This hermeneutic phenomenology studied the lived experiences of four high school teachers' Socratic practice. The purpose of the study was to describe the essence of high school teachers' lived experience of Socratic practice and explore what the teachers' lived experiences suggested about their understanding of Socratic practice. The data for…

This article discusses international simulation "models" as vehicles for active student learning and leadership development. Drawing on his role as the faculty sponsor of his school's delegation and managing director of the overall conference, the author details the structure, workings, and benefits of International Model NATO as well as…

There is considerable international interest in the value of residential fieldwork for school students. In the UK, pressures on curriculum time, rising costs and heightened concern over students' safety are curtailing residential experiences. Collaboration between several key fieldwork providers across the UK created an extensive programme of…

This article reports on a psychometric study examining the validity and reliability of the My Class Inventory-Short Form for Teachers, an accountability measure for elementary school counselors to use as they evaluate aspects of their school counseling programs. As a companion inventory to the student version of the My Class Inventory-Short Form…

Does the artist or the art teacher teach art more effectively? What does the artist really have to offer the students that existing school personnel and programs do not? While one art educator found the Artists-in-Schools program ineffective for student development, another art teacher thought the program should be supported. (Author/RK)

Summarizes responses of outdoor education practitioners and students to questionnaires covering the relationship between perceived risk taking and the learning process; the extent to which teachers encourage risk taking; the importance of experiential education; and interactions among fear, coping, and self-concept that affect learning. Describes…

Describes the Live, Learn and Teach program, an eight-day wilderness experience in New Hampshire's White Mountains, designed to develop student teacher relations. It includes six weeks of curriculum-design sessions and a practicum in which teaching teams experiment with new skills and behaviors as they design and carry out an activity-centered and…

This paper presents the results of a study concerning the impact of changing demographic on curriculum and instruction in higher education and specifically, the impact of the adult student population on Otterbein College, Ohio. The study discusses gender and age considerations in its exploration of the school's student attitudes, teaching…

Reviews literature from humanistic authors that focuses on teacher and situational characteristics conducive to the transmittal of important academic material to the students, while simultaneously enhancing their growth as individuals. (Author/RC)