For over forty years, presidents of the Summer School Association of Queen's University wrote annually to teachers across Canada, encouraging them to attend summer courses for credit toward a bachelor of arts. In the 1920s, presidents' messages associated attendance with societal progress and the professionalization of teaching. In the 1930s, such…

Purpose: Following the current rise of Antisemitism globally and in Germany, this paper examines the current situation regarding Antisemitism in teacher education. The paper aims to make a contribution for the demand of an implementation of education critical of Antisemitism in teacher education. Approach: Combining experience from university…

This paper presents an overview of the Bristol ChemLabS project. In particular, it describes the development and impacts of the outreach project within Bristol ChemLabS, the UK's Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) in practical chemistry, and its continuation beyond the funded project. The major elements of working with both…

While there are obvious benefits of summer school for students and faculty alike, summer teaching/learning poses some unique challenges. Summer class meeting periods often have fewer contact hours but are longer and more frequent than sessions during the regular academic year. Thus, there are shorter periods between formative and summative…

Each year at Bath University the Open University's Centre for Mathematics Education runs a one-week summer school for Key Stage 3 teachers as well as those aspiring to become teachers. For many of the participants, the course is a case of dipping their toe in the water towards a longer-term goal of taking an Advanced Diploma (or perhaps a masters)…

Describes one teacher's experiences at the Institute for Deep Ecology Education (IDEE) Summer School in Applied Deep Ecology. Reviews the program offered and the focus on interactive, experiential activities. (LZ)

SUCCESS FOR THE CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED IS IMPROBABLE BECAUSE OF SEVERAL FACTORS - POOR SELF-IMAGE, BACKGROUND AND VALUES ALIEN TO SCHOOL STANDARDS, LOW ASPIRATIONS (BY MIDDLE-CLASS STANDARDS), AND INDIFFERENT PARENTS AND/OR UNSTABLE HOME CONDITIONS. SOME OF THE PROGRAMS ALREADY ESTABLISHED TO COMBAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE NEW YORK'S "HIGHER…

Author described his summer experiences as a teacher in Newfoundland and how these experiences helped him place his values and self-concepts into better perspective. (Author/RK)

A chart presents information on college and university summer courses for teachers and/or therapists in speech, hearing, and the education of the deaf. (KW)

The Summer School of Physical Education at Monteagle, Tennessee, was probably a major influence in the development of physical education programs in public schools of the South at the turn of the century. (JMF)

Discusses the role of universities in providing adult and continuing education programs. Includes sections on teaching educational science as distance education, summer universities, liberal adult education, and older students. (JOW)

A study was done to determine if a relationship exists between different scheduling formats and the academic achievement of graduate students studying elementary and secondary education. Academic achievement was defined as the average score on two informal (teacher made) objective tests given during the course. The study tested three different…