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Smith, Thomas E.; Roland, Christopher C.; Havens, Mark D.; Hoyt, Judith A. – 1992
This book provides an overview of an evolving orientation to the facilitation of growth and learning that can be summarized as "challenge education." Challenge education is a complex synthesis of a variety of therapeutic, educational, recreational, rehabilitative, and enrichment strategies. Chapter 1 outlines the historical roots of challenge…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Download full textNorthwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1996
This packet contains seven research briefs in the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory's (NWREL's) "School Improvement Research Series" for 1995-96. Topical Synthesis #8, "Community-Based Learning: A Foundation for Meaningful Educational Reform" (Thomas R. Owens and Changhua Wang) summarizes lessons that NREL has learned over the past 20…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Citizenship Education, Cooperative Education
Northern Illinois Univ., De Kalb. Office for Vocational, Technical, and Career Education. – 1989
This monograph is a follow-up to a comprehensive study of education for employment that examined how successfully individuals were being prepared for employment by vocational education, career education, and adult education. Three goals surfaced from the study: enhancing quality, increasing effectiveness, and assuring access to vocational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Attitudes, Articulation (Education), Career Counseling
