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Strategic Air Command (Air Force), Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. Combat Support Group (803d). – 1972
The 1972 Summer Youth Employment Program, sponsored by Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, included 596 youngsters, of whom 377 belonged to the Neighborhood Youth Corps, 130 more were economically disadvantaged, and 48 were American Indian students employed by the base. A wide range of government, industrial, and educational institutions…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1972
The College Bound Program was initiated with the summer session of 1967 as a far-reaching attempt to help disadvantaged students complete high school and enter and succeed in college. A consortium of local colleges and universities agreed to admit successful program graduates and provide them financial aid. The program has remained essentially…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, College Preparation, College School Cooperation
Lange, Drexel D.; And Others – 1977
During fiscal year 1976, 5 school districts conducted special educational activities for 386 migrant children. Although each local educational agency (LEA) approached the migrant child's educational problems differently, the individualized instruction concept was central in all programs. Standardized testing, Migrant Student Record Transfer System…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Bilingual Education, Coordination
Freeman, John A.; And Others – 1994
In 1993 the National Science Foundation awarded a Louisiana Parish a grant to fund a program to enhance science education in the elementary schools in the school district. Two teachers in each elementary school were to be trained as science mentors or lead teachers receiving instruction in physical science content, hands-on science programs, and…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Donaldson, William S. – 1991
The Summer Academic Skills Enhancement Program was funded by the Private Industry Council (PIC) of Franklin County (Ohio) through the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to provide JTPA clients with the reading comprehension and language mechanics skills required for employment in entry-level positions. The program was coordinated by the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students
Strang, E. William; And Others – 1993
This report characterizes the student population served by the Migrant Education Program (MEP), describes services provided through MEP, and suggests policy options to improve targeting and accountability. Despite legislation that requires currently migratory children to receive priority for MEP services, over half of those served are formerly…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Schiel, Jeff – 1998
Duke University's Talent Identification Program invites seventh graders who score in the top 3% on nationally normed, standardized tests to participate in the Talent Search. A small number of these students subsequently qualify, on the basis of relatively high ACT Assessment or SAT scores, for the Summer Residential Program (SRP), which provides…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Students, College Entrance Examinations, Enrichment Activities
Howard Univ., Washington, DC. Mental Health Research and Development Center. – 1982
A project to expand the participation of faculty from predominantly black colleges and universities in educational research and development is described. During three 4-week summer residential workshops, three courses were offered: Models and Methods of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Computer Utilization in Social and Behavioral Sciences, and a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Black Colleges, College Faculty, Computers
Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA. – 1984
An independent evaluation of the Career Explorations program found it to be worthy of both continuation and replication. Career Explorations is a summer youth program operated by Hunter College (New York) in cooperation with The Coalition of 100 Black Women, and supported by The Commonwealth Fund. Its aim is to help minority New York City high…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Cooperative Programs, Educational Opportunities
Babcock, William – 1974
The final book in a 5-book day camp manual is a questionnaire developed by the Ontario Camping Association to help directors of children's summer day camps check camp operations, principles, and procedures, and to help them determine how and where a camp can be improved. The questionnaire, to be completed by the director with the aid of another…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Children, Day Camp Programs, Equipment Standards
Moran, Charles – 1980
In a summer institute, secondary school writing teachers improved their teaching and writing skills through teaching writing by the direct method and through participating in weekly writing tutorials. Too often, writing is taught through such indirect methods as work with grammars, rhetorics, and heuristics, which seem more attractive to teachers…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Expository Writing, Feedback, Higher Education
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Taylor, Y. A., Comp. – 1978
North Carolina's migrant education program adequately met its 1977-78 objectives focusing on program continuity, summer and regular term programs, Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS), programs for formerly migrant children, and staff development. Evaluation was based on MSRTS data, test results, on-site monitoring, and local education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Ancillary Services, Blacks
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. – 1979
During fiscal year 1978, seven migrant educational programs were operational in Iowa. Five programs were conducted during the regular school year with 139 children attending, 84 of whom were classified as speaking primarily Spanish. Three summer programs were conducted for 191 children, 160 of whom were classified as having Spanish for their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Ancillary Services, Elementary Secondary Education
CLARK, ANN D. – 1966
THIS REPORT OF WISCONSIN'S COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS CONTAINS INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS--OPERATION AND SERVICES, DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, SELECTION OF PROJECT EVALUATION, DESIGN, PROBLEMS, RELATION TO OTHER ESEA TITLES, COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS, COOPERATIVE PROJECTS BETWEEN DISTRICTS, SERVICES TO…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Ancillary Services, Community Action, Compensatory Education
Wenrich, Ralph C.; And Others – 1968
The vocational education leadership behavior of graduates from an 8-week summer workshop who completed a year-long internship was observed to evaluate the training program and to develop an objective formula for selection of personnel for effective leadership roles. The 71 graduates for the school years 1964-67 were compared with the 48 member…
Descriptors: Administrators, Bibliographies, Control Groups, Experimental Groups
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