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Download full textLiu, Andy – 1993
The International Mathematics Tournament of the Towns is a mathematics competition for junior and senior high school students all over the world. The tournament began in 1980 in the former Soviet Union. Participants write contest papers locally, with emphasis on solving within a very generous time allowance a small number of interesting problems.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Competition, Correspondence Study, Foreign Countries
Robbins, Edward L.; Thompson, Linda – 1991
The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library's summer reading program aims to help children develop a love of reading by giving them full control over what and how much to read. A study examined the effects of the 1990 program, with special attention to low-achieving students. A quantitative analysis was undertaken of 164 first- through…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Education, Library Extension, Low Achievement
Jonas, Edward D., Jr. – 1983
Project ALERT was developed as an education for employment component of the Summer Youth Employment Program for the summer of 1983, and represents an effort designed to address several critical needs emanating from the high unemployment rate among economically disadvantaged young persons. Each of 200 participants spent two and one-half days per…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Education, Cooperative Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedBilleh, Victor Y.; Hasan, Omar E. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1975
A sample of 186 Jordanese high school science teachers participated in a summer training course in chemistry, physical science, physics, or biology. Analysis of pretest-posttest means showed significant increases in understanding the nature of science for participants in the chemistry, physical science, and physics groups. (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Science Education
Peer reviewedCaldwell, Bettye M. – American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1974
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Disadvantaged Youth, Exceptional Child Education, Intelligence Quotient
Godfrey, Eve – Industrial Training International, 1975
The author offers personal insights into the organization and activities of the International Summer School in Germany, a self-directed learning program within a free and supportive environment. Also described are a self-directed learning program for middle managers in the Ministry of Defense and future plans for a permanent learning center. (MW)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics, Group Experience
Peer reviewedStick, Sheldon L.; Keappock, Nancy E. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Concept Formation, Exceptional Child Education
Robbins, Edward L.; Thompson, Linda W. – 1989
A study investigated the reading achievement of participants in the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library's incentive-based summer reading program. Subjects, 44 first, second, and third grade students from 23 different local public schools who had participated in the summer reading program at 4 inner-city brances of the public library,…
Descriptors: Incentives, Library Research, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness
Forming Practice & Academic Partnerships in Recruitment of Hispanic Students for the Field of Aging.
Curiel, Herman – 1989
The Hispanic elderly population shares a common language and similar belief systems, although the population is comprised of subgroups of various national origins. Hispanic elderly are a rapidly growing proportion of the total Hispanic population, and are also among the most economically, physically, and emotionally vulnerable populations. This…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Field Experience Programs, Gerontology, Hispanic American Students
Boytim, James A. – 1990
Dickinson College has operated the Program for Education, Enrichment, and Recreation (P.E.E.R.) for 66 children ages 7-11 since 1968. The program operates for an 8-week summer session for elementary school children who may benefit from a supervised, structured, small group experience. Swimming instruction is provided along with other sports, arts…
Descriptors: College Students, Colleges, Day Camp Programs, Elementary Education
Moore, Alan D.; Betts, George T. – 1989
The first of two documents presents results of a 5-week evaluation of the Summer Enrichment Program for the Gifted and Talented at the University of Northern Colorado. The program typically serves about 650 residential students (ages 10-15) in two 2-week sessions. Descriptive information includes the program rationale, student selection…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Counselor Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Balser, Richard M.; Hornby, Helaine C. – 1989
The booklet describes the Maine Medical Center's Summer Youth Employment Training Program conducted in 1986, 1987, and 1988 providing disabled high school students with work experience under close supervision. The first section describes program benefits and the incorporation of the program within the Hospital Industries program which screens,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, High Schools
St. Petersburg Junior College Educational Program Abstracts, 1990
St. Petersburg Junior College's (SPJC's) College for Kids program was initiated in fall 1981. Over the years, the program evolved from an afterschool program for gifted students into a summer program suitable for all students from ages 6 through 12. The program operates between 8:30 in the morning and 2:30 in the afternoon for 9 or 10 weeks, with…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Elementary School Students, Extended School Day, Parent Attitudes
Compton Community Coll. District, CA. Research and Planning Dept. – 1989
Covering each semester between summer 1988 and summer 1989, data are provided on enrollment patterns; morning, afternoon, and evening class sessions; and full-/part-time faculty ratios in the Compton Community College district. The first section of the report provides information pertaining to on- and off-campus enrollments for summer semester…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends, Full Time Faculty
Allen, David F. – 1986
Results of student and parent assessments of a 1986 summer orientation at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, are presented. A total of 805 students and 372 parents completed an evaluation form that used a Likert scale. Of the 18 questions, 7 were identical for both students and parents. These concerned the overall rating of the…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Parent Attitudes
