In this study we highlight the five elements of a transfer receptive culture and its connection to the Summer Transfer Enrichment Program (STEP) administered by the Community College Outreach Center (CCOC) at Best Coast University (all pseudonyms). A quantitative and qualitative study was conducted focusing on five years of STEP, consisting of 87…

Objective: This study examined the critical race pedagogy of the Summer Transfer Enrichment Program (STEP) over a 5-year span and how the curriculum and supplemental academic programming aided in the development of a positive transfer identity for its participants. Method: A mixed method convergent parallel design approach was used to collect…

The objective of this study was to evaluate two early intervention packages to promote successful transitions to kindergarten for preschoolers with behavior problems recruited from Head Start preschools. Fifty children (M[subscript age] = 61 months; 76% male; 98% minority) referred by teachers due to early externalizing behavior problems were…

Georgia Computes! ("GaComputes") was a six-year (2006-2012) project to improve computing education across the state of Georgia in the United States, funded by the National Science Foundation. The goal of GaComputes was to broaden participation in computing and especially to engage more members of underrepresented groups which includes…

In this era of high-stakes testing and accountability, curricula are viewed as catalysts to improve high school students' mathematics performances and a critical question is whether single subject or integrated curricula produce stronger student outcomes. This study was designed to investigate the effects of an integrated reform-based curriculum,…

The School Program Advancing Career Education (SPACE) was initiated in nine pilot schools in Greeneville and Greene County Tennessee in January 1973. The initial six months of program planning were climaxed by a 10-day workshop for the planning commission, consisting of 30 principals and staff members. This workshop was a cooperative effort of…

A WORKSHOP FOR SUPERVISING-TEACHERS WAS ORGANIZED TO PLAN, EXPLORE, AND INNOVATE A MORE COMPLETE PROGRAM IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. THE WORKSHOP ALSO INCLUDED DISCUSSION OF ESSENTIAL PHASES OF THE OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS AS THEY APPLY TO THE PREPARATION OF STUDENT TEACHERS. THIS REPORT INCLUDED (1) A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FROM 11 WESTERN…

THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEDIUM FOR INSERVICE EDUCATION OF TEACHERS IS THE SUMMER WORKSHOP. THE COURSE WAS AN INSTITUTE INVOLVING AN INSTRUCTOR-COORDINATOR AS WELL AS SPECIALISTS. THE AREAS COVERED WERE ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, CHILD STUDY, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. THE AREA OF CHILD STUDY…

Could a quality comprehensive arts workshop experience offered during the summer months change certain attitudes that school children have? Could a change, if it did occur, be measured? An arts workshop organized by the Springside School of Philadelphia investigated those questions. (Author/RK)

This project was the third in a proposed 5-phase project for developing vocational education curriculum for junior and senior high school students. Thirteen vocational education teachers participated during the period from July 13 to October 15, 1966. A specific objective for each participant was to develop a 1-semester course in his particular…

An evaluation of the videotapes produced by the film/media workshop, held in the South Bronx area of New York City in the summer of 1972, was conducted. The workshop sought to broaden the communication skills and improve the self-concepts and aspirations of educationally and emotionally deprived black and Puerto Rican youngsters. Three groups of…

An Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title III project, the 1971-72 Oregon Small Schools Program (OSSP) objectives were (1) to increase member schools receptivity to new and better ideas in education; (2) to implement new programs and apply new techniques consistent with the Oregon Board of Education priority objectives and with the…

This report describes and evaluates the effectiveness of summer workshops designed to provide high school psychology teachers with an intensive review of general scientific psychology and an opportunity to develop new curricula for use in the classroom. In general, high school psychology teachers are more oriented toward life issues and…

An informational and evaluative report of the Migrant Teacher Supervisory Institute conducted at Arizona State University is presented. The institute had as its long-range goals (1) change rather than mere progress and (2) implementation rather than innovation. The curriculum for the institute centered around the following areas: unit teaching,…

The Geosciences Institute for Research and Education at the University of Michigan-Dearborn has been an example of a successful and effective model in increasing the participation of underrepresented groups in the geosciences. The program emphasizes involving middle school and at-risk high school students from the Detroit area public schools,…