Presents the results of a minicourse to improve reading skills. (RB)

Short-term intensive training is not only saving time for North Carolina high school students; it also helps them get their bearings in the selection of occupations. (Editor)

A one-week Elderhostel course in survival Spanish focused on introducing students to the basic sound system and enough basic structure and vocabulary items to enjoy travel. Experiences with material selection and student receptiveness are outlined. (MSE)

In two Chicago high schools, students taking the traditional 40-week course in United States history were compared to students taking 4 10-week minicourses. No significant differences were found in learning or student attitudes. (SJL)

Discusses how minicourses offered to elementary school teachers can provide background information and experiences in topics such as aquatic biology and environmental education. Presents results of a questionnaire that evaluates the effectiveness of this approach in aiding elementary school teachers to teach science. (CS)

A minicourse concerning patient management skills at the University of Washington School of Dentistry is described. A method to evaluate students' application of the social learning theory presented in the minicourse is reported. Students were trained in 12 specific skills, and then observed during rgular appointments. (MLW)

Describes the testing of a "coursette" model of instruction designed to stimulate interest in geology among students at the University of South Carolina. (Author/SA)

In order to provide comparative data that could serve as a basis upon which to develop continuing education honoraria policies, a survey was conducted in 1974-75 of pertinent practices of the 81 AACP member colleges. Results and suggestions are presented. (LBH)

This directory provides information on summer programs abroad from 1 week to several months in length and short courses of varying lengths in the fall, winter, or spring. Approximately 60 percent of the programs are sponsored by U.S. accredited colleges and universities; the others are offered by foreign universities, language schools, and other…

A three week course designed to create an ecological awareness on the part of each student is described. (DE)

The development of minicourses in the junior high schools at Crystal Lake in the spring of 1973 is considered. (BP)

The book presents concise descriptions of over 1,300 summer study programs and short courses (geared to all levels of postsecondary education) worldwide sponsored by U.S. colleges and universities, foreign universities and language schools, and nonprofit and proprietary educational organizations. Programs are arranged first by the geographical…

Developers of a seven-day training course for British housing repair clerks offered at Tottenham College of Technology (London, England) reached the following conclusions: (1) such courses should be run "in house" for a particular employer, because job content varies widely; (2) the communications and technical activities in the course…

The study looked at the relationship between gifted students' sense of self-efficacy to their decisions to undertake independent investigations. It also examined whether efficacy beliefs, gifted behavior, or both could be increased by participation in a mini-course on research methodology. The literature on self-efficacy theory is reviewed showing…

A short account of one aspect of a semester course in School Administration. There is some evidence that students, working under far from ideal conditions, can accept theory in administration as immediately relevant to their practical situations. (Author/WM)