Identifies the general principles underlying the Council of Writing Program Administrators' summer workshop, and the ways in which they are currently being applied. (HTH)

A resident college summer theatre can choose between the stock or the repertory forms of production scheduling. In stock, plays are rehearsed and presented in consecutive order, one each week. In repertory, a few plays are presented on a "night-about" rotation basis. Bases for selecting one form over the other include location, type of…

This book offers normative information about various operational facets of collegiate summer activities, places the role of the modern day collegiate summer session in evolutionary perspective, and provides baseline information produced by four national studies and one regional study. The book's chapters focus on: (1) a global perspective and…

This report provides a history of the North American Association of Summer Sessions (NAASS), founded in 1964 to bring together the deans and directors of American, Canadian, and Mexican university summer programming. The report examines the circumstances leading to the association's founding, its early development, and major programs and…

A history of the North Central Conference on Summer School (NCCSS) is presented. The NCCSS is an organization of colleges and universities in the north central area of the United States that provides undergraduate and/or graduate instruction during the summer months. The organization utilizes the structure and techniques of a conference to review…

Issues concerning study abroad in the 1980s are addressed in 10 selected conference papers. Topics include program design, low-cost financing, curriculum design, academic standards, summer study programs, an exchange program between the University of South Florida and University of Paris VII, internationalizing the community college, curriculum…

This report summarizes information and discussion from a 1993 workshop on the Summer Research Opportunities Programs (SROPs). These programs are designed to enhance doctoral research opportunities and mentoring for minority graduate students. The present publication is intended to serve as a guide for those wishing to develop or strengthen SROPs…

A study of summer sessions at U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities was conducted in 1985. A stratified random sample of 213 U.S. public and private institutions included research universities, doctoral-granting institutions, and comprehensive colleges and universities; all 10 Canadian institutions were featured in the study. A total of 184…

A survey of 39 colleges/universities sought information on characteristics of 1973-93 summer school administrators. Results indicate large changes in some characteristics (e.g., gender), very small changes in others (highest degree held). Some variations emerged by institution type or location. Some theories for the changes are proposed for…

The Princeton Cooperative School Program (PCSP), an Upward Bound project at Princeton University, was initiated in 1964 and continued until October 1976. Program services were directed toward low-income, educationally disadvantaged, high potential adolescents, and the program's goal was to enlarge the pool of qualified, low-income, disadvantaged…

IN THIS ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORT THE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AND METHODS OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROGRAMS IN GEORGIA ARE DESCRIBED ACCORDING TO THE FORMAT STIPULATED BY THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION. THE EXTENSIVE STATISTICAL DATA WHICH CONSTITUTE THE BULK OF THE REPORT GIVE ACHIEVEMENT TEST RESULTS, ATTENDANCE AND…

FOLLOWING THE FORMAT STIPULATED BY THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION, THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE ACTIVITIES AND METHODS OF RHODE ISLAND'S 88 COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS. HIGHLIGHTED ARE FIVE PROJECTS FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND EXEMPLARY PROJECTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION, SUMMER KINDERGARTEN ACTIVITIES, AND SUMMER LIBRARY…

George Mason University's (GMU) (Virginia) successful Early Identification Program includes alliances with three public school districts to foster early, consistent intervention, and to encourage and motivate at-risk minority students to complete a college preparatory curriculum and enroll in colleges. GMU guarantees admission to participants who…

This book contains the following papers about the role and activities of Canada's universities in continuing education: "Introduction" (Brooke, Waldron); "Continuing Education and the Canadian Mosaic" (Selman); "Philosophical Issues in Continuing Education" (Selman); "Improving Support Services for Adult…