In the context of an anthropology curriculum, public high school students performed as informant-ethnographers of their own social milieu. Using the film and fieldwork techniques, students demonstrated that with training and sensitivity such studies could be more than simple academic exercises. (AUTHOR/NQ)

A project in which college students produced a multimedia documentary of life in Two Harbors, Minnesota, while surveying residents' attitudes toward the project, is described in this paper. Topics discussed include a documentary project held in a different town the previous year, the value of analyzing public reaction to such a project, the way…

BEGINNING IN 1958, STUDENTS SHOWING EXCEPTIONAL PROMISE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS WERE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A YEAR-ROUND SEMINAR. STUDENTS WERE CHOSEN ON THE BASIS OF THEIR INTEREST, ABILITIES, AND THEIR PERFORMANCE ON A WRITTEN TEST. THEY ENTERED THE PROGRAM AT THE END OF THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR AND COULD REMAIN IN IT THROUGHOUT…

This paper describes a collaborative technique for teaching technical writing, a technique that is designed to give students experience with a type of writing done rarely in the classroom but employed frequently in the work world. Students, divided into two groups, work together in composing a proposal for an extensive research project or a more…

This third of three booklets was prepared by the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging to help agencies concerned with aging to plan volunteer programs. This volume is a compendium of resources, including materials from seven different volunteer programs. It contains a wide variety of training tips and techniques to help the person(s) in charge…

As part of the Mathematical Problem Solving Project, MPSP, the goals and purposes of miniprojects are explored. Various conjectures are presented which are based partially upon observation of children working on projects and partially upon the opinions of mathematicians who have observed how problem-solving processes are used in real-world…

This report of a 2-week workshop contains four papers presented by their authors, eight business presentations, and 1 group and 24 individual projects developed by the workshop participants. The papers pertain to project evaluation, project information, project training and distributive programs. The business presentations relate to new products,…

This document contains a selection of materials focusing on man acting to know, preserve, and improve his environment. The booklet is divided into three parts. Part one presents a listing of objectives. They reflect a need for all to become aware of the problems that plague our environment. Furthermore, they indicate that the ecological…

An independent study course in which students investigate industrially-related topics is described. The outline of the course, from selection of the research topic, progress reports, to evaluation of the students' work is provided. Merits of this experience have been evident for students in later attempts to locate employment. An appendix lists…

This paper describes a student project in digital simulation techniques that is part of a graduate systems analysis course entitled Biosimulation. The students chose different simulation techniques to solve a problem related to the neuron model. (MLH)

"Pioneer Spirit 76," an original bicentennial anthology from the Smoky Mountains region, was begun to gain in-depth editing and publishing experience and to test the feasibility of having journalism students produce a publication for a market beyond campus. This report traces the development of this book in magazine format, offers a…

Presented is a collection of research reports of college-age investigators. The work of the students demonstrates one way in which reliable and illuminating data on local problems of societal importance can be gathered and analyzed in relatively short time-spans for very little money. Water-related studies, health-related and basic environmental…

An English class at Newtyle Secondary School, Scotland, spent four periods a week for 6 weeks on an anthological project entitled "hotel". Students assumed roles in an imaginary hotel community, wrote advertisements, brochures, and business letters, and participated in interviews, discussions, and dramatizations of specific hotel problems. Besides…