Describes an effort by agricultural educators in Mississippi to improve the status of vocational education through securing favorable legislation. Suggests seven guidelines for gaining state legislative action. (LRA)

A two-week summer institute for teachers and administrators of kindergarten and grade 1 gifted children is described. The purpose of the Institute was to plan strategies for meeting the needs of the young gifted and talented children in their classrooms, schools, or districts. (Author)

A summer reading clinic sponsors workshops to involve parents in their children's reading instruction. (MKM)

This report describes the rationale, approach, and design of a four-week workshop conducted at Western Washington State College in 1976. Fifty-six foreign language teachers participated. Activities included language classes, a course in cross-cultural communication, and instruction in nontraditional methods of language teaching. (CHK)

A discussion of a study completed at Oklahoma State University whose purpose was to examine those segments which are basic to the summer program of vocational agriculture. The methods, findings, and implications are included. (HD)

Describes how a high school teacher organized a summer voluntary reading club with her students. Discusses the club's theoretical underpinnings and considers factors behind its success. Describes how she selected texts for the club. Describes members and meetings in detail, and notes how the clubs changed her teaching. Discusses the club's…

Describes a University of Alabama program that trained a cadre of elementary teachers to use various manipulatives in their daily mathematics programs. These teachers received a set of manipulatives to share with others and were expected to conduct inservice programs for colleagues. The program increased use of manipulative materials and revealed…

Examines ways in which the home schools of 287 gifted students credited students' participation in accelerated high school courses sponsored by university summer programs. After program accreditation, the number of positive responses by the students' schools increased significantly, including giving course credit, appropriate placement within the…

These nine articles describe public library programs for young adults. Highlights include a read-a-thon with snacks; graphic novels and art; costume party and trivia contest; activities based on "The Hobbit"; a summer reading program that included teen volunteers; writing epitaphs for Day of the Dead celebration; Legos displays; and…

Discusses and proposes the best ways to evaluate foreign language students' readiness for study abroad and the effectiveness of such study, focusing on screening and pre- and posttesting, evaluation of course content, evaluation of cultural perceptions, and problems with evaluating foreign study. (CB)

Describes the experiences of a secondary teacher participating in a six-week National Endowment for the Humanities summer fellowship at Oxford, England. Reports that the teacher went back to her duties renewed through change. (RS)

Describes a summer course designed for students interested in business, workers in business, and entrepreneurs to improve their skills in multicultural international business communication. Notes that students' comments and teacher evaluations suggest that the experience with the class was generally positive. (RS)

Students (n=570, aged 12-16) who attended university-sponsored science and mathematics summer classes reported on their subsequent status at their regular schools pertaining to credit and placement issues. Advanced placement was given more often than credit, although in most cases both were awarded, particularly for high school level coursework.…

This study investigated the nature of progress made in learning Chinese as a Foreign Language by adult learners in an intensive summer program in an American university setting. Chinese language ability of 22 students was measured by a multiple choice test and an interview test. Data are interpreted and discussed in terms of implications for…

Describes a program conducted by the Boston National Historical Park and the nonprofit historic sites along Boston's Freedom Trail to provide opportunities for teachers to learn more about local history and to interpret that history in their classrooms. Involves workshops and a summer teacher institute. (LZ)