The third session of a 3-year annual summer Cultural and Creative Arts Program was held in 6 Monongalia County, West Virginia, schools for first-through sixth-grade pupils. Objectives were (1) the development of a sense of appreciation for the unique culture and resources characterizing the Appalachian region, (2) the development of a desire to…

Twenty persons, selected according to experience, responsibilities, and interests in occupational education for disadvantaged youth, and representing several states, educational areas, and most ethnic groups participated in the institute. The three types of materials developed were: sensitivity units, instructional units, and titles for additional…

The Colorado Outward Bound School has continued its traditional program of providing leadership students of high caliber with stress and success experiences in an outdoor environment which are designed to facilitate personal growth in each student. The activities on expeditions are planned so that each individual is confronted in a way that…

This study tested the following hypothesis: that the study of original music composition confers benefits on the college music student which he would not ordinarily receive from the undergraduate music program, and that such study would therefore be a valuable addition to a music curriculum. Seven participants at a 3-week workshop in composition…

This curriculum guide is for use by college instructors concerned with expanding traditional woodworking programs. It was developed in a National Defense Education Act summer institute and is based on an outline provided by members of a previous institute. The content concerns wood substitutes which are made to resemble wood and are often used…

Some general information about foreign study for high school students, and source listings where more specific information may be found, make up this report. Information on three different program types, choice of a foreign study program, planning and operating one's own program, advantages of foreign study, and establishing program standards is…

The Office of Education Guidance and Counseling Project for Adult Basic Education in Region VII includes five state programs, each run somewhat autonomously, in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, for which joint training preparations were made. In Phase I of the Project the central staff gathered statistical data on students,…

To prepare students for attending school out-of-doors, this manual addresses the student directly. Topics covered in the first part of the manual include the Outdoor School site, the school staff, living at the Outdoor School, studying in the Outdoor School, fun at the school, and a brief paragraph of initial preparation for the Outdoor School.…

A summer program enrolled 579 talented students. Regular admit students had higher aptitude test scores and grade point averages; special admit students, who came from inner city schools, manifested creative and artistic abilities and high motivation. Courses were offered in the arts, the humanities, foreign language, language arts, math and…

Approximately 117 doctoral studies on outdoor education which were completed in the past 3 decades are presented. The documents are available to the Council on Outdoor Education and Camping of the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation for publication and distribution to outdoor education leaders interested in the…

In order to determine and analyze the impact and influence that a specific National Science Foundation (NSF) summer institute at the University of Montana had, questionnaires were sent to the 109 participants who obtained the M.S.T. degree for teachers of biology and also to a control group of teachers made up of randomly selected non-NSF trained…

In an effort to provide services to the teaching of precollege psychology, the Oklahoma State Psychological Association sponsored a survey of state high schools. Of the 478 questionnaires initiated in November, 1972, 209 (43%) were returned by February 1973. The returns revealed that 112 high schools had a psychology program at the time of the…

Two 1-week workshops dealing with reading and reading related topics were held during the summer of 1973 by the Kansas Right to Read Project. The workshops were designed to acquaint the 60 participants with new reading techniques and to prepare them to return to their schools and pass these techniques on to the other teachers. Two methods were…

Instructional programs and pupil services provided by the Texas Child Migrant Program during 1972-73 were described in this annual report. The programs were operated in kindergarten, grades 1-12, and a special preschool for 4 year olds. An enrichment program for migrant children in kindergarten and grades 1-12 was operated on various plans, and…

During the summer of 1968, the Los Angeles City Unified School District completed a proposal which was funded for the establishment of the Jordan Educational Complex. The goals of this program were to: develop programs in early childhood education; develop programs to expand the individualization of instruction; develop programs to increase the…