Intended for project directors, consultants, Colorado Department of Education personnel, and other interested persons, this report examines the overall usefulness of the Colorado Migrant Education Resource Center's (CoMERC's) efforts in putting on an institute for summer migrant school instructional staff. The first section describes the planning,…

The report presents the major feedback and cost factors of the 1982 Summer Institute held by the Colorado Migrant Education Resource Center (CoMERC) for summer migrant school instructional staff. The first section describes the pre-registration process and depicts the make-up of the 198 participants. The next section presents comments on…

Results are reported from a study designed to determine the effectiveness of a 3-week interdisciplinary, multicultural art experience in changing children's attitudes about stereotyping or acceptance/rejection of people different from themselves. A total of 22 upper-elementary school-age children participated in the program. Subjects were…

The 1983 summer E.C.I.A. Chapter 1, Part B Institutionalized Facilities Program provided supplementary career education and daily living skills instruction to 780 students residing in facilities for neglected and delinquent children and youth. Analyses of the pupil achievement data indicated that the program was highly effective: nearly all…

A quasi-experimental approach was used to study the effect of different types of summer programs in Alberta (Canada) on the skills and behaviors of severely handicapped children ages 2 1/2 to 18 years. The experimental group, composed of 98 students, were enrolled in 6-week summer programs characterized as high structure (emphasizing specific…

Appalachian applicants are wanted for a nationwide program to help capable though disadvantaged students train for legal careers. (Author)

A description of a Speech Communication Association Summer Institute on teaching interpersonal communication at high schools. (CH)

Described is a 1-month residential summer program for blind and partially-seeing high school students to provide pre-college preparation and experience on an actual campus. (LH)

This paper describes a college summer-enrichment program that helps minority students improve their communication skills. The program concentrates as many different writing experiences as possible into a month-long workshop that provides intensive, individualized, daily writing practice with a variety of instructional materials. The major thrust…

In the first part of this cost-analysis of National Science Foundation (NSF) institutes, the financing of the University of Wyoming Portal School Project is described and expenditures and outcomes of the program for the years 1971-1974 are estimated. The average cost of the project to the NSF was $1.30 per teacher participation hour. The cost of…

Describes a six week summer course for junior high school students designed to acquaint them with one of the many branches of oceanographic studies. (PB)

Presents a list of courses, programs, and workshops for earth science teachers at colleges and universities in 35 states and Canada. The list contains entries ranging from introductory earth science courses to full scale undergraduate and masters degree programs designed especially for earth science teachers. (MLH)

From a special 8-part series, describing the individual summer experiences of 79 typical elementary teachers.

Second of three articles in a review, titled "Sensitivity Training: Can It Work for the Schools? .