Report of an internship investigating flexible modular scheduling at Beaconsfield High School in the Province of Quebec

Abstract

The topic of special interest was flexible modular scheduling as it is organized at Beaconsfield High School. -- An Open-systems theory for research was used as the conceptual framework. Questions were derived from this theory to guide the investigation during the internship. -- The researcher was a participant observer utilizing focused and unfocused interview techniques to gather the information. -- The data were analyzed in light of the conceptual framework and recommendations were made for future organizational patterns in Newfoundland's high schools.