The results of a survey conducted in 1971-72 to examine the nature and scope of high school speech institutes are discussed. The author examined responses from 52 schools (out of a total of 82 to whom questionnaires had been sent) on such factors as institute dates, financing, events included, staffing, and recruitment. Although 20 different…

The purpose of the institute was to illustrate the capabilities of the computer as a management tool. For this reason, LARC sought to attract participants who were high enough on the administrative ladder to be both interested and able to benefit from such a presentation. Twenty-six people attended the institute and by far the largest percentage…

Iowa Lake Community College conducted a training program to assist participants in reaching a shared understanding of the comprehensive college community. The program also presented new developments in teaching methods, technology, and media. The participants included administrators, faculty members, and students from colleges in the state of…

A training program was held in November 1970 for selected Delaware supervisors, administrators, department chairmen, and State Department of Public Instruction personnel to instruct them in the skills needed to write performance objectives. Participants were expected to develop and field test sequences of their choice and to serve as resource…

A short-term training institute at Idaho State University for student financial aid administrators and other student assistance personnel was reviewed. The objectives of the lectures, seminars, and field trips were to measure and specify which attitudes and behaviors were appropriate to the role of financial aid officer and to measure attitudinal…

In most countries, industrialization is increasingly regarded as one of the principle activities needed to achieve and sustain a high level of development. In order to plan, implement, and operate the many complex programs and projects, a number of development training institutes have come into being. A 1962 survey revealed that the focus of the…

Thirty vocational education teachers and supervisors who taught disadvantaged and/or handicapped students attended a 3-week inservice institute designed to: (1) provide them with the expertise to better understand the various problems of the disadvantaged and handicapped, and (2) provide training and self-exploratory experiences. Institute…

The objective of the faculty training program was to sensitize a basically upper middle class suburban faculty to the environments, backgrounds and life styles of the diverse subcultures and minority groups of the inner city who contribute increasing numbers of students to the urban community college. It is felt that through broadened knowledge…

OBJECTIVES: An outline of program proceedings at South Carolina State College for trade and industrial teachers of the disadvantaged. DURATION: The summer of 1971. AUDIENCE: Twenty-three trade and industrial teachers were selected from target counties in South Carolina having a high percentage of disadvantaged youth. CURRICULUM: Teaching skills in…

These two compendia compile information on a vocational guidance institute, occupational awareness in the urban middle school, for the periods September, 1969 to May, 1970 and September, 1970 to May, 1971. The long range objectives of the program were to improve or develop: (1) Knowledge of the world of work in the metropolitan area; (2)…

Serving the Eastern part of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, 10 short-term institutes were conducted in selected cities for the purpose of improving vocational education and manpower training in metropolitan areas. Involving 911 administrative leaders in education and supportive services, each institute treated one of the…

AN 8-WEEK INSTITUTE WAS HELD TO PREPARE SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TO INITIATE AND DEVELOP VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE PROJECT INCLUDED FOLLOWUP ACTIVITY FOR 1 YEAR TO IDENTIFY THE APPLICATION OF LEARNINGS ACQUIRED IN THE SUMMER INSTITUTE. THE INSTITUTE PROGRAM WAS WELL RECEIVED, AND ITS GENERAL EVALUATION WAS HIGHLY FAVORABLE. IT WAS RECOMMENDED,…

Efforts of college and university classics departments to increase enrollments, evaluate teaching methods, and introduce new courses are reported. A cooperative program between Brooklyn College and CUNY, the Summer Latin and Greek Institute, is described. (LBH)

Chautauqua Institution, a 105-year-old educational venture that was one of the U.S.'s first successful attempts at mass adult education, offers summer theme-oriented lecture programs, college courses, religious lecture series, opera, symphonies, and plays. Its current efforts and outlook are discussed. (LBH)