Collaborative engagement with local residents and organizations is often cited as one of the most valuable aspects of community-based research integration in classroom settings. However, little has been written on the impact of community engagement in international study abroad programs. We explore the use of community geography in Belize to…

A sample of 248 students taking undergraduate accredited field experience courses at Michigan State University felt that their major vocational, personal, and general educational objectives were met by their curriculum. Students expressed no significant weaknesses that could be attributed to field experience education as a whole. (Author)

An annotated bibliography on the state of research in experiential learning covers sponsored field study, internships, or cooperative type placements at the postsecondary level. In addition to 4 studies in progress, 23 empirical research projects are described that concern program evaluation, developmental changes in students, program design, and…

This report describes the Maclay On-Site Training Project (MOST), a project (at Maclay Junior High School in Los Angeles City School Districts) directed to focus the attention of teacher trainees upon language problems of the educationally disadvantaged child and to bring about improvement in pupils' language skills. The rationale for the project…