The appreciable impact of the National Science Foundation on the education of scientists in the United States since the agency's founding was discussed. One of the major new challenges considered was the need for scientists and engineers to learn more about our society's economics, politics, and values. (Editor/RK)

At North Dakota State School of Science, a summer program called CDI (Career Development Institute) is giving hundreds of rural high school students a hands-on opportunity to preview careers in the world of work. (Author/MW)

AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP OF 20 AND A CONTROL GROUP OF 8 UNDERACHIEVING 10TH GRADE BOYS WERE RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM APPLICANTS FROM THREE HIGH SCHOOLS IN MICHIGAN TO PARTICIPATE IN V.I.S.I.T., A PROJECT AT EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY DESIGNED TO BROADEN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT VOCATIONS. EACH DAY FOR 2 WEEKS, THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP VISITED NEARBY PLANTS AND…

This paper contains a description of key features of the Summer Institute on Teaching and Assessing Writing Skills, which was organized to help parents, teachers, and administrators in the Boston Public Schools begin to develop a comprehensive and coordinated writing program from kindergarten through grade 12 in each district. It also offers…

THIRTY-FOUR PUBLIC SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS FROM SIX NEW ENGLAND STATES, NEW YORK, AND NEW JERSEY PARTICIPATED IN AN INSTITUTE TO BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH THE PROBLEMS AND SPECIAL TECHNIQUES INVOLVED IN COUNSELING THE URBAN DISADVANTAGED STUDENT. THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF LECTURES BY OUTSTANDING AUTHORITIES IN THE FIELD, LIMITED DISCUSSION PERIODS,…

The Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL) Summer Reading Program is a parent-administered program designed to help children maintain the reading skills that they acquired in kindergarten through participation in a communication skills program. The subjects of the experimental group were 389 kindergarten students in four California school districts.…

Evaluated is a summer project, funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I in New York City. A group of musically talented high school students from the city's poverty areas prepared a program stressing the musical contributions of minority groups. This program was presented at elementary school assemblies. Assessment of…

This is the report of an evaluation to determine whether ESEA Title I programs conducted in the District of Columbia Schools during the Summer of 1970 fulfilled their stated objectives. The effect of these programs on the students and teachers involved was also investigated. For each of the summer programs there is reported a brief description,…

A program description, including historical development, of the congressional intern program on Capitol Hill, which in the summer of 1974 involved 1800 college students and teenagers, 15 or 20 in the offices of some Senators. The program includes formal speaker and seminar programs as well as work experience. (JT)

A week long residential camp was held for handicapped children of Whatcom County, Washington. (GW)

Student perceptions, observations, and evaluations concerning formal and informal instruction, other academic concerns, and related socialization dimensions of a first-time-functioning external doctoral program are examined. The unidentified institution's program sequence and faculty background are briefly described. (Author/MLW)

A special summer program at Pennsylvania State University was conceived to stimulate career interests in speech pathology and audiology among black students from allied fields and other colleges. (DM)

Describes activities resulting from combining summer science and recreation programs, with emphasis on recreation for elementary school children. (CP)