Ideal for faculty and administrators looking to blend business education and the liberal arts, this toolkit combines exemplary syllabi from 26 leading institutions with step-by-step strategies to advocate successfully for curricular innovation. Conceived with comprehensiveness in mind, these resources cover both inspiration and implementation for…

One of the main problems faced by an organizational communication instructor at Southern Methodist University was how to incorporate experiential learning into her survey course without jeopardizing precious class time. After careful consideration, she came up with a course design that she felt would not only provide students with experiential…

This experiential education course was designed as part of an experimental program in education leading to a master's degree for teachers and administrators living in an isolated, rural area in Maine. Course outline, assignments, references, and lesson plans are provided. Elementary aspects of archaeology were used as the content from which to…

Advertising programs have an obligation to teach job search skills to their students and it is in their own best interests to do so. The rationale for this is threefold. First, advertising programs must command the respect of the professionals in the field, because professionals represent the employment market and are increasingly becoming sources…

This paper describes an academically rigorous, curricular-based continuing pharmaceutical education program, developed at Purdue University, that includes both didactic and experiential components. The model has three components: the acquisition of knowledge, the development of skills, and the application of knowledge and skills to practice. (GLR)

This description of a laboratory experience for engineering students emphasizes guided design, a slow-motion experience in decision making of an open-ended problem. (SA)

This book provides teachers and recreation professionals with a guide to Project Adventure activities and curriculum. Project Adventure learning goals are: (1) increasing the participant's personal confidence; (2) increasing mutual support within a group; (3) improving agility and physical coordination; (4) increasing joy in one's physical self…

A supplement to the active leisure learning student manual for Katimavik (the 9-month volunteer community service and experiential learning program for 17-21 year old Canadians) provides in greater detail the procedure for preparing and implementing the Outdoor Wilderness Trip. Sections presented are definition of terms, national training,…

This Public Service Practicum Curriculum Guide is intended to assist social science and occupational teachers in the areas of public service and related occupations to develop, implement, and operate an internship program. Designed for use in all schools in rural, suburban, or city settings, this guide is based on a program developed in Elk Grove…

This publication is designed to aid school administrators, curriculum planners, and teachers in implementing the science education program in Texas public schools. The framework organizes instruction for kindergarten through grade 12 around certain widely accepted processes of science. These processes are reflected in the identified essential…