A teacher of gifted students used various resources, including videotapes, computer programs, toys, and handouts to teach gifted students about principles of mechanics during a summer program. (CB)

The author defines faculty practice as a means of faculty development. She focuses on the Faculty Practice Program at New York University Medical Center. That program allows nursing faculty to practice as part of the Medical Center staff during the summer. (CH)

Identifies the general principles underlying the Council of Writing Program Administrators' summer workshop, and the ways in which they are currently being applied. (HTH)

Presents a description and evaluation of a summer program in which academic and vocational teachers and counselors from high schools and community colleges serve a 120-hour externship at a local job service center. (Author)

Describes the four-day resident Mother-Child Camp of the Portland (Oregon) YWCA for mothers and children from the age of two and one-half and up. Outlines purposes, daily schedule, costs, staffing, and indicates special considerations to accommodate needs of young children. (NEC)

About 50 students from six Boston area high schools participated in the summer Massachusetts Pre-College Engineering Program (MassPep) at the Northeastern University campus in Boston. The program is designed to guide talented minority students toward college and technical fields. A description of the program is provided. (JN)

The Appel Farm Arts and Music Center is the setting for an international summer arts camp for children 6-18 years old who are gifted in the arts. The camp is described in terms of its beginnings, tuition and scholarships, and staffing. (CL)

Evaluation of summer Get Together programs (structured educational and recreational programs committed to integrating disabled children) serving 36 children (5-12 years old) revealed parentally reported improvements in communication skills and social skills. Some severely disabled children increased tolerance to the noise and activity of large…

Discusses a study to determine whether the extent to which vocational agriculture teachers were employed on a twelve-month basis was related to Future Farmers of America chapter activity level. (JOW)

Five steps helpful in obtaining and maintaining administrator support for summer programs in vocational agriculture are discussed. Teachers must (1) take the offensive in showing the importance of their programs, (2) present a comprehensive plan, (3) be specific, (4) conduct a worthwhile summer program, and (5) report their accomplishments.…

The primary goal of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is to provide nutritious meals to children in low-income areas when school is not in session. This report presents the findings of the SFSP Implementation Study, a descriptive study of the operations of the SFSP at the state and local levels and how SFSP staff feel the program could be…

The Seamless Summer Food Waiver is a federal initiative to help school food authorities reach a larger number of hungry children in low-income areas during the summer months, by reducing paperwork and administrative burdens associated with operating the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). This issue brief describes the SFSP and the impact of the…

The lesson plan developed in this project presents the author's experience of searching for her roots during a summer seminar spent in Hungary, the land of her ancestors. Following an introduction, the project provides a summary syllabus for developmental writing students in an English literature and composition course, "Exploring Our…

Prospects for the enlargement of the European Union (EU) became imminent when the EU Commission agreed in 1997 to open formal negotiations with five of the Central and Eastern European countries: (1) the Czech Republic; (2) Hungary; (3) Poland; (4) Slovenia; and (5) Estonia. This research project discusses macroeconomic policy challenges that…

The Summer Pre-Graduate Research Experience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) was established in 1988 for the purpose of contributing to an increase in the number of underrepresented minority students pursuing graduate degrees. Each summer, students convene at UNC-CH to participate in a 10-week summer research program.…