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Year-round Schooling – Perceptions of Students, Teachers and Administrators
| Title: | Year-round Schooling – Perceptions of Students, Teachers and Administrators |
| Author: | Sutton, Andrea A. |
| Description: | The purpose of this study was to determine discover the phenomenon of negative perceptions toward year-round schooling. The researcher interviewed students, teachers, and administrators from Marietta High School to obtain his or her opinions on year-round schooling. The researcher asked for possible benefits, downfalls, and perceptions of others in the community. The researcher followed up by asking which type of calendar, traditional or year-round, each subject would choose if given the opportunity. The researcher concluded that not as many people had a negative perception as previously believed. Of the individuals who had a negative perception, many did not understand the function or construction of the year-round calendar. When they were provided with information on the systems available, a few subjects changed his or her opinion. Many benefits were listed as well as some downfalls to the system. Most of the subjects feel it would not be well perceived by parents, the public, and other students. The researcher believes that many of the results for choosing a year-round school or a traditional school were based solely on the needs and wants of the individual, not the well being of the students. More research needs to be done in this area to validate the viewpoints of the subjects, and the community needs to be made knowledgeable on the subject matter to form and honest, educated opinion. |
| Permanent Link: |
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1177961266
http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/4199 |
| Date: | 2007 |
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