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TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1995
This article provides abstracts of 24 recent books, journal articles, and reports on science education, focusing on students with disabilities, gifted students, gifted girls, and summer science programs. (DB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Gifted
Wilcox, Jackie; Hoover, John; Burthwick, Pauline – 1999
Disability Research Encompassing Native Americans in Math and Science (DREAMS) is a comprehensive program that offers math and science experiences to Native American students with disabilities and encourages systems change in schools on or near Indian reservations in related domains. These domains include development of science instructional…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, College School Cooperation, Culturally Relevant Education, Disabilities
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Mertens, Donna M. – Science Education, 1991
Hearing-impaired students (32) and staff (25) of a 4-week summer program were interviewed. Among the conclusions are that teachers of hearing-impaired students should expect heterogeneity in terms of their preferred mode of communication, reading ability, lip reading ability, interest in science, etc. Effective instructional techniques include…
Descriptors: Deafness, Disabilities, Educational Research, Exceptional Persons
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Heylin, Michael – Chemical and Engineering News, 1988
Describes a summer research experience program for disabled undergraduates. Discussed are some results of the program. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Disabilities, Higher Education, Science Education
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Keller, E. C., Jr.; Schroyer, Fred C. – Science Teacher, 1981
Presents a description of a five-week summer course in marine biology and oceanography offered to college-bound, secondary students with varied physical handicaps. Summarizes insights gained after four summer sessions related to communication problems, physical arrangements for the wheelchair-bound, and handicap-proof maps; evaluates the course's…
Descriptors: Biology, College Bound Students, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation
National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NJ1), 2011
This volume presents 64 abstracts of keynote and parallel paper presentations of the Irish National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning's (NAIRTL) conference on the theme of flexible learning. The Flexible Learning conference was a joint initiative by NAIRTL and the Learning Innovation Network. The keynote presentations can…
Descriptors: Open Education, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Educational Technology
Peterson, Bruce; Sullivan, Mary Jane – 1982
A residential instructional program was developed which provided two 2-week institutes for handicapped students during the summer of 1982. Recognizing that most of these students are mainstreamed and do not take science laboratory courses, the program focused heavily on the outdoor laboratory setting at an environmental center. In addition,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Ecology, Environmental Education
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Keller, E. C., Jr. – Nature Study, 1982
Describes a four-week summer marine education program for handicapped high school students funded by the National Science Foundation for the last five years. Discusses goals, participants, instructors, facilities, instructional program, special equipment, and problems. (DC)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Environmental Education, Hearing Impairments, High School Students
Cohen, Libby G.; Spenciner, Loraine – 1999
There have been few initiatives addressing the improvement of science education for students with disabilities. Funded by the National Science Foundation, Biotechnology Works is a summer institute in immunology and genetics for students with disabilities, high school science teachers, and high school counselors. During the 1998 summer session,…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Biotechnology, Disabilities, Hands on Science