An institute held December 10-16, 1978, in the United States Virgin Islands, trained 25 middle-level library administrators in the use of communications as a management tool. The institute was part of an on-going program of staff development in a multi-cultural, disadvantaged area. The program was based on these objectives: (1) to introduce basic…

TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF THE INSTITUTES UPON THE PARTICIPANTS, 32 INSTITUTES WERE VISITED BY EXPERTS IN MEDIA USE. THE SPECIAL MEDIA INSTITUTES STRESSED APPLICATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL MEDIA TO VARIOUS FIELDS. THE EFFECT OF THE INSTITUTE EXPERIENCE UPON PARTICIPANT ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR WITH RESPECT TO NEW TEACHING MATERIALS WAS FOUND TO BE POSITIVE.…

IN AN EFFORT TO TRAIN TEACHERS TOO GEORGRAPHICALLY SEPARATED TO MEET REGULARLY FOR COURSE WORK, AN INSTITUTE WAS PLANNED AT COLORADO STATE COLLEGE IN GREELEY, COLORADO, ONE HUNDRED TEACHERS ATTENDED 2- TO 5-DAY ORIENTATION SESSIONS CONCERNING THE USE OF MICROTEACHING TECHNIQUES AND SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED MATERIALS IN WORKING WITH DISADVANTAGED…

A SUMMER TRAINING INSTITUTE WHICH WAS CONDUCTED TO FACILITATE SCHOOL AND FACULTY DESEGREGATION IN THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. IT WAS INTENDED THAT THE 47 NEGRO AND 33 WHITE TEACHERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM WOULD DEMONSTRATE A STRENGTHENED SELF-CONCEPT AND INCREASED TEACHING ABILITY IN INTERRACIAL CLASSROOMS. IT…

A SUMMER INSTITUTE WAS CONDUCTED TO PLAN NEW PATTERNS TO ATTAIN OCCUPATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION GOALS. THE IMMEDIATE PURPOSE WAS THAT OF DEVELOPING CRITERIA FOR NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND LEARNING AIDS FOR SUCH EDUCATION. SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS WERE STRUCTURED FROM THE INSTITUTE--(1) THAT THERE BE INITIATED A DEVELOPMENT…

A SUMMER INSTITUTE WAS HELD FOR PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS OF INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION. CLASSES AND LABORATORY SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED DURING 6 WEEKS OF 1965. THE PARTICIPANTS CONSISTED OF EIGHT TRAINEES FROM THE FACULTY OF POST-HIGH SCHOOL TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS, ONE FULL-TIME PROFESSOR, AND TWO GUEST LECTURES. THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CLASS…

A six-week institute was held by Oklahoma City University to fulfill the training needs of nine individuals employed in tribal and/or Indian organization information centers in the state of Oklahoma. Goals of the institute were to: (1) provide the participants with immediate skills necessary to make American Indian information centers functional;…

A 7-month training institute for librarians at American Indian reservation libraries is described in this report. Goals of the institute were to provide the 19 hours of coursework necessary for the participants to qualify for library certification, and to develop specific skills and competencies related to the special needs of area reservation…

This paper reports the findings of a study determining the feasibility of establishing a research training program for women and minorities. Focused on are the career characteristics of women and minority junior faculty at four year institutions in the mid-Atlantic region, their research training, experience, and need for training as well as…

FORTY TEACHERS REPRESENTING 29 STATES AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ATTENDED A 4-WEEK INSTITUTE FROM JULY 17 THROUGH AUGUST 11, 1967, PLANNED PRIMARILY FOR THOSE PREPARING TO TEACH FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FEDERALLY FUNDED VOCATIONAL OFFICE OCCUPATIONS PROGRAMS DURING THE 1967-68 SCHOOL YEAR. THIS REPORT OF THE INSTITUTE WAS PLANNED, WRITTEN, AND…

This 1966 Summer Institute for training educational research workers in statistical methodology attempted to convey concepts of statistical and analytic techniques, to provide instruction and experience in the use of high speed computers, and to guide trainees in the selection and application of techniques to their research work. The first session…

THIS JOURNAL CONTAINS SPEECHES ON RACE RELATIONS AND THE NEGRO'S STRUGGLE FOR POLITICAL POWER. WHITNEY YOUNG DISCUSSES "THE SEARCH FOR LIBERALS" WHO WILL NOT BACK DOWN WHEN CONFRONTED BY ANGRY NEGRO DEMANDS FOR INDEPENDENCE AND EQUALITY. BAYARD RUSTIN ANALYZES TRENDS IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND CONCLUDES THAT THE MOVEMENT'S CURRENT…

In order to compile information to be used as a basis for developing a curriculum for teaching glass as an art material on the college level, glass experts, artists and centers in 12 nations were visited. It was clear that the US lags far behind other countries in teaching glass, in using it as a subject for art exhibitions and using it creatively…

The purpose of an 8-week summer training institute was to provide 25 competent professional school personnel the necessary methodological skills to initiate, conduct, and report experiments on school learning and instruction. All trainees held administrative posts with responsibilities for curriculum research and development and/or instruction. A…

The objective of the three phases of this institute was to change the attitudes of the participating school administrators, school board members, community leaders, counselors, and teachers so that they would be willing to accept responsibility for dealing with the problems of school desegregation in their respective school districts. Phase I…