Chapter XVIII of volume 2 provides discussion and data on public and private normal schools. Subsequent chapters give discussion and data on secondary schools; manual and industrial training, including industrial schools for Indian children; commercial and business schools; nursing schools; schools for the colored race; reform schools; and schools…

The focus of this study was a science and mathematics day camp for Girl Scouts in a rural Georgia county, the goal of which was to help girls "discover" themselves as competent participants in science and mathematics. During the camp, Brownie Junior and Cadet Girl Scouts from Bulloch County interacted with women faculty on the campus of Georgia…

This study consolidated observations of teachers in an institute setting designed to facilitate science learning content through performing science processes and asking questions related to self-perceived conceptual difficulties. The subjects were 11 elementary school teachers from a school district in Northeast Florida; they were enrolled in a…

This directory lists institutions, state-by-state, that are conducting student science training programs in 1988. The directory is intended to help interested students find programs which will contribute to their academic development. Student science training programs are designed to provide talented high school students with educational…

This article describes the organization, implementation, and evaluation of a summer reading/study skills program for black and minority students entering three separate health profession schools. The eight-week program was designed to diagnose and correct student academic deficiencies and to introduce students to the rigorous pace and learning…

A summer science camp was held in Korea for 30 ninth grade students gifted in science. Students were divided into three groups (physics, chemistry, and biology) for activities which included problem solving, brainstorming, and experimental work. The experiments of the physics group addressed the use of solar energy, the chemistry group focused on…

Describes institutes and field stations available for teaching tropical marine biology. (SL)

Describes a successful two-week summer program for children in grades four through six of above average ability. Discusses the purposes and syllabus for the program. Provides a summary of a typical daily agenda and discusses events that occurred during the two-week period. (CW)

Describes a summer science program for suburban upper-elementary and junior high students. The students are involved in field ecology experiences including stream studies, fossil collecting, and dissections of organisms. (SA)

Findings reveal that students who are skillful in perceptual restructuring attain significantly higher mean achievement scores in science, in knowledge of science, and in the ability to apply what has been learned in unfamiliar contexts than students with low structuring ability. (Author/MA)

Explains a summer research program which is a part of a required junior and senior independent study program. Provides information on selection of applicants, activities, outcomes, and a list of names and student projects. (RT)

Describes a professional development program to help teachers attract city children to the study of technology and science by showing science as a way to understand and control social and material surroundings. (MKR)

Explores how notions of community and collaboration can be applied in program to enhance appreciation/use of and interest in science, mathematics, and computers among women and people of color. Describes Minority Studies Program at St. Cloud State University which has hosted summer program to provide minority and women students with intensive,…

Describes one teacher's experience taking Space Discovery courses that were sponsored by the United States Space Foundation (USSF). These courses examine the history of space science, theory of orbits and rocketry, the effects of living in outer space on humans, and space weather. (DDR)

Details the use of a grant to enhance science education and the science curriculum through a series of workshops and a resource program. Describes the development of interdisciplinary units. (DDR)