the school, (c) data on scheduling, and (d) data on school organization. The data about the administrator and the .school were compared by percentage only, while those about scheduling and. organization were compared by analysis of variance with the AVAR23 program and the Scheffe' test. ...