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Jaoko, Japheth – College Quarterly, 2010
This paper examines how a study abroad experiential learning course in diversity provided a cultural immersion experience for a group of social work students from a small private university in central Kentucky. The students participated in a three-week international education experience in Kenya and reported this experience helped them become more…
Descriptors: International Education, Private Colleges, Experiential Learning, Cultural Pluralism
Algee, Lisa M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
English Language Learners (ELL) are often at a distinct disadvantage from receiving authentic science learning opportunites. This study explored English Language Learners (ELL) learning experiences with scientific language and inquiry within a real life context. This research was theoretically informed by sociocultural theory and literature on…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, English Language Learners, Inquiry, Scientific Concepts
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Raffan, James – Journal of Experiential Education, 1993
Explores emotional and spiritual bonds to the land as they are expressed through poetry, song, or visual arts. Describes four principal components of a sense of place, based on conversations with the Chipewyan Dene and Caribou Inuit (natives of the Thelon Game Sanctuary in Canada's Northwest Territories) and various forms of experiential learning.…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Beliefs, Canada Natives, Cultural Background