Evaluated is a summer project, funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I in New York City. A group of musically talented high school students from the city's poverty areas prepared a program stressing the musical contributions of minority groups. This program was presented at elementary school assemblies. Assessment of…

The last phase of this three-phase study involved an off-campus inservice education class for home economics teachers and a summer workshop. The class was conducted in four locations within the state, and enrolled 58 persons including county home economics supervisors, vocational supervisors, and home economics teachers. Course requirements were…

This paper discusses the basic components of a quality summer compensatory program which includes (1) definite objectives, (2) planned, directed teaching, (3) division of responsibility, and (4) internal evaluation. The findings of the Westinghouse report on Head Start and the Ypsilanti Preschool Curriculum Demonstration Project are discussed.…

This evaluation of cognitive change in Head Start children focused on changes in performance as opposed to changes in competence; specifically, that Binet test performance improves as a function of experience with Binet examiners. The study involved 93 children assigned to four groups who were tested for IQ gains during a 6-week Head Start program…

Normal achievers were compared with underachievers on measures of anxiety, curiosity, motivation, conformity, self concept, and achievement. The 40 male underachieving children (age range 8 to 13 years) with learning disabilities received a 6-week remedial training program relevant to their deficits, in addition to a regular summer camp program,…

The participants included both in-service teachers and student teachers at the elementary level who were selected partially on the basis of their recognition of problems relative to the disadvantaged. This was a bi-racial institute, however, representation from wide geographical areas was one of the selection criteria. It was held at West Virginia…

The objectives of this institute were to provide: a community forum; and unhurried setting; a team approach for experienced teachers to share knowledge; community analysis; and, service for more teachers from a larger geographic area in their pursuit of good human relations between black and white school personnel. Large group demonstrations were…

Project ENABEL (Extern Network of Adult Basic Education Leaders) was launched as a pilot project to: (1) analyze the essential character of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) problem, (2) identify individuals and institutions whose functions are critically related to the ABE problem, (3) identify personal qualities and professional competencies…

Extension courses and inservice training for reading teachers can increase their ability to teach reading. For maximum effectiveness extension courses should (1) emphasize the technical rather than the theoretical preparation of reading teachers, (2) combine lecture and discussion with classroom practice activities, (3) provide a variety of…

Residential summer work programs in a camp setting for disadvantaged high school youth from welfare families were conducted in the summers of 1967 (in Montezuma, Colorado) and 1968 (in Montezuma, Colorado and Jamaica, Vermont). Followup activities during the school year following the youths' summer camp work program were part of overall project…

This is the report of an evaluation to determine whether ESEA Title I programs conducted in the District of Columbia Schools during the Summer of 1970 fulfilled their stated objectives. The effect of these programs on the students and teachers involved was also investigated. For each of the summer programs there is reported a brief description,…

Although camps have made opportunities increasingly available to youth of poverty areas, little was reported about how successful their programs were. In addition, there persisted an uneasiness that the numbers of children and youth of poverty areas included in camping programs were not proportionate to the need. Local and national studies were…

Until the depression of the 1930s, camping was valued simply for its recreational and health benefits. Then, with the advent of the philosophy of progressivism and the consequent changes in educational goals and practices, the educational potentials of camping also began to be examined. Attempts to redefine the role of camping and to seek…

OBJECTIVES: To give teachers experience in business firms to help them improve teaching of vocational courses. DURATION: July-August 1970. AUDIENCE: Nine teacher participants are listed in the areas of business education, industrial arts, distributive education, industrial and technical education, occupational education, and guidance counseling.…

The pamphlet describes the Summer Family Conference program for families with young cerebral palsied children, sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of New York City, Inc. A college campus in a rural setting is the site for a 5-day meeting attended by the children, their families, and UCP staff. The program combines education and recreation in…