In this article, the authors describe a pilot project in which formative feedback from industry professionals creates a genuine learning experience for students. Industry is giving feedback to higher education that many graduates are not employable or that they need substantial postcollegiate on-the-job training. Higher education is struggling to…

Explores the formative criteria employed by British teachers from moment to moment in their drama lessons to guide and structure children's learning. Explains that teachers evaluated learning on two levels: (1) the quality of responses within component parts; and (2) the quality of critical moments in the drama as a whole event. (CMK)

The 12 articles in this monograph discuss the value of informal learning for children, and suggest how basic skills can be reinforced at school, home, and within community groups and institutions. Promising programs, practices, and activities for children are highlighted. Topics addressed include: (1) a rationale for a rededication to a holistic…