In 2008, Brazil established a complex intersectoral policy, leading to an unprecedented overall and inland expansion of Vocational Education and Training. Federal institutions went from 140 units, built over 100 years, to 654 units in 2020, 600 of which are campuses belonging to the Federal Institutes of Education, Science and Technology. This…

Over the past 15 years there has been an increase in the number of secondary schools in New Zealand developing sports academies, yet there has not been a corresponding increase in the critical or empirical research investigating this phenomenon. The purpose of this article is to describe the micro-politics associated with the inception and…

The multilingual surrounding of Spanish Language Teaching (SLT) in India has presented a unique linguistic principle. This principle relies upon the application of English language instructions (as FL1) to combine several methods for teaching-learning Spanish language (as FL2). However, the effectiveness and appropriateness of this linguistic…

A concern for Catholic educators is how to keep Catholic schools viable and healthy in a milieu of diminishing numbers of religious as well as a very complex and changing world. This article addresses the Augustinians' response to the challenge to keep the Order's mission of education alive and thriving in the 21st century. This article hopes to…

Recounts experiences in the Japanese Education and Society program, sponsored by the Council on International Educational Exchange and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. (Author/MLF)

INTELLECTUALLY ABLE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS APPLIED FOR THE INSTITUTE. COURSES OFFERED WERE NOT FOR CREDIT BUT WERE SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE REGULAR CURRICULUM. A SMALL TUITION WAS PAID FOR THE ONE COURSE CHOSEN. THE COURSES OFFERED INCLUDED ENGLISH COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE, BEGINNING CHINESE, ADVANCED CHINESE, GERMAN, JAPANESE, BEGINNING RUSSIAN,…

Outlines the special summer humanities institutes for secondary school principals that began at three universities in 1984 and were funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. (MD)

Describes a National Science Foundation sponsored enrichment program training high school teachers in modern innovative ideas. Specifically, the course described here was developed to present the uses and applications of spectroscopic methods. (CS)

This study attempted to determine the effect of a teacher education seminar stressing economic concepts and methodology on the level of understanding in economics held by the students of the participants. There were 19 teachers of 440 students in the experimental group, and 12 teachers of 229 students in the control group. Results are discussed.…

The Career Guidance Institute is designed to orient public high school students to the world of work. The program profiles various occupations with in-depth observation, hands-on opportunities, and possible temporary employment, enabling students to make intelligent educational and career choices. (SK)

Presented are summaries of 11 selected projects in the areas of language arts, instructional media, simulation, and the valuing process developed during the 1974 summer session of the Teacher Training Institute of the Governor's School (North Carolina) by institute teachers and gifted students. Outlined are language arts projects on the history of…

In order to prepare professionals to conduct inservice training for the teaching of vocational education to the handicapped in West Virginia, a training institute was held in the summer of 1976. (PHR)

A description of a 1973 Speech Communication Association Summer Institute for high school educators. (CH)

Provided is the final report of a 1961 study of non-applicants for National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored institutes for secondary level science and mathematics teachers. Data are presented concerning biographical information, training and education, professional activities, attitudes, needs, motivations, and relevant school and community…