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Andersson, Karin; Öhman, Johan – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2015
The overall aim of this article is to develop in-depth knowledge about the connection between outdoor experiences and moral attitudes towards nature. The study focuses on processes in which moral relations are at stake in encounters between students and nature. The purpose is to identify such events, describe their specific circumstances and…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Outdoor Education, Educational Practices, Ethics
Mellors-Bourne, Robin; Jones, Elspeth; Woodfield, Steve – Higher Education Academy, 2015
Internationalisation and employability development are important themes for UK higher education (HE) and the Higher Education Academy (HEA). One aspect of many UK HE institutions' internationalisation strategies has been to increase the number and range of UK programmes delivered "offshore" as transnational education (TNE)--through…
Descriptors: International Education, Global Approach, Employment Potential, Labor Force Development
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Jeronen, Eila; Jeronen, Juha; Raustia, Hanna – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2009
The article aims to introduce Environmental Education (EE) in Finland and to discuss how it has been taken into account in Finnish nature schools. Firstly, we present EE models used in Finland. Thereafter we describe a qualitative case study on EE in nature schools (NS). The aim of the study was to get information for the development of EE. The…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Student Attitudes, Environmental Education, Compulsory Education
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Hui, W.; Hu, P. J.-H.; Clark, T. H. K.; Tam, K. Y.; Milton, J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2008
A field experiment compares the effectiveness and satisfaction associated with technology-assisted learning with that of face-to-face learning. The empirical evidence suggests that technology-assisted learning effectiveness depends on the target knowledge category. Building on Kolb's experiential learning model, we show that technology-assisted…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Web Based Instruction, Experiential Learning, Vocabulary Development
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Jones, Peter R.; Laufgraben, Jodi Levine; Morris, Nancy – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2006
Learning communities (LC) seek to strengthen and enrich students' connections to each other, their teachers, and the subject matter they are studying. Their success depends on the nature of the learning community program, the learning styles of the students who participate and the reasons why students entered the program. This study uses a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness, Multivariate Analysis, Experiential Learning
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Condon, Marty – BioScience, 1991
A project that introduced scientists to students and engaged students in creative scientific activities is described. Students were asked to help scientists identify patterns on the wing of a species of fruit fly. A combined research/education program is recommended. (KR)
Descriptors: Classification, Creative Thinking, Elementary Education, Entomology
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Lynch, Collin F., Ed.; Merceron, Agathe, Ed.; Desmarais, Michel, Ed.; Nkambou, Roger, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2019
The 12th iteration of the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2019) is organized under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society in Montreal, Canada. The theme of this year's conference is EDM in Open-Ended Domains. As EDM has matured it has increasingly been applied to open-ended and ill-defined tasks…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Information Retrieval, Content Analysis
Miguel, Richard J. – 1980
A two-year study addressed the problem of developing a typology of experiential education programs theoretically based and empirically tested that could guide systematic research on questions fundamental to workplace-based experiential education programs. The research question focused on was, "Can experiential education programs be classified…
Descriptors: Career Education, Classification, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Miguel, Richard J.; Jipp, Lester F. – 1980
This document reports the results of an exploratory study designed to create a typology of programs based on the normative and personalistic dimensions of experiential education. This preliminary typology is unique in that it represents a break-through in providing researchers a classification system theoretically based and empirically tested. It…
Descriptors: Classification, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Education Work Relationship