A report on the Leadership Training Institute (LTI) and its successor, the Leadership in Library Education Institute (LLEI), reviews 1974-75 new and continuing activities and provides an assessment of program-activity patterns for the last three years. Activities reported include site visits to training institutes; special meetings of…

Described is an inservice institute designed to develop successful working relationships between school principals and special education teacher consultants. Discussed in small group sessions were topics such as adult interaction techniques, scheduling, role definition, and working with regular teachers. It was recommended that common concerns be…

The final report of a special study institute to develop guidelines for training special education teachers outlines 264 competency statements derived from two post institute evaluations by 90 California college and university instructors and selected student. Reviewed are the background, planning, and activities of the institute as well as…

Attending the Institute on March 21-23, 1974 in Nogales (Arizona) were 300 or more administrators, state department officials, project coordinators, teachers, university professors, citizens, and students from throughout the state. Following the central theme, "Education for the 70's", the institute's goal was to "impact the…

This publication presents news and views related to the governance of ocean space, and includes two papers related to the Law of the Sea, main issues before the third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. A list of sample activities related to marine pollution is presented, as well as activities related to Oceanography--Meteorology,…

This directory lists 127 School System Projects for 1975-76 assisted by grants from the National Science Foundation. These projects are directed at bringing about specified curriculum or course changes or improvements in designated classrooms through the direct cooperation of colleges and universities and school systems. Thumbnail descriptions of…

Three institutes for staff members of migrant education programs were held in the spring of 1970. The purpose of the institutes was to afford an opportunity for participants to share ideas about past migrant programs and to participate in planning summer programs for 1970. Consultants from the Learning Institute of North Carolina and the North…

Vanderbilt University's 1969 EPDA Summer In-Service Institute for Training in Portuguese was a flexible, dual program in the fields of foreign language (specifically Portuguese) and English as a second language. Objectives were to provide: (1) adequately trained personnel to maintain and develop existing conventional secondary school Portuguese…

This evaluation of the Institute on Interethnic Aspects of Public School Education in West Virginia consisted of two district procedures. The first was intended to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in terms of the change occurring in the participants as perceived by the participants themselves. This was done by a pre- and post-program…

Six articles report on problems confronting English teaching and scholarship. Selections are by (1) William M. Gibson and Edwin H. Cady, who survey the present state of textually accurate editions of American authors; (2) John C. Gerber, who writes on the success of 20 Commission on English Institutes conducted during the summer of 1962 as…

The proceedings of the training institute include papers by Hans Myer on the nature of special education, goals for the handicapped by Marvin Beekman, identification of handicapped students by Ernest Willenberg, instructional materials by Wayne Lance, and the role of the Council for Exceptional Children by John Kidd. Transcriptions are provided of…

The Institute was aimed at the approximately 90 small libraries in rural Idaho towns which are staffed and administered by locally recruited people, few of whom have any library training. A Selection Committee consisting of the Project Director and the Director of the Idaho State Library selected participants on the basis of the degree of…

This final report discusses two training institutes on problems of school desegregation and disadvantaged students, held in 1965-1966 for secondary school personnel in Oakland, California. The institute used a team approach which involved 30 participants in discussion, work, and study groups. The document presents the final reports of the teams…

Some educators, at crucial points in the educational program, ignore innovation and too easily conform to standard educational patterns. To overcome this inertia, dissemination of improved ideas is necessary. Training should include administrators and school principals. To develop quality programs in the schools, research and development should…

This course outline was developed by industrial arts teachers during the 1968 National Defense Education Act summer institute. It is intended for the specific use of teachers involved in fluid power courses. A topical outline covers terminology, equipment, procedures, and safety techniques. Other sections include a book list, a book evaluation…