In 1971-72, 1,045 school districts in the State of Texas provided supplementary instruction and/or services to educationally/economically disadvantaged children through the use of Federal funds made available under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The number of pupils who have participated in these projects has…

This document presents a study related to teacher education programs in general, but with specific attention directed to, National Science Foundation (NSF) institute programs for in-service teachers. The study was designed to answer questions pertinent to an assessment instrument designed and used with the Ball State University NSF institute…

The annual report and evaluation discusses education of the 2,929 migrant children who participated in Oregon's 1967-68 program (including students in both public and nonpublic schools). The report cites innovative projects implemented to meet the needs of students in the program. Among the projects described are the Migralab, a mobile van…

A summer program for teachers of K-12 science is described, with examples of the activities provided. The emphasis was on developing an inquiry-type technique for use with gifted children, and classroom activities using a variety of published programs. "Elementary Science Study,""Introductory Physical Science," and…

This is the concluding report of the operational phase of a summer institute conducted by Saint Augustine's College at North Carolina State University for the Eastern North Carolina Teachers' follow-up activities and evaluation. The project focused on the need for raising the level of professional competence of school personnel in predominantly…

The purpose of this summer institute was to enrich the knowledge of the participants and also expose them to new materials, trends, and techniques in the area of political science and related social sciences with special reference to Africa and the United States. Participants were senior high school teachers of civics and world affairs whose…

During a summer institute at the University of Georgia, 10 concepts of 144 teachers (120 females and 24 males) were assessed. This study examined the structure of the affect that teachers in six majority Negro school districts had on the teacher learning process. Twelve adjective pairs were used to measure each of the following ten concepts: (1)…

The purpose of the 5-day institute was to encourage the development of more vocational education programs for the American Indians. Persons in attendance included educators from Federal, state and local levels (both from public schools and the Bureau of Indian Affairs), business and industry representatives, Indian leaders, and employment…

This final report by four universities outlines a 6-year project, begun in 1961, under the sponsorship of the Ford Foundation. The project was designed to study and demonstrate the feasibility of an interinstitutional program of internship in educational administration. The report covers (1) the program proposal and rationale; (2) details of the…

This issue of "University Resources" provides information on degrees, courses, and faculty in the field of Linguistics. The number of institutions covered, 146, is almost double that of the 1965 edition, with 64 schools mentioned for the first time. Also new is coverage of Canadian institutions. Teacher Training in English as a Foreign…

The major thrust of 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I, or Project SPEEDY (Special Programs to Enhance the Education of Disadvantaged Youth), has been in the area of corrective reading and other programs designed to promote language development. While the emphasis of federal programs has been to concentrate funds on fewer recipients,…

Three general goals guided the creation of this summer education project: to maintain academic basic skills over the summer months, to involve parents in the learning process, and to involve teachers in reading inservice training. The summer television programs available to all Indiana children are "Ride the Reading Rocket" for grade 2;…

This is a report of an EPDA sponsored project which trained program directors, administrators, teachers, parent educators, Policy Advisory Committee chairmen and parents, as well as other key staff members to implement the Florida Parent Education Follow Through Model. There are two major parts (VI and VII) to this report. The first part describes…

In the absence of outside funding, the University of Minnesota, with the cooperation of public and private school educators and lay citizens of the area, began to develop on its own individualized, competency-based programs that would serve both preservice and in-service teachers. These efforts resulted in the development of the Secondary Teacher…

New York City Schools operate a summer junior-high-school program which includes an intensive program of remedial reading. Students are admitted to the program only if they are reading at least two grade levels below their actual grade level as measured by the Metropolitan Achievement Tests. Reading classes of about 25 students each participate in…