Field trips, field courses, and other forms of field-based pedagogy have a long and storied history in geography and are frequently described as essential components of geographic education at the college, secondary, and primary levels. A recent and expanding literature on best practices for field-based geographical education provides instructors…

Field-based learning in higher education is lacking both in practice at colleges and in research within the academic literature. This study aims to address these deficits by exploring the benefits and possibilities of executing field study in higher education across a variety of courses. We report the results of a qualitative research design that…

History teachers are perhaps more concerned than those in other disciplines to make their classroom material "come alive." Students tend to perceive that learning history means memorizing facts, more so than in other disciplines. Historians consequently use a range of active learning pedagogies--handling unique archival sources, role…

Field practice is an important part of training geography research talents. However, traditional teaching methods may not adequately manage, share and implement instruction resources and thus may limit the instructor's ability to conduct field instruction. A possible answer is found in the rapid development of computer-assisted instruction (CAI),…

This article documents a first project undertaken by kindergarten children and their teacher in a public school in the southeastern United States. Images, work samples, records of children's comments, and the teacher's description tell the story of the project as it unfolds. The authors provide interpretation of the project events documented in…

This article summarizes findings from the author's study of the characteristics and use of high-quality materials designed to support classroom instruction of elementary-aged children before, during, and after field trips. It also expands on the implications of this research for classroom teachers' effective use of field trip support materials.

This article discusses ways to make field trips more appealing and rewarding for students. (PD)

A discussion of how detailed information on historical events can make bicentennial field trips more interesting and produce heightened awareness. (HB)

Examines the merits of using field-trips in the teaching of English to high school and college students. (RB)

The author uses a visit to a medieval site by elementary school students as an example of how to approach field trips for development of historical techniques. (DE)

This article discusses the values of field trips, and the problems which arise in planning, serving to discourage their use as a teaching technique. The short field trip on school property is proposed and discussed as a means of avoiding many problems. A book of ideas by Russell for short field trips is available. (TK)

PART ONE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS A DESCRIPTION OF A PRESCHOOL CLASS FIELD TRIP TO AN APPLE ORCHARD. "VERBAL BOMBARDMENT" IS THE METHOD USED BY THE TEACHER ON THIS TRIP. THE TEACHER POSES QUESTIONS TO HER STUDENTS AND LETS THEM ANSWER. PART TWO IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF STRUCTURED GROUP TEACHING. NINE CONSECUTIVE LESSONS STATING THE PURPOSE,…

Real work settings in the community offer learning experiences that cannot be duplicated in the school. The classroom teacher must know the experience program possibilities available in the community, and guide students to discover these possibilities. (KP)

Advocates the use of field trips for improving students' image-interpretation abilities. Presents guidelines for developing a field trip for an aerial-photo interpretation class or a remote-sensing class. Reviews methodology employed, content emphasis, and includes an exercise that was used on a trip. (ML)

Describes a program in environmental education in which secondary school students and teachers extensively studied the North-eastern region of the United States on a one month camping trip. Details of the budget, suggested personal equipment, and group camping equipment are provided. (JR)