Seeking to evaluate the impact of three summer workshops to improve the teaching of writing at all school levels, the sponsors of the workshops (Georgia State University/Southeast Center for the Teaching of Writing) used both a telephone survey of half the people attending two of the workshops and four pretest-posttest instruments. The instruments…

This project was the third in a proposed 5-phase project for developing vocational education curriculum for junior and senior high school students. Thirteen vocational education teachers participated during the period from July 13 to October 15, 1966. A specific objective for each participant was to develop a 1-semester course in his particular…

Vanderbilt University's 1969 EPDA Summer In-Service Institute for Training in Portuguese was a flexible, dual program in the fields of foreign language (specifically Portuguese) and English as a second language. Objectives were to provide: (1) adequately trained personnel to maintain and develop existing conventional secondary school Portuguese…

To determine the value of summer programs in relation to the total programs of vocational agriculture in Iowa, this study, representing 80 percent of the vocational agriculture departments in the state, utilized the data from completed annual reports and the monthly activity reports. The summer programs and total programs were rated by four…

Individualized and intensive daily therapy was provided to 870 New York City pupils with severe speech handicaps in this summer program funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I. The evaluation focuses on pupil's progress in correction of speech problems, the effectiveness of the clinical methods, the reactions of the staff and…

An evaluation of the videotapes produced by the film/media workshop, held in the South Bronx area of New York City in the summer of 1972, was conducted. The workshop sought to broaden the communication skills and improve the self-concepts and aspirations of educationally and emotionally deprived black and Puerto Rican youngsters. Three groups of…

Presented are proceedings from a 3 day conference at which physical education and recreation personnel and teachers of emotionally disturbed children considered the educational and therapeutic possibilities of outdoor education for emotionally disturbed children. The introductory address explains that the outdoor educational process is especially…

The objective of the faculty training program was to sensitize a basically upper middle class suburban faculty to the environments, backgrounds and life styles of the diverse subcultures and minority groups of the inner city who contribute increasing numbers of students to the urban community college. It is felt that through broadened knowledge…

The Summer Readiness Program, sponsored by Santa Barbara City College (California) and Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) is an orientation program for disadvantaged students. The 65 students enrolled during summer 1972 were given tutorial assistance and group-counseling and were placed in part-time jobs. In addition to making recommendations, one…

An Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title III project, the 1971-72 Oregon Small Schools Program (OSSP) objectives were (1) to increase member schools receptivity to new and better ideas in education; (2) to implement new programs and apply new techniques consistent with the Oregon Board of Education priority objectives and with the…

The Summer Youth Program, formerly the Neighborhood Youth Corps, held at the Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee, is designed to provide summer employment to the community's disadvantaged. This article describes a plan to improve the overall effectiveness of the Summer Youth Program, which is applicable to other universities and…

A strategy is outlined for implementing a field training program in urban anthropology in which students are exposed to many research methods and at the same time allowed to see research projects through from inception to completion. In evaluating an implemented summer program, the authors state that the multiple-project approach was the main key…

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was created to ensure that children in low-income areas could have access to nutritious meals during the summer months when school is not in session. During the school year about 15 million low-income children depend on the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and/or School Breakfast Program (SBP) for…

The Boeing Company contracted with the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory to evaluate its student internship program, part of a "school-to-work" effort modeled after the nationally recognized Tech Prep initiative. The company's involvement in the Tech Prep Program has been implemented in three phases: (1) the initial phase helped…

Day treatment for the emotionally disturbed child was the focus of this short-term summer project. Among the positive results of this program was the increased interaction of children, parents, center, and community. (CS)