Four years after an NDEA institute in the Philippines, participating teachers were asked a series of questions relating to their experiences. These and other responses were analyzed and compared to responses made just before and after the institute. (Author/RM)

The final report summarizes the activities, findings, and recommendations of an Illinois demonstration project to field test a new curriculum ("We Can Help") on the identification, reporting, referral and case management of child abuse. Sections of the report provide information on the original plan of operations, project staff, planning…

This report describes the activities and accomplishments of an institute for college credit at the post-master's degree level which focused on the provision of better library materials and the development of library programs for ethnic groups. The institute was organized in four parts: (1) ethnic studies--heritage and contribution of minority…

CLARKE COLLEGE IN DUBUQUE, IOWA, INITIATED AN NDEA SUMMER INSTITUTE IN READING IN 1965 TO UP GRADE ELEMENTARY READING INSTRUCTION AND TO CHECK UNDERACHIEVEMENT AMONG ITS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED WITH WORD RECOGNITION, TECHNIQUES OF QUESTIONING, COMPREHENSION, STUDY SKILLS, CRITICAL READING, CREATIVE READING, READING…

ELEVEN INSTITUTES FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS (THREE MUSIC, TWO ART, TWO THEATER, TWO HUMANITIES, ONE LATIN, AND ONE FILM) WERE EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES FROM 300 OF THE 430 PARTICIPANTS, FINAL REPORTS OF INSTITUTE DIRECTORS, AND DETAILED REPORTS OF OBSERVERS. THE GREATER EMPHASIS ON SUBJECT CONTENT THAN ON…

FIVE SUMMER, 1966, PILOT INSTITUTES AT FIVE UNIVERSITIES, ATTENDED BY 190 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY CIVICS TEACHERS WERE JUDGED WORTHWHILE BY THE AUTHORS. HOWEVER, DEFICIENCES WERE FOUND IN (1) SCHEDULING, (2) UTILIZATION OF LITERATURE (CURRENT POLITICAL SCIENCE LITERATURE WAS NOT USED TO GOOD ADVANTAGE), (3) TRANSFER AND TRANSLATION (THE INSTITUTE…

A SUMMARY IS GIVEN OF A 6-WEEK PILOT SEMINAR IN INSERVICE EDUCATION FOR 46 COLLEGE LANGUAGE TEACHERS, CONDUCTED AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY DURING THE SUMMER OF 1964. THE PURPOSE WAS TO PRESENT TO THESE TEACHERS NEW FINDINGS IN LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE LEARNING AND, ULTIMATELY, CREATE INTEREST IN THE PROFESSION FOR REVITALIZING COLLEGE LANGUAGE…

QUESTIONNAIRE DATA FROM A STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF NDEA LANGUAGE INSTITUTES ON PARTICIPANTS WERE SUMMARIZED. INCLUDED WERE THE RATINGS GIVEN BY THE PARTICIPANTS FOR THE INSTITUTE INSTRUCTION AND FOR THEIR PREVIOUS COLLEGE TRAINING, AND REPORTED STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE INSTITUTE PROGRAM. RATINGS FOR INSTRUCTION IN LISTENING COMPREHENSION,…

DURING THE SUMMER OF 1963, APPROXIMATELY 3,000 TEACHERS ATTENDING NDEA FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTITUTES WERE TESTED AND EVALUATED FOR COMPETENCY. THIS DOCUMENT DESCRIBES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE RATINGS GIVEN THEM BY FACULTY GROUPS AT THE INSTITUTES AND THEIR SCORES ON THE MLA FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTS FOR TEACHERS AND ADVANCED STUDENTS.…

A 2-WEEK TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM WAS HELD TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION AND GUIDANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 40 TEACHERS OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL ARTS. DURING THE THIRD WEEK, THE PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED THE ANNUAL INSTITUTE IN TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS. THE COMPLETE PROGRAM PROVIDED FIVE UNIVERSITY CREDIT HOURS. INCLUDED IN THE…

Reports and materials from the Hawaiian Studies Project are presented. The document, designed for elementary school teachers contains two major sections. The first section describes the planning phase of the project, the Summer Institute for Hawaiian Culture Studies (1976) and the follow-up workshops and consultant help (1976-77). The appendix to…

This description of a proposed one-week institute to educate school media center directors in management techniques covers (1) goals and objectives of the institute, (2) results and benefits of the program, (3) selection of participants, (4) institute and project schedules, (5) facilities and resources, (6) evaluation plans, (7) staff, (8)…

Guidelines are presented for developing workshops and inservice programs in physical education and recreation for impaired, disabled, and handicapped persons. Workshops are explained to be designed to create awareness of problems faced by the handicapped and the role of physical education and recreation in their lives. Considered are the following…

This paper contains a summary of the impact of writing projects that are modeled after and partially funded by the Bay Area Writing Project and emphasizes the growth and development of the Greater New Orleans Writing Project (GNOWP). The assumptions behind the National Writing Project that link these projects together, the research that supports…