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Download full textStake, Jayne E.; Mares, Kenneth R. – Science Education Review, 2005
The benefits of enrichment programs for the enhancement of students' science achievement are well established. However, little evidence is available on the value of these programs for increasing students' confidence and motivation for science. One problem in measuring changes in students' science attitudes is that students may suffer from a…
Descriptors: Science Education, Academically Gifted, Enrichment Activities, High School Students
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1977
The summer food service program for children, authorized by the National School Lunch Act is one of several childfeeding programs which the Congress authorized to safeguard the health and well-being of the nation's children. Serious abuses, criminal as well as administrative, have occurred in the summer feeding program. Most have involved private…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Agency Role, Community Organizations, Federal Programs
Seiferth, John C. – 1975
During the summer of 1975 the program "Learning to Read Through the Arts" had as its target population 130 Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I eligible children ages 10 to 12 who were performing at least two years below grade level in reading. The students were divided into homogeneous reading groups based on standardized…
Descriptors: Art Education, Arts Centers, Elementary Education, Extracurricular Activities
Brooks, Margaret G. – 1981
This report discusses a number of academic and recreational activities carried out under the Atlanta Public Schools 1981 Summer Program. Included are summer high school courses, remedial programs, alternative and work study programs, enrichment activities, and community vocational and recreational programs for elementary, middle and high school…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Summer College for Kids 1980. Session I: June 16 through July 3. Session II: July 7 through July 24.
Goode, Carol L. – 1980
Lincoln Land Community College's (LLCC's) Summer College for Kids is an enrichment program for gifted children who have completed 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th or 8th grade. The Summer College provides fresh subject matter for talented children in order to extend the range of their perception and understanding, as well as their powers of analysis and…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College School Cooperation
Georgia Univ., Athens. Inst. of Higher Education. – 1978
This 1977-78 annual report of the Institute of Higher Education of the University of Georgia discusses teaching duties of the professional staff, the doctoral program in higher education, doctoral internships, workshops held in cooperation with other institutions, the summer scholar seminar, the law conference, faculty development in Georgia, and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Bibliographies, College Faculty, Doctoral Programs
Roderick, Stephen A.; And Others – 1979
A follow-up study was conducted of summer school programs in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which provided remedial instruction for 378 elementary school students two or more grade levels deficient in reading and/or mathematics achievement. Priority was given to Title I students. Major program elements included small teacher/pupil ratio; relaxed atmosphere;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Program Evaluation. – 1978
Reviewed in this document are compensatory education programs funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, in the public and nonpublic schools of Texas during 1977-1978. Included are descriptive statistics concerning the scope and nature of the programs and test data reflecting effectiveness of reading and mathematics activities…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Annual Reports, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1978
This report provides background and data from an investigation of New York City's summer youth employment program. It concludes that the program was poorly planned and poorly administered by both the Department of Labor and the city. Although some of the worksites visited were providing useful work experience to enrolled youths, over half of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Aid
Seagren, Alan T.; Randall, Ruth E. – 1979
A history of the North Central Conference on Summer School (NCCSS) is presented. The NCCSS is an organization of colleges and universities in the north central area of the United States that provides undergraduate and/or graduate instruction during the summer months. The organization utilizes the structure and techniques of a conference to review…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Budgets, College Faculty, College Students
Offenberg, Robert M.; And Others – 1979
This study was designed to evaluate Project PACT (Parents and Children Together), which was developed to complement the existing Let's Be Amigos Model A bilingual program at Potter-Thomas School in Philadelphia, by involving Hispanic parents in the education of their children. The PACT project consists of two major programs: (1) a summer program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults
HAMPTON, NELLIE D. – 1962
AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE AN ADMINISTRATIVELY PRACTICAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED PUPILS IN SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS. THREE GROUPS OF APPROXIMATELY 60 FIFTH-GRADE SUBJECTS EACH WERE IDENTIFIED FOR THE STUDY. ONE GROUP (EXPERIMENTAL) WAS TRANSPORTED DAILY TO A CENTRAL LOCATION FOR AN 8-WEEK SUMMER SESSION,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Achievement
HOENIGSWALD, HENRY M.; AND OTHERS – 1962
THIS REPORT ON INTENSIVE COURSES IN THE UNCOMMON LANGUAGES CONDUCTED AT 22 AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES DURING THE SUMMER OF 1962 IS THE RESULT OF A SURVEY UNDERTAKEN BY H.M. HOENIGSWALD OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, R.B. NOSS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE, AND E.N. MCCARUS AND J.K. YAMAGIWA OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. (BY…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Institutes (Training Programs), Intensive Language Courses, Language and Area Centers
WOOCK, ROGER – 1967
PROJECT UPLIFT WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE SUMMER OF 1965 IN HARLEM IN PART TO AVOID POSSIBLE RIOTS. CONNECTED WITH HARYOU-ACT, AND FUNDED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, THE PROJECT'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDED--CONSTRUCTION OF VEST POCKET PARKS, PLANTING OF TREES IN CENTRAL HARLEM, A REMEDIAL READING PROGRAM, BOOTHS TO GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT…
Descriptors: Athletics, Day Camp Programs, Drama Workshops, Federal Aid
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1980
In 1980, Utah's migrant education program involved 10 of the state's 40 school districts and provided educational and support services to 679 migrant students. Most of the local programs were 8-10 week summer sessions; one was a short winter program. In general, instruction focused on teaching basic academic skills, English as a second language,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
