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Larson, Wendy Ann – Currents, 1990
The University of Notre Dame (Indiana) fund-raising program uses first-class transportation and hospitality in major donor weekends. Features include careful research, personalized correspondence, transportation provided by trustee-owned private planes, scheduled ground transportation, accommodations, information packets, and a weekend of…
Descriptors: Air Transportation, Case Studies, Donors, Fund Raising
Peer reviewedProctor, Russell F., II – Adult Education Quarterly, 1991
Focus group interviews with 18 adults in a weekend degree program produced metaphoric themes. Adult education was compared to "blessing" or "penance"; the primary difference between traditional and adult education was seen as a "juggling act"; and "addiction to learning" appeared to be a motivator. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Educational Attitudes
Direct linkMoore, Kay; Williams, Braska, Jr. – Metropolitan Universities, 2008
For almost twenty-five years, North Carolina State University has helped to coordinate a state-wide Mathematics and Science Education Network Pre-College Program that serves disadvantaged youth in grades six through twelve. The university-school partnership includes middle school and high school academic enrichment in math, science, and…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Disadvantaged Youth, College Preparation, Program Effectiveness
Hertz, Vivienne – Technical Writing Teacher, 1978
Describes instructional techniques, materials, and activities used in an intensive technical writing course taught to personnel at an Air Force Base during three weekends. (GW)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Military Personnel
Peer reviewedCohen, Max H.; And Others – Urban Education, 1972
Describes and evaluates a tuition-free academic enrichment program for urban youth. Includes a report on the use of programed instruction in teaching chemistry. (RJ)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Preparation, Enrichment, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedWetzel, Miriam S. – Educational Leadership, 1983
Describes a two-day environmental camping experience for 180 sixth-graders in Windham, Maine. (JM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Outdoor Education, Program Costs
Watkins, Beverly T. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1989
Many adults are attending weekend colleges in search of undergraduate degrees. The intense two- or three-day programs provide a workable alternative for adults who are unable or unwilling to attend classes during the day or evening. (MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Degree Requirements, Degrees (Academic), Higher Education
Peer reviewedWilson, J. Donald – Curriculum Inquiry, 1991
Despite the resurgence of political conservatism, between 1990 and 1920 there were about 100 English-speaking socialist Sunday schools in 65 U.S. cities. These schools represent a dynamic opposition movement to American and Canadian public school influences. This article praises Kenneth Teitelbaum's earlier "Curriculum Inquiry" article…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
McCarthy, John; Silliker, S. Alan – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2006
Various course and program formats have been developed to better meet the needs of graduate students. One of them is the development of weekend-only courses and programs. This article examines one weekend counsellor education format in the United States, the St. Bonaventure University program offered in the Buffalo (New York) area, in detail. This…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Counselor Training, Graduate Students, Weekend Programs
Kline, Lois Twombley – 1984
In 1981, Pikes Peak Community College initiated a new Continuing Education Area, which featured a "weekend college" for communication classes held on Friday evenings and Saturdays. Faculty and administrators have identified several advantages of the weekend college, including the following: (1) since classes are held in existing…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Community Colleges, Nontraditional Education, Program Descriptions
Download full textGILES, FREDERIC T.; AND OTHERS – 1964
STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND ADMINISTRATORS AT FIVE WASHINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGES PARTICIPATED IN A QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY DESIGNED TO (1) DETERMINE CURRENT TRENDS IN SATURDAY INSTRUCTION, (2) SURVEY ATTITUDES TOWARD SUCH A PROCESS, (3) IDENTIFY RELEVANT PROBLEMS, AND (4) DEVELOP A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR LOCAL USE. OF THE 14 WASHINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGES, NONE…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitudes, Program Development, Scheduling
Hefner, Steve; McGill, Pam – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1990
A Saturday arts program was developed to serve secondary-level gifted/talented students in Richland School District Two, South Carolina. The curriculum includes aesthetic valuing, aesthetic perception, cultural heritage, and creative expression. Students learn to create better art, develop creative thinking skills, and become aware of art career…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Creative Expression, Enrichment Activities
Peer reviewedWoodruff, Joyce C.; Mollise, Dorothy C. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 1995
Comparison of grade point averages of adult students, who attended a course weekly--evenings and weekends--(n=60) with those (n=57) who attended daily showed that nontraditional scheduling did not hinder adult students' academic performance. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Delivery Systems, Evening Programs, Flexible Scheduling
Peer reviewedLaufer, Zmira – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1994
Interviews were conducted with 45 Israeli social workers who were case managers for 105 children in residential care because of parental absence or inadequate care. Interviews indicated that the practice of home weekends is characterized by neglect in professional assurance of the well-being of children and lack of family-oriented intervention…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Family Environment, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Zelon, Helen – Scientific American Explorations, 1998
Describes some experiences at a parent-child weekend at Space Camp. (WRM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities, Nonformal Education, Nonschool Educational Programs
