Retention of Academic Skills Over the Summer Months in Alternative and Traditional Calendar Schools

Alternative calendar schools are increasingly popular alternatives to the traditional nine-month school year and a three-month summer vacation. One purported advantage of a shorter summer vacation is the greater retention of academic material because there is less time to "forget" what was...

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Main Author: Nofsinger, Christy
Format: Others
Published: TopSCHOLAR® 1999
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/736
http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1739&context=theses