THIS SURVEY OF THE LITERATURE INCLUDES DISCUSSIONS OF THE NEED FOR AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STUDIES AND EVALUATIONS OF INSERVICE EDUCATION OF TEACHERS. STRONG EMPHASIS IS LAID ON THE NEED FOR IMPROVING THE STATUS OF THOSE TEACHERS WHO LACK FULL CERTIFICATION, AS WELL AS ON PROFESSIONAL GROWTH FOR ALL TEACHERS. THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS OF EXISTING…

THE SPEECH SUMMARIZES THE REACTIONS OF THE MACALLISTER REPORT, "THE PREPARATION OF COLLEGE TEACHERS OF MODERN LANGUAGES," A 1963 STUDY SPONSORED BY THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION AND FUNDED BY THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. DISCUSSED ARE THE VIEWS OF CRITICS WHO THOUGHT THE REPORT WENT TOO FAR IN ITS SUGGESTED REFORMS, PROGRAMS, AND…

THE INSTITUTE PROGRAM OF ADVANCED TRAINING IN LITERATURE AND CULTURE IN TECHNIQUES FOR PRESENTING THEM IN ADVANCED FRENCH CLASSES IN HIGH SCHOOL IS SUMMARIZED. EMPHASIZING THE UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE INSTITUTE, WHICH WAS THE VIDEOTAPING OF THE MICROTEACHING PERFORMED BY THE PARTICIPANTS WITH FOLLOWUP STUDY AND CRITIQUE OF THE TAPED PERFORMANCE, THE…

THIS TWO-PART INTRODUCTION TO HINDI INCLUDES METHOD GUIDELINES FOR THE INSTRUCTOR AND EMPHASIZES REPRODUCING CORRECT PRONUNCIATION BEFORE UNDERSTANDING MEANING. THE HINDI MICROWAVE COURSE INCORPORATES 47 CYCLES OF INSTRUCTION, MOST OF WHICH CONTAIN AN M-PHASE (MIMICRY AND MEMORIZATION) AND A C-PHASE (COMMUNICATION). THE DRILLS INTRODUCE BASIC…

THE NATIONWIDE GROWTH IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION, STIMULATED BY THE DEMAND FOR GREATER NUMBERS OF TECHNICIANS, HAS BROUGHT ABOUT TREMENDOUS NEED FOR LEADERSHIP PERSONNEL. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO PLAN, DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE FIVE 2-WEEK LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR…

A SUMMER INSTITUTE IN INSTRUMENTATION TECHNOLOGY WAS HELD TO PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH CURRENT KNOWLEDGE ON AUTOMATIC, PROCESS-CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION. A PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED GUIDE FOR A 2-YEAR, POST-HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM PROVIDED THE BASIS FOR INSTRUCTION AND DISCUSSION DURING THE INSTITUTE. THREE COURSES IN MEASUREMENT AND INSTRUMENT SHOP…

The best way to help improve reading teacher instruction during the 1980s is through inservice emphasis upon efficient instructional practices and management techniques. However, many inservice programs are ineffective due to lack of coordination. An effective inservice program can be organized by using the following sequence: (1) a steering…

Covered in the final report of the institute and conference on cultural diversity and the exceptional child are the major objectives (which included providing experiences for education professionals that will assist them in communicating more effectively with minority group individuals) and resulting products (such as a tape cassette album, titled…

REFERENCE MATERIAL AND PROGRAMING EXERCISES USED FOR THE COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING SUMMER INSTITUTE AT MIAMI-DADE JUNIOR COLLEGE, JULY 10-28, 1967, ARE PRESENTED. THE EXERCISES, TO BE PROGRAMED FOR EXECUTION ON THE IBM SYSTEM 1620 WITH AN ON-LINE 1627 PLOTTER, PROVIDE A MEDIUM FOR COVERING AND ENFORCING THE SUBJECT MATERIAL. ALSO INCLUDED ARE (1)…

An 8-week summer institute was conducted in 1967 by the University of Illinois College of Engineering to upgrade the professional competence of 24 high school drafting teachers from 15 states, and to estimate how many of such a group, after study in this and related programs, could successfully move into teaching technical institute level courses…

Thirty-eight secondary school teachers from seven public school systems attending a five week full-time institute at Montgomery Junior College participated in this summer program. The teachers were introduced to the newly available Earth Science Curriculum Project materials. Three college teachers and an experienced ESCP high school teacher…

Presentation is made of an inservice teacher education laboratory course designed to reduce teacher mistrust of the term "open education," to provide experiences with informal classroom approaches, and to prepare teachers to take effective steps toward opening their own classrooms. The authors discuss laboratory planning problems involving space,…

The report focuses on recommended changes in existing federal, state, local, and private actions that support the existing University Affiliated Facilities (UAF) program, a national network of university affiliated interdisciplinary training programs for individuals working with mentally retarded and other developmentally disabled persons. An…

The Academic Year Institute (AYI), a program sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of its program of education in science, was investigated in depth with respect to its origin, and to the subsequent growth and evaluation of its objectives. Data for this study were collected from government documents, NSF reports, AYI proposals…

Part of the National Paralegal Institute's curriculum for short-term intensive training sessions for paralegals, or legal assistants, the document outlines the format for training sessions concerning: (1) initial training to examine the functions of the paralegal and stimulate commitment to the entire training program, (2) legal research, (3)…