A survey of scheduling practices for non-academic activities in selected junior-high schools in northern Illinois

Publication Date

1966

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

McDowell, Dale

Degree Name

M.S. (Master of Science)

Legacy Department

Department of Education

LCSH

Junior high schools--Illinois; School management and organization; Student activities

Abstract

Problem: The purpose of this study was to discover what policies and practices exist in regard to the scheduling of the non-academic subjects in the junior high schools of northern Illinois. Procedure: The study followed the descriptive survey methodology and used a questionnaire to secure data after the general area of noon-hour was explored. The questionnaire was constructed and sent to principals of eighty schools in seventeen counties of northern Illinois. A covering letter requested the principals cooperation and included general instructions for answering the questionnaire. The final return of the questionnaires sent was 87.5 percent. Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations: 1. On the basis of responses, 88 percent of the schools reported having homerooms while 12 percent reported none. 2. The 10-minute daily homeroom period takes precedence over all other time allotments. 3. The homeroom period is used for taking roll and, in over half of the responses, also for a study hall. 4. Sixty-six of the seventy respondents, or 94.3 percent, have departmentalized junior high schools, 5. Ability grouping is used by 81.4 percent of the respondents.

Comments

Includes bibliographical references (pages [59]-62)

Extent

viii, 83 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

Rights Statement

In Copyright

Rights Statement 2

NIU theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from Huskie Commons for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without the written permission of the authors.

Media Type

Text

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