Four groups (sighted, blindfolded sighted, legally blind, and blind) of adults were trained to traverse a five-block route in a residential neighborhood and were then asked to reconstruct the route from memory. Results showed the blind and sighted adults demonstrated similar abilities to learn routes but showed significant differences in memorial…

Reports the daily activities of a two-week foreign travel study course for literature classes. (AEA)

A train trip through Pennsylvania is an education in the history and current activities and industries of the state. One can observe the old railroad depots, landscapes, railroad work crews, strip mines, and Amish communities. (KC)

Overseas study/concert tours are a potentially valuable experience for high school students. Educational, musical, and organizational considerations should be taken into account in planning. Tours should have defined objectives, with school representatives in control of administrative aspects. (CS)

Describes a tour of the places of Jane Austen's novels that is offered by the Association for Cultural Exchange (ACE) in Cambridge, England. (JL)

Offers advice to teachers who want to lead student travel groups on European tours. (RL)

Enrichment tours designed to heighten interest and enhance the breadth and depth of learning a lifetime sport are encouraged. A tour of the Florida Keys and Bahama Islands for sailing and diving taken by students from Mankato State University is described. (JMF)

Tourism can create significant impacts on both the social and natural environment; however, many nations have avoided the negative impacts. Consideration of the effects of tourism should be part of national policy toward the tourist industry. (RE)

Interviews with 50 New Zealand students who participated in overseas experience (working holidays abroad) found they had complex, whole-life motivations; few did intensive planning prior to departure. Six distinct forms of overseas experience were found, having more or less relationship with career development. Most students experienced major…

Reports results of a survey in which 100% of superintendents who responded read high school publications yet only 15% think it is important to attend national workshops, conferences, or conventions. Contends that student journalists and advisers need to continue to travel to these workshops. Suggests that if students and advisers presented reports…

This article outlines information which can be provided by the school nurse or health educator to help make student trips abroad healthy as well as educational. Topics covered include: food and water, traveler's diarrhea, handwashing, insect and animal bites, stress, and prior health problems. (IAH)

Describes an American teacher's experiences teaching English in China in 1986-87. Examines her interactions with students, teaching duties in and out of the classroom, trips with students, and departure from China. (SV)