This is the final report of a workshop in which selected teachers from Florida public schools learned about energy technology and conservation, and teaching methodology needed to incorporate energy education into existing school curriculum. Participants were teachers of science, social studies, environmental studies, and home economics. During the…

This digest presents the summary and conclusions reached in an impact study of a film series, "One To Grow On." The purpose of the series was to serve as a catalyst, in an inservice teacher workshop setting, for discussions relating to teacher/student interactions with the goal being to stimulate teachers to be more humanistic in their…

A series of six 15-minute health films called "One To Grow On" was produced to be used by teachers in an inservice workshop setting. The films were conceived of as being a catalyst for discussions relating to teacher/student interactions with the goal being to stimulate all teachers, at whatever grade level or school setting, to be more…

Since the emergence of affirmative action and women's liberation, educators have been confronted with the disproportionately small number of women in school adminstrative positions. The task of the workship reported in this paper was to enable men and women school administrators in the central Michigan area to convene and express their views on…

Alternative instructional designs and delivery systems for adult training are described in a collection of presentations from the National Workshop on Canada Manpower Training. Most are based on experience of the Saskatchewan NewStart program and of the Training Research and Development Station, Saskatchewan. Presentations cover in detail…

This practicum describes the methods used by the principal of a Middle School in Norwalk, Connecticut, to improve and increase the participation of parents of foreign born students in school affairs. Emphasis was placed on the personal involvement by the staff of each school to encourage parents to attend school meetings and functions. The…

The proceedings of an institute held to perform an indepth study of articulation problems in selected occupational areas (health occupations, electricity, electronics, and business education--accounting, office practice and procedures, and data processing) in the schools of Hawaii are presented. The ultimate objective was to propose a written…

The focus of this paper is on the immediate and long-range advantages of parent involvement, the definitions and implications of varying levels of parent involvement in child care center operations, and the general means by which a chosen level of involvement might be achieved. The advantages of parent involvement are discussed briefly in terms of…

This study investigated the extent to which persons developed their listening skills in an Indiana Plan Institute (a five day program in which participants meet in learning groups to study and use basic educational principles relevant to the formation and functioning of effective adult learning teams) when a listening skills workshop was added.…

Efforts to design and plan demonstration and/or experimental projects were stressed at this Asian adult educator workshop on literacy and family planning education. Other objectives were to share experiences in preparing, producing, and using instructional and reading materials; to work out a basis for joint planning and pooling of resources; and…

In order to insure maximum success of the school's Head Start program, parents and teachers associated with a public school in Harlem chose a program based on the Interdependent Learner Model Follow Through Program originated at New York University. The federally funded program was introduced into kindergarten and first-grade classrooms and…

An Institute funded under Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act was held during 1968-69 in order to concentrate on the attitudes of the administrative leadership of the schools involved in a busing program. The purpose of the Institute was to initiate and evaluate action programs to facilitate the implementation of the School System's…

This study evaluated public health workshops held at Orlando, Florida (September 25-26, 1969), and Baltimore (October 12-15, 1969), by means of responses from 115 physicians, social workers, administrators, attorneys, and other participants having legal and regulatory responsibilities in the public health field. The 20 point Kropp-Verner…

This study investigated the effectiveness of a group dynamics workshop held January 26-28, 1970, at Nashville, Tennessee, for 16 professional public health workers. It covered individual psychology, types of groups and their objectives, leadership styles, questioning techniques, and situations dealing with individuals. The 20 point Kropp-Verner…

This paper reports an experimental evaluation of the effect of increased parental participation on the education of youngsters in a depressed area. There were four subject groups of children: 263 first graders in attendance during the 1966-67 school year, prior to the parent involvement program; 261 first graders attending during the experimental…