Interviews are a critical component of assessing a candidate's fit in an organization. Students aspiring to be managers or human resource professionals will need to complete an interview to successfully gain employment and then, in turn, will be responsible for conducting interviews to effectively ascertain the capabilities and motivation of job…

"School Budget Hold'em" is a game designed to help school districts rethink their budgeting process. It evolved out of Education Resource Strategies' (ERS) experience working with large urban districts around the country. "School Budget Hold'em" offers a completely new approach--one that can turn the budgeting process into a long-term visioning…

Much of the literature and progress related to global learning in higher education has been on curricular programs: knowledge of different societies and cultures, examining solutions to problems facing international communities, and so on. However, little research is found on the effect of cocurricular programs on these outcomes or on best…

Describes a living history program on life in nineteenth-century San Diego for secondary students. During tours of a restored Victorian house, students view slides of historical photographs, study clothing and furniture styles, and participate in typical sewing, cooking, and cleaning chores. (AM)

Presents an activity that turns ordinary whipping cream into old-fashioned butter in minutes. (ASK)

Presents 101 questions in 12 categories (communicating effectively, expressing appropriate feelings, deferring judgment of others, listening, leading others, following others, making group decisions, cooperating, respecting human differences respecting human commonalities, trusting the group, closure) designed to assist experiential education…

Designed for use in providing information to others on experience-based career education (EBCE), this introductory guide supplies information at the awareness level for use prior to a decision being made to start an EBCE program. The guide is divided into five sections. The first three sections focus on an orientation to EBCE and lay out several…

Eleanor Duckworth's teaching techniques, based on Jean Piaget's learning theories and the Elementary Science Study, are applied to teaching deaf students. The method calls for painstaking explorations that enable pupils to be confident they really know something and are not just parroting facts. (JDD)

Although somewhat different from play, children's spontaneous activity can be seen as structured by a biologically given, adaptive, and natural learning system common to all human beings. Analysis of literature in which adults recall the play experiences of their early youth and careful analysis of young children's spontaneous activity reveal six…

Describes a local history unit used to introduce fourth graders in Berkeley, California to history. The topics and activities used to teach the topics are discussed. (AM)

Discusses how field trips can build a community of experience in preschool settings. Focuses on what to consider when planning field trips, how to reduce field trip costs, adjustments to be made during the trip, and ways to bring the trip to the preschool setting. Suggests activities after the field trip, and destinations related to the arts,…

Hands-on archaeology in empty lots of recently razed structures is recommended as part of the curriculum for gifted elementary and secondary students. Guidelines for designing the educational experience include establishing expectations, forming working hypotheses, gridding the site, record keeping, artifact labeling, and producing a site report.…

Fishing helps campers develop problem-solving skills, apply biological and ecological concepts, become aware of environmental problems, realize environmental consequences of actions, discuss environmental ethics, consider spiritual values, and connect with the natural world. Describes two camps that successfully integrate fishing with…

Although logotherapy has been generally seen as a therapeutic technique, its usefulness in other areas cannot be underestimated. This paper examines museum education from a theoretical "logos" perspective and from a practical application of effective museum utilization for students. While museums will never replace schools in the formal…

Based on a successful program for women conducted by Lutheran Settlement House in Philadelphia, this guide outlines step-by-step procedures for conducting educational field trips for students in adult basic education programs. The guide offers suggestions for identification of cultural, historical, and social resources that would provide valuable…