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Chandler-Olcott, Kelly; Nieroda, Janine – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2016
This article reports findings from a four-year formative experiment (Reinking & Bradley, 2008) investigating a summer writing institute for ninth graders entering an urban high school. Intended as enrichment, not remediation, for a heterogeneous group of students, and as a learning experience, not just a teaching opportunity, for…
Descriptors: High School Students, Urban Schools, Grade 9, Summer Programs
Hawaii Univ., Manoa. Coll. of Education. – 1997
This summer institute was specifically designed to give the Wai'anae community in Hawaii a chance to share ideas that would strengthen the support for all of their youth. It also gave them a chance to learn about resiliency, which is defined as "a person's capacity to survive through life's difficulties." Resiliency can be fostered in youth by…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Children, Community Involvement
Packard, Beth – 1986
Intended to assist others wishing to adapt the Arizona model, this guide describes the processes of the Summer Technical Institute Project. Chapter 1 is an introduction to the Summer Technical Institutes, career exploration programs directed primarily at young women in their early teens. Chapter 2 is a literature review conducted to ascertain if…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Education, Career Exploration, Curriculum