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Parker, Becky – School Science Review, 2017
The Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) was set up to give science students the opportunity to work on cutting-edge research projects. Teachers and students can access data and equipment that enable them to tackle real-life issues. As a result, not only do students gain in confidence and experience in their scientific work, they are also able…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Physics, Science Activities
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Paldy, Lester G. – Physics Teacher, 1971
Impressions of an institute and a six-week educational visit to India are presented. Organizations of schools, teaching methods, availability of supplies, background of students, and teacher characteristics are related. (DS)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs), International Education
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Physics Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Inservice Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
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Bray, Edmund C., Ed. – Physics Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: Inservice Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Physics, Science Education
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Lafferty, P. E. – Physics Education, 1972
Descriptors: Directories, Extension Education, Inservice Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
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Phillips, Melba – Physics Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Conference Reports, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
Swann, A. Henry – Sci Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Academic Education, Chemistry, Institutes (Training Programs), Physics
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Seidel, Robert W. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1976
Traces individual physicists and financial considerations associated with the historical development of academic research and research facilities in physics at the University of California (Berkeley), California Institute of Technology, and Stanford University from the 1890's to the 1930's. (SL)
Descriptors: College Seniors, Financial Support, Higher Education, History
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1972
Listed are the in-service institutes sponsored by the National Science Foundation for secondary school teachers during the 1972-73 academic year. The broad areas included in the institutes are biology, chemistry, engineering, environmental studies, earth sciences, physical science, social science, and mathematics. Also included are brief…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Directories, Earth Science
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Varlashkin, Paul G.; And Others – Physics Teacher, 1978
Describes a six-week summer science institute for providing secondary students with research experience conducted at East Carolina University. (SL)
Descriptors: Institutes (Training Programs), Physics, Research, Science Education
BERGER, RAYMOND M. – 1965
CHARACTERISTICS OF APPLICANTS TO SUMMER INSTITUTES FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ARE EXAMINED TO DETERMINE CHARACTERISTICS WHICH DISTINGUISH BETWEEN SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS. APPLICATION FORMS OF ALL ACCEPTEES AND UP TO TWICE AS MANY REJECTEE FORMS, SELECTED AT RANDOM FROM EACH…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, College Science, Earth Science
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Etkina, Eugenia; Matilsky, Terry; Lawrence, Michael – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2003
The Rutgers Astrophysics Institute is a program in which gifted high school students learn about contemporary science and its methods, and conduct independent authentic research using real-time data. The students use the processes of science to acquire knowledge, and serve as cognitive apprentices to an expert astrophysicist. A variety of…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, High School Students, Physics, Talent Development