A 2-WEEK SUMMER INSTITUTE TO PROVIDE INSERVICE TEACHERS WITH CURRENT INFORMATION ON THE PRACTICES AND CONCEPTS OF INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION WAS CONDUCTED AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY. THE CURRICULUM WAS FOCUSED ON POST-HIGH SCHOOL, 2-YEAR INSTITUTIONAL NEEDS, WITH ADAPTATIONS DRAWN FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. A LEARNING EVALUATION OF PARTICIPATING…

THIS HISTORY, CONTAINED IN THE 1964 BULLETIN OF THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY LINGUISTIC INSTITUTE, GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSTITUTE FROM ITS FOUNDATION (IN 1928) AND EARLY SESSIONS UNDER THE DIRECTORSHIP OF EDGAR H. STURTEVANT. IT OFFERS A CONDENSED, YEAR-BY-YEAR DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTITUTE'S ACTIVITIES, MAKING NOTE OF…

THIS REPORT PRESENTS AN EVALUATION OF THE 8-WEEK NDEA INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY IN READING AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, SUMMER OF 1967, BY THE 27 PARTICIPANTS AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE. READING SPECIALISTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION SERVED AS CONSULTANTS. ADMINISTRATORS, SUPERVISORS, AND TEACHERS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL READING WHO HAD NOT…

A two-week research training institute was held to give 25 school counselors experience and training in the following areas: (1) use of data processing equipment, including key-punch, sorter, collator, reproducer, and interpreter; (2) preparation of simple statistical computer programs; (3) use of card and punched-tape input to available…

An 8-week summer institute was conducted at the University of Kentucky in 1966 to train 24 public school teachers and administrators as research utilization specialists at the county agent level. Utilized in the program were classes, field trips, and research consultation in 5 subject areas: statistics, measurement, experimental design, evaluation…

Postdoctoral training programs at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences utilize the ongoing activities of the Center for broadening and deepening the educational research competence both of scholars in the field of education and behavioral scientists whose work can contribute significantly to more adequate understanding of…

Many efforts in providing training programs for parents of handicapped children have not provided for adequate parental input. Implications of reviewing previous efforts in advocacy programs indicate a need to develop a more systematic approach in both obtaining information on parental involvement as child advocates and in developing training…

Scheduled for January 5-10, 1969, in Newark, New Jersey, this national training program is designed for 27 trainers community action workers from Office of Economic Opportunity funded multipurpose and urban training centers. Program content and objectives have been outlined for the following sessions: introduction (1 1/2 hours); establishing a…

Computerization of acquisitions activity is a technological advance already underway. Like all advances in technology it requires advances in knowledge, and future advances will occur only after research has produced the necessary knowledge. Comprehensive system design made possible by computerization will provide acquisitions with the objective…

Described is a five-week summer institute sponsored by the National Science Foundation for 35 teachers and administrators interested in implementing "AAAS Science - A Process Approach." Institute activities included those suggested in the AAAS "Guide for In-Service Training," with additional activities beginning the fifth week…

This report evaluates the value and success of an Institute Program in human relations for educators and administrators in Los Angeles, California. Specific objectives include: (1) determining the overall value of the Institute to participant administrators; (2) determining the specific strengths and weaknesses of the Summer Institute Program;…

Two recent training institutes for new and inexperienced technical education administrators were designed to develop and improve the participants' understanding of the philosophy of technical education, the technical education leadership role, and how this role relates to program planning and development of continued leadership potential through…

A summer institute was designed to provide 22 certified elementary and secondary social science teachers the opportunity to focus upon concepts and development principles in the methods of learning games and instructional simulation. The 4-week schedule of learning and workshop activities provided a mix of concepts and practice, development and…

This laboratory and research center for the training of correctional officers and personnel developed a program to provide: (1) a substantive framework of knowledge, (2) intensive training in learning principles, human behavior, communication procedures, and teaching techniques, and (3) practice in teaching under supervision for the in-service…

Research for Better Schools, Inc. (RBS) is concerned with the three phases of teacher training: preservice, retraining, and continuous training. This report chronicled its activities in each of these fields from the initial training done in the first year of operation, to the present attempts to develop programs which can be handled by local…