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Northern Illinois Univ., Oregon. Lorado Taft Field Campus. – 1991
This guide provides information about an 8-day outdoor education experience required for third-year teacher education majors at Northern Illinois University (NIU). The residential program is held at the Lorado Taft Field Campus of NIU. The guide addresses the values of outdoor education and the benefits for both teachers and students. General…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Outdoor Education
Pollak, Patricia Baron; Malakoff, Laura Z. – 1984
Intended as an illustration of programs, resources, and references for those interested in developing new housing options for older adults, this sourcebook gives examples of existing programs in New York. Following an introductory section, section II provides a profile of older Americans, first in the United States and second, in New York State.…
Descriptors: Group Homes, Housing Needs, Housing Opportunities, Institutionalized Persons
Northern Illinois Univ., Oregon. Lorado Taft Field Campus. – 1991
This guide describes the outdoor education practicum required of student teachers at Northern Illinois University (NIU). This 5-day residential experience is held at the Lorado Taft Field Campus (branch of NIU), established in 1951 to train teachers in outdoor education. Course objectives include: (1) to help student teachers gain knowledge about…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. – 1983
This publication describes 12 outdoor education programs/centers serving persons with disabilities in their program curriculum. Each program is described in detail and each description includes an overview of purposes and goals, facility/site description, administration structure, program emphasis for disabled populations, and source of funding…
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Budgets, Cooperative Planning
Pritchard, May Long; And Others – 1984
Basic principles for the establishment of a comprehensive youth education and employment system are offered in this guide, with particular focus on those youth who are at greatest risk of becoming or remaining chronically unemployed. Drawing on the knowledge generated by research and operational experience over the past decade, the guide proposes…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs, High Risk Persons