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Rolf A. Zwaan – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2024
In this article, I outline the evolution of my research in the domain of narrative comprehension. I cover three phases: (1) the event-indexing model, which explores connecting events in narratives; (2) the immersed experiencer framework, which focuses on event representations and mental simulations; and (3) a preliminary exploration of conspiracy…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Experiential Learning, Political Attitudes
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Mayorga, Luanne K. – Industry and Higher Education, 2019
The transition from college to careers has remained relatively consistent for decades. This is no longer the case, as many factors are at play. It is essential that undergraduate students gain career-relevant skills to be successful in the complex, global workforce. Yet employers raise concerns about students' career-readiness. Simultaneously,…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Undergraduate Students, Career Readiness, Education Work Relationship
Freeland, Richard – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2016
In this article, the author discusses Experiential Education and Liberal Learning. This topic has been on the mind of the author ever since he graduated from a liberal arts college many years ago and began his first real job, whereupon he discovered how much he did not know about putting his ideas to effective use in the world beyond academia. In…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Liberal Arts, Professional Education, Integrated Activities
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Smith, H. A.; Dyment, J. E.; Hill, A.; Downing, J. – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2016
This article reports on the experiences of two lecturers working at the University of Tasmania required to teach outdoor and sustainability education (O&SE) courses online. Using an (auto)ethnographic case-study approach, the lecturers were interviewed with a view to exploring their perceptions, challenges, ethical dilemmas, tensions,…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Online Courses, Sustainability, Case Studies
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Mercer, Theresa G.; Kythreotis, Andrew P.; Robinson, Zoe P.; Stolte, Terje; George, Sharon M.; Haywood, Stephanie K. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss a novel life cycle approach to education for sustainable development (ESD) where the students become "design thinkers". Design/methodology/approach: A case study on the creation, development and utilisation of educational games by university students is presented. The paper discusses the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Instructional Design, Play