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Henry, Marvin – Contemp Educ, 1970
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Program Evaluation, Student Teaching, Summer Programs
Download full textSOULE, DAVID H. – 1965
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…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Experimental Programs
KOMOSKI, P. KENNETH; GREEN, EDWARD J. – 1964
DURING THE SUMMER OF 1963 NINETEEN PERSONS IN RAMALLAH, JORDAN AND THIRTY-SEVEN PERSONS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA TOOK A SIX WEEK TRAINING WORKSHOP COURSE IN PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION. THE COURSE CONSISTED OF LECTURES, GROUP DISCUSSIONS, READING ASSIGNMENTS, INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES, PROGRAM WRITING, EDITING, AND STUDENT TRIALS. THE TRAINEES MADE COMMENDABLE…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Experiments, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Programs
Harris, Rayford L. – 1968
The purpose of this pilot program was to test a method of orienting and recruiting high school seniors as prospective industrial arts teachers. Students in grade 11 were identified by contacting administrators, guidance personnel, and industrial arts teachers in 35 Virginia high schools. From these contacts 48 students from 13 schools were…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Experimental Programs
Cox, Derek M. – 1970
Instituted as part of "Avenues Unlimited" (The Tower Hamlets Youth Project), a community development approach to youth services was attempted in the cosmopolitan inner city slum district of Spitalfields, East London. Efforts began in 1966 with a clean up campaign, a neighborhood club for parents and youth, and other activities by the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Development, Consultants, Disadvantaged
Denver Univ., CO. – 1967
The Ford Foundation funded an experimental program at the University of Denver College of Law in the summer of 1967 to prepare Spanish-American college graduates to enter law school, the ultimate purpose being to increase the number of Spanish-American lawyers in the Rocky Mountain area. Twenty student participants were selected on the basis of…
Descriptors: Competitive Selection, Consultants, Course Descriptions, Experimental Programs
City Coll. of San Francisco, CA. – 1967
THE PROGRAM INVOLVED (1) THE 6-WEEK ENROLLMENT OF 222 HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR STUDENTS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY COLLEGE GROUP GUIDANCE TYPE COURSES AND IN EXPLORATORY ORIENTATION COURSES IN TECHNICAL CURRICULUMS, AND (2) A COUNSELOR'S WORKSHOP TO ACQUAINT 29 TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS WITH THE TECHNICAL OFFERINGS OF THE COLLEGE AND…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Counselor Training, Counselors
Wasik, Barbara H.; Sibley, Sally A. – 1969
Twenty culturally deprived children planning to enter first grade in the fall attended an 8-week half-day summer program in which a systematic classroom management program utilizing token reinforcement and isolation techniques was combined with a strong academic program. One hour and 40 minutes was allotted daily to pre-reading and language…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, Disadvantaged Youth
LACHICA, GENARO; TANNER, DANIEL – 1967
A NEW YORK CITY PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH WITH UNDISCOVERED COLLEGE POTENTIAL AT THE END OF NINTH GRADE, TO IMPROVE THEIR MOTIVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOL WORK, TO DEVELOP THEIR EXPECTATIONS FOR COLLEGE ENTRANCE, AND TO IMPROVE THEIR CHANCES FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, IS DESCRIBED. DURING THE SPRING OF 1965, 579 DISADVANTAGED BOYS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Records, College Preparation, Comparative Analysis
Prince George's County Board of Education, Upper Marlboro, MD. Dept. of Special Education. – 1969
A 6-week experimental demonstration program was provided for 90 neurologically impaired children with severe learning problems to bridge the gap between school terms and to provide learning experiences for teachers, teacher-trainees, and parents. The staff at each of three host schools consisted of five master teachers, five college students, plus…
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Exceptional Child Research, Experimental Programs, Family Counseling
AULD, W. DAVID, JR. – 1966
THE PROJECT PROVIDED PREVOCATIONAL CLASSES, WORK-EXPERIENCE TRAINING, AND SPEECH AND PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR HANDICAPPED STUDENTS BETWEEN JUNE 20 AND AUGUST 26, 1966. THE HANDICAPPED INCLUDED SEVERELY MENTALLY RETARDED (35-50 IQ), EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED (50-75 IQ), DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING, BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED, ORTHOPEDICALLY…
Descriptors: Blindness, Deafness, Educational Programs, Emotional Disturbances
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. – 1966
Described is Washington's Model School Division, an experimental educational project in a disadvantaged area of the city. The efforts in this target area include curriculum innovations, a preschool program, a teacher aide program, and two six-week summer institutes combining inservice training of teachers with pupil enrichment. Also discussed are…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Problems, Curriculum, Curriculum Development
North Carolina Advancement School, Winston-Salem. – 1969
This is a report on the North Carolina Advancement School's eight-week summer session for sixth- and seventh-grade boys. The summer session for underachievers was limited to a residential program. The instructional program involved studying humanities, mathematics; science, and the arts with close guidance by a counselor. The results from the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged Youth
