The objective of the faculty training program was to sensitize a basically upper middle class suburban faculty to the environments, backgrounds and life styles of the diverse subcultures and minority groups of the inner city who contribute increasing numbers of students to the urban community college. It is felt that through broadened knowledge…

The Summer Readiness Program, sponsored by Santa Barbara City College (California) and Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) is an orientation program for disadvantaged students. The 65 students enrolled during summer 1972 were given tutorial assistance and group-counseling and were placed in part-time jobs. In addition to making recommendations, one…

An Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title III project, the 1971-72 Oregon Small Schools Program (OSSP) objectives were (1) to increase member schools receptivity to new and better ideas in education; (2) to implement new programs and apply new techniques consistent with the Oregon Board of Education priority objectives and with the…

OBJECTIVES: An outline of program proceedings at South Carolina State College for trade and industrial teachers of the disadvantaged. DURATION: The summer of 1971. AUDIENCE: Twenty-three trade and industrial teachers were selected from target counties in South Carolina having a high percentage of disadvantaged youth. CURRICULUM: Teaching skills in…

THIS PROJECT WAS TO DETERMINE--(1) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A SUMMER REMEDIAL PROGRAM IN PREPARING UNDERACHIEVING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE FIRST SEMESTER OF A 2-YEAR TERMINAL JUNIOR COLLEGE PROGRAM, AND (2) IF VOCATIONAL-PERSONAL COUNSELING HAS A DIFFERENTIATING EFFECT IN THEIR ACHIEVEMENT OF THAT GOAL. FORTY SUBJECTS…

AN 8-WEEK INSTITUTE WAS HELD TO PREPARE SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TO INITIATE AND DEVELOP VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE PROJECT INCLUDED FOLLOWUP ACTIVITY FOR 1 YEAR TO IDENTIFY THE APPLICATION OF LEARNINGS ACQUIRED IN THE SUMMER INSTITUTE. THE INSTITUTE PROGRAM WAS WELL RECEIVED, AND ITS GENERAL EVALUATION WAS HIGHLY FAVORABLE. IT WAS RECOMMENDED,…

To meet the need for technical updating and media development for automotive teachers, a short course was offered on the campus of Ferris State College in the summer of 1975. The innovative program proved highly practical in implementation and was favorably evaluated by the participants. (Author/BP)

Discusses a summer program for disadvantaged junior and senior high school students intended to offer career education in aviation. The program included flight and ground school and simulator instruction. (MLH)

Describes a college summer program that gives gifted elementary school children practice in newspaper production skills. (RL)

Efforts of college and university classics departments to increase enrollments, evaluate teaching methods, and introduce new courses are reported. A cooperative program between Brooklyn College and CUNY, the Summer Latin and Greek Institute, is described. (LBH)

Chautauqua Institution, a 105-year-old educational venture that was one of the U.S.'s first successful attempts at mass adult education, offers summer theme-oriented lecture programs, college courses, religious lecture series, opera, symphonies, and plays. Its current efforts and outlook are discussed. (LBH)

The Summer Youth Program, formerly the Neighborhood Youth Corps, held at the Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee, is designed to provide summer employment to the community's disadvantaged. This article describes a plan to improve the overall effectiveness of the Summer Youth Program, which is applicable to other universities and…

A description is provided of Washington State University's undergraduate intensive language course. The course, designed primarily for freshmen, provides classroom instruction for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week during the 8-week summer session. Course goals, content, and methodology are covered. (SW)