Two articles combined here describe aspects of the Akron, Ohio Public Schools' summer foreign language immersion camps for both students and teachers. The first article, "The Akron Story Part I: Summer Foreign Language Camps" (John D. Durden and Sandra K. Strauber), outlines the structure of the camps, in which students live in simulated…

The Mutual Aid Project (MAP) has developed a community organizing and planning approach which has focused its attention on the continuing role of older people within their neighborhoods. This approach has sought to strengthen not only the day-to-day arrangements for mutual aid and support, but also those actions which will assist groups in…

The impact of the following private colleges in the Pacific Northwest is examined: Willamette University (Salem, Oregon), Pacific University (Forest Grove, Oregon), Linfield College (McMinnville, Oregon), Lewis and Clark College (Portland, Oregon), Whitman College (Walla Walla, Washington), University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, Washington), Whitworth…

European member organizations of the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP) held their annual conference in Malta in November 1979. The importance of an industrial committee of teachers to serve as the advisory body of the European Trade Union Confederation was emphasized. A resolution was adopted to strengthen…

Conference reports and topics of discussion from a series of seven New Jersey Conferences on Handicapped Individuals during 1976 are summarized. Eighty-five of the most significant recommendations from the conferences are presented, arranged by the following 15 subject areas: health research and treatment; recreational and cultural development;…

This bilingual French-English unit for first-year high school students discusses how to travel by train in France. It is divided into five parts: (1) "Les Horaires," which teaches the twenty-four hour time system and how to read a timetable; (2) "Le Billet," which teaches how to purchase a train ticket and the choices that are…

A demonstration project, called the New York City Cultural Voucher Program, was implemented through support from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The project was designed to expand the kinds of audiences that use cultural institutions and expand the range of services that…

Written from the Indian's point of view, these resource materials for primary grade social studies curriculum tell the story of the Suquamish Indians and their most important leader, Chief Sealth (after whom the city of Seattle was named). Focusing on the life of the Suquamish in the 1800's, the narrative text and full page line drawings in the…

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY INITIATED A PROJECT TO DETERMINE THE CULTURAL NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF THE AREA IT SERVES. IN PHASE ONE, CITY AND COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDED A SYMPOSIUM ON ART, MUSIC, LIBRARY, LECTURE, AND THEATER RESOURCES AND FORMED A REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT. PHASE TWO WAS A WORKSHOP TO HELP COUNCIL…

UNDER A U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION GRANT, AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE OF TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES USED IN LONG TERM COMMUNITY SPONSORED EPIC PRESENTATIONS BY MAJOR OUTDOOR HISTORICAL AND CLASSICAL DRAMA COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PRINCIPAL FINDINGS ARE BASED ON 83 ON THE SPOT SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS WITH DIRECTORS AND STAFF MEMBERS…

THE COLLEGE READINESS WORKSHOP, SPONSORED AND SUPPORTED BY UNION SETTLEMENT, HARLEM, NEW YORK, IN 1964 AND 1965 SERVED 76 NEGRO AND PUERTO RICAN STUDENTS WHO HAD COMPLETED THE JUNIOR YEAR OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OR COMMERCE HIGH SCHOOLS. ITS PURPOSE WAS TO PROVIDE "ACADEMIC REENFORCEMENT" AND "RIGOROUS TRAINING IN ACADEMIC SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES" FOR…

Egbema, one of six Ijo groups in Nigeria, is an obscure group in danger of becoming dominated by the culture of its neighbors. The Ijo people appear to be socially, politically, and spiritually lost, and their dialects are disappearing. In the Ijo society physical appearance is important, and men and women wear specified dress. Performing…

A summary of research relating to the Duluth, Minnesota, Indians is presented utilizing 12 major sections: an introduction; profiles of the "typical" Duluth (1) Indian resident, (2) male Indian resident, (3) female Indian resident, (4) Indian high school graduate, and (5) Indian high school nongraduate; the importance of education;…

This document reports on a workshop held to develop the curriculum for a foreign language appreciation program. The first chapter discusses the general educational concerns in preparing a FLA curriculum: course content, the student, and the foreign language teacher. Cultural appreciation is the dominant theme and the rationale for the FLA program.…

In their own language, Tewa Pueblo people have no word for art. Pottery, painting, embroidery, dancing, and other "art" forms are not considered separate from life; they are synonymous with work, thoughts, and expressions. In this collection, artwork by the children of Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, San Juan, Pojoaque, and Nambe Pueblos…