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Schriver, Martha L.; And Others – 1995
The focus of this study was a science and mathematics day camp for Girl Scouts in a rural Georgia county, the goal of which was to help girls "discover" themselves as competent participants in science and mathematics. During the camp, Brownie Junior and Cadet Girl Scouts from Bulloch County interacted with women faculty on the campus of Georgia…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Mathematics Education, Questionnaires
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Pflaum, Susanna W.; Abramson, Theodore – Urban Review, 1990
Examines trends in the certification, hiring, and assignment of minority teachers in New York City over the past decade, drawing on published data, interviews, and a survey of new teachers seeking jobs. In attempting to provide minority youth with role models, the city may be denying students equal access to fully qualified teachers. (DM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Interviews, Minority Group Children
Allen, Robert, Ed.; Ketcham, Michael, Ed. – 1981
The manual describes wellness as building a lifestyle based on a conscious commitment to accept responsibility for one's own health and for the way things turn out in one's life, and offers educators several inventory instruments for examining and changing their own lifestyle and the level of support for wellness in the school community. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education
Smith, Victor A. – 1981
The 1981 Project Leadership-Service Conference, focusing on serving the community as the training ground for leadership, was conducted for 53 Indianapolis seniors who arrived in early August for 4 days preparatory training and 137 Indianapolis inner city sixth graders who arrived in mid-August. Ten teachers from the sixth graders' schools…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Grade 6, High School Seniors