The effects of modified school calendars on student achievement and on school and community attitudes

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-52

  Cooper, Harris ^a   Valentine, Jeffrey C ^a   Charlton, Kelly ^b   Melson, April ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE   (United States)

^c NEMOURS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative calendar; Intersession; Modified school calendar; Year round education

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038131891     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00346543073001001     Document Type: Review

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