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Armstrong, Gregory K. – 1986
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Scholars Program is an honors curriculum for outstanding students. Based on the rationale that overseas language study in an appropriate cultural setting can be an exciting and efficient way to acquire cultural understanding and language proficiency in general, and oral fluency in particular, the new…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Degree Requirements, High Achievement, Higher Education
Delgado Community Coll., New Orleans, LA. – 1989
Recognizing the need for better preparation of high school students in mathematics, science, and technology, Delgado Community College and the Orleans Parish School System entered into an agreement for the provision of a summer enrichment program for minority students in grades 7 through 9 who had exhibited average or above average abilities in…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Enrichment Activities, Junior High School Students
Beck, Clark E. – 1989
The College of Engineering and Computer Science at Wright State University implemented its first summer pre-engineering program in 1988 to increase the number of minority students from the area who graduate from high school with sufficient interest and academic preparation to successfully pursue engineering or some other science- or…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, College Bound Students, College Preparation, College School Cooperation
Stone, Deborah – 1990
The Strive Toward Excellence Program (STEP) of the University of Akron (Ohio) is a pre-college preparatory program designed to encourage, motivate, and prepare minority and economically disadvantaged students to acquire a strong secondary education and to attend and successfully complete college. Students are selected while enrolled in the sixth…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Preparation, Developmental Studies Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
Download full textNguyen, Thuha; And Others – 1987
This is the first of two volumes of a report summarizing participation and achievement information from the 1984-85 school year of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 Migrant Education Program. This volume presents participation information provided by state educational agencies. This school year was the first for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Migrant Children, Migrant Education
Opuni, Kwame A.; And Others – 1990
The 1990 Beating the Odds (BTO) Summer School was an intensive instructional, counseling, and guidance program sponsored by the Houston (Texas) Independent School District for a group of at-risk students in grades 5-9. The program was designed to provide a supportive and nurturing learning environment in which the academic and sociopsychological…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1983
The Austin (TX) Independent School District presents its second report to the Texas Education Agency concerning the Summer School Pilot 1983. It contains a final report summary, a teacher checklist, and an observation followup. The report summary includes the following major findings: (1) retainees who attended summer school and those who did not…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Check Lists, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education
Garcia, Marilyn; Grady, Karen – 1984
A high intensity language training (HILT) summer program in English as a second language and Spanish as a second language offered to second through eighth grade students in the North Monterey County Unified School District (California) during the summers of 1982 and 1983 is described. The program funding, design, admission, development, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Federal Aid, FLES
Gardiol, Rita – 1989
An intensive summer training course in Mandarin Chinese designed to help currently employed language teachers introduce exploratory Mandarin Chinese courses to their schools is described. Training current staff eliminated three common barriers to exploratory program introduction: needs for (1) additional teaching staff; (2) additional funds; and…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Materials, Introductory Courses, Language Teachers
Dorsey, O. L.; Burleson, Jerry – 1982
The Big Lake, Texas, microcomputer pilot project, begun in 1981 with the express purpose of assisting the slow learner with math, was expanded shortly after its inception to involve all 550 K-6 elementary school students, 56% of which were Spanish surnamed. Initially, teachers were not involved in the project; teacher aides were taught to operate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Elementary Education
Summer College for Kids 1980. Session I: June 16 through July 3. Session II: July 7 through July 24.
Goode, Carol L. – 1980
Lincoln Land Community College's (LLCC's) Summer College for Kids is an enrichment program for gifted children who have completed 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th or 8th grade. The Summer College provides fresh subject matter for talented children in order to extend the range of their perception and understanding, as well as their powers of analysis and…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College School Cooperation
Roderick, Stephen A.; And Others – 1979
A follow-up study was conducted of summer school programs in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which provided remedial instruction for 378 elementary school students two or more grade levels deficient in reading and/or mathematics achievement. Priority was given to Title I students. Major program elements included small teacher/pupil ratio; relaxed atmosphere;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
WOOCK, ROGER – 1967
PROJECT UPLIFT WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE SUMMER OF 1965 IN HARLEM IN PART TO AVOID POSSIBLE RIOTS. CONNECTED WITH HARYOU-ACT, AND FUNDED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, THE PROJECT'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDED--CONSTRUCTION OF VEST POCKET PARKS, PLANTING OF TREES IN CENTRAL HARLEM, A REMEDIAL READING PROGRAM, BOOTHS TO GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT…
Descriptors: Athletics, Day Camp Programs, Drama Workshops, Federal Aid
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1980
In 1980, Utah's migrant education program involved 10 of the state's 40 school districts and provided educational and support services to 679 migrant students. Most of the local programs were 8-10 week summer sessions; one was a short winter program. In general, instruction focused on teaching basic academic skills, English as a second language,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Van Wyck, Betty – 1979
This paper provides an overview of the programs and services offered by the St. Louis Child Care Services to meet the needs of preschool and school-age children with special problems (physical, mental and behavioral). A short description of the programs and the services which were carried out between 1971-1979, along with the description of the…
Descriptors: After School Day Care, After School Programs, Elementary School Students, Enrollment
