Could a quality comprehensive arts workshop experience offered during the summer months change certain attitudes that school children have? Could a change, if it did occur, be measured? An arts workshop organized by the Springside School of Philadelphia investigated those questions. (Author/RK)

Article considered some recent interesting developments which auger well for the future and the priority that at last is now being and will be placed on so-called environmental education in certain nations. (Author/RK)

Followup sessions were conducted for Alabama teachers who completed training in the "Exploring Space: The Classroom Connection" science teaching program in summer 1997. The effectiveness of these sessions was evaluated for 71 teachers. This analysis also allowed for a comparison of several basic concepts about science of the 1996 Alabama…

AN INSERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM CONCENTRATED ON INCREASING THE CONFIDENCE AND COMPETENCE OF TEACHERS NEWLY ASSIGNED TO SCHOOLS IN LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. TWENTY-ONE TEACHERS (NINE WITH NO PREVIOUS TEACHING EXPERIENCE) WHO HAD ACCEPTED POSITIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING FALL WERE GIVEN A 6-WEEK SUMMER WORKSHOP WHICH INCLUDED LECTURES, HOME VISITS, FILMS,…