The six-week immersion Summer Language Bursary Program is designed for post-secondary students wishing to study English or French as a second language. A two-year evaluation of students immediately after and eight months after indicated students had improved oral-aural language skills and increased knowledge of the second culture. (Author/BRR)

Evaluated an experimental volunteer summer program designed to increase the success rate of conditionally accepted college students. Collected information about student characteristics and aspirations and follow-up data regarding retention and academic success of student participants. Results indicated increased student understanding of goals and…

Describes a two-week summer institute in Maine for practicing principals, sponsored jointly by two principals' associations, the University of Maine, and the state department of education. (WD)

Entering college freshmen who voluntarily participated in a summer college-introduction program were compared to other freshmen. Results of the study indicated no differences in grades or attitudes between the two groups; however, threshold students took more academic credits and had less academic attrition than nonparticipating students. (CP)

Provides a state-by-state account of current marine and aquatic education activities occurring throughout the United States including workshops, conferences, openings of museums and centers, new publications, and people in new positions. (DC)

The journal section contains lists of federal programs, state programs, independent programs, social/recreational programs and agencies, and supportive organizations and agencies for the deaf. (SB)

Describes the Minority Research Apprentice Program which has placed 200 minority science students in summer apprenticeships in the biomedical research laboratories of some of America's top scientists. (LRA)

The article describes five summer programs for gifted and talented students offered internationally. The programs outlined are workshops in the publication arts, a study of humanistic development; computer science, writing, and photography workshops; a language study; a historical/social study of English history; and a workshop on photography,…

An organizational climate that provides a participating atmosphere for students, teachers, and parents is essential to the success of an educational program. Describes one junior high school principal's efforts to create such a climate in his school. (Editor/RK)

The Middlebury Undergraduate German Language Program is described as a model for a Total Immersion Foreign Language Training program. German is the language of communication, both in and outside of the classroom. Lesson structure, materials and testing are described. (CHK)

Describes a three-week, six credit, summer institute in New Brunswick designed to expose preservice teachers to the evolving understandings of giftedness and gifted learners. A survey of 25 participants indicates the institute was most successful in changing teachers awareness of giftedness and recognizing gifted learners' needs. (CR)

The Learning Enhancement and Progression (LEAP) clinic is an eight-week summer extension to the University of Wisconsin (Eau Claire) teacher education program. The LEAP clinic has provided remedial instruction to more than 600 school-age children over the last 15 years. Five components involved are advanced preparation; teacher training;…

Describes how 20 teachers enrolled in a three-week summer course on literacy assessment, through their own experiences and work in the course, internalized the theory that when students are given the opportunity to evaluate themselves, their learning is more meaningful and more permanent, their work demonstrates real commitment, and they value…

Describes and critiques a National Endowment for the Humanities-funded summer graduate program at the University of Minnesota for preservice and inservice teachers of French, German, and Spanish. The program combines a language immersion approach in content-based classes with a pedagogical component. (Author/JL)

This study examined effects of a summer reading instruction program as part of an 8-week summer day camp experience for 61 disadvantaged first grade children. Two hours of direct explicit reading instruction daily were supplemented with a literacy-rich camping experience. Post-tests indicated the experimental group not only obviated usual summer…