The Career Guidance Institute is designed to orient public high school students to the world of work. The program profiles various occupations with in-depth observation, hands-on opportunities, and possible temporary employment, enabling students to make intelligent educational and career choices. (SK)

Provides some general tips on planning a workshop or short-time education experience for newspaper professionals. Offers a four-month schedule for such conference planning. (RL)

Presents a followup of National Defense Education Act inner-city counseling and guidance institute participants. Most of the respondents are involved in counseling-related work activity. They hold a positive view of the institute and feel that objectives were achieved. (BEF)

Suggests that, despite difficulties in obtaining funding, more Native American tribes are considering opening their own museums as a result of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (1990). Describes methods for attaining funds, forming collections, and training museum staff. (AJL)

Colleges and universities are opening up their campuses during the summer months and renting their campus facilities to outside groups. Colleges can generate extra revenue and bring added visibility to their campuses. However, small businesses have complained that colleges should pay taxes on their commercial activities. (MLW)

Future Farmers of America (FFA) members (n=291) who attended the Washington Leadership Conference completed a leadership skills inventory. Size of FFA chapter, involvement in activities, and service as an officer were slightly positively correlated with perceptions of leadership skills. (Contains 18 references.) (SK)

The Penn School of Nursing and the Macy Foundation established a comprehensive institute and technical assistance program to help nursing schools advance academic nursing practice. The Penn School consulted with 21 participating schools, providing institutes, conferences, a listserv and a web-based knowledge center focused on integrating research,…

A three-phase Indian education training institute (held in Sioux City, Iowa) is evaluated in terms of the affective and cognitive change among teacher participants. (JC)

This paper describes opportunities for education in the United States in the field of book and paper conservation and preservation. Included is information on programs of study; internships; and courses, workshops, and seminars. Also provided is a list of organizations (with addresses and telephone numbers) and publications concerned with the…

The new J. Carlton Smith Educational Center, training center of Southwestern Life Insurance Company, Dallas, Texas, utilizes a 3,600 square feet facility and employs a wide range of methods to make life underwriting training fast and interesting. Multimedia instruction is the key to their effective educational programs. (MW)

An institute program designed to prepare secondary school science teachers to teach environmental concepts is described. Major themes are the interdisciplinary nature of environmental problems, development of favorable attitudes, and alternate forms of learning. Participant research and curriculum development are stressed and nine specific…

This guide provides information on a variety of resources helpful to those interested in pursuing a vocation in film or television. Publications which frequently list jobs available in the film/television field are listed with addresses and telephone numbers; apprenticeship/training programs are described briefly; and finally, there is a…

Discusses the leadership role Tennessee has assumed in aerospace education with its extensive workshop programs for teachers and the Bachelor of Science Degree and Masters in aerospace education which have been developed at Middle Tennessee State University. Also described are the National Aerospace Education Symposiums conducted in Tennessee…