Field trips for preservice teachers as an integral part of academic coursework appear to positively influence student understanding of diverse educational techniques and problems, and the educational needs of diverse cultural and ethnic populations. A description is given of a field trip to Mexico for students in an introductory early childhood…

This volume considers the value of Esperanto in relation to international tourism, and the characteristics of Esperantist tourists. Esperanto is seen as a solution to problems of language in international relations in general, and thus to international travel as well. The following are some of the general characteristics of the majority of…

This paper describes a 21-day visit to the People's Republic of China made by the author and 20 other Americans in August, 1973. The overall focus is on the role of the individual in the development of contemporary China and the attempts to integrate individual and collective goals. The process of socialization in China is examined through a…

This critical annotated bibliography of books on Greece is approached from a visitor's rather than a Greek's point of view. As it is very difficult to obtain books about modern Greece, in English, by Greeks, it has been necessary to rely mainly upon the impressions of non-Greeks, usually Englishmen or Americans, who have lived and traveled in that…

Describes Project Childsafe which is aimed at: (1) alerting new parents to the hazards children face when traveling unrestrained in automobiles and (2) providing information on proper safety devices and other traveling aids. Guidelines for choosing child safety restraints, tips for safe traveling with children, and suggestions for local…

Describes a community college English teacher's year spent in China and recommends that anyone interested in a similar experience be prepared to sing, dance, or entertain in some way before an audience, in addition to handling regular teaching duties. (NKA)

An annual bus trip around Georgia that orients new University of Georgia faculty members to the state, its industries, and its people, and the faculty response to the experience are described. (MSE)

Summarizes an intensive 23-day environmental studies course for graduate students conducted by the author in Frankfurt and along the Rhine. Participants interpreted their experiences and planned ways to utilize them "back home." Questions are raised concerning environmental values and beliefs of Americans in contrast with Europeans. (DH)

Provides tips for viewing Comet Halley in the Northeast including best viewing dates from November 1985-January 1986. Discusses going south to view the comet in March-April 1986 and gives specific information about accommodations for the Halley Rally in Everglades National Park, southernmost site in the contiguous 48 states. (JHZ)

Describes the Interactive Tour Schema, a course modeled on the relationship between a guide and the tourists who make use of his or her services. The structure of the course requires excursions away from the classroom and to various campus and off-campus locations where tours are given by student tour guides. (SED)

The author, who took a performing arts tour of Japan with 35 junior high students and seven adults, provides some tips to other music educators intending such a venture. Discussed are goals and objectives, getting things started, maintaining the pace, logistics, and final organization. (RM)

A foreign language teacher who spent a month studying and traveling in China talks about the emotional effect of seeing the Great Wall and her experience in climbing a section. (RM)

Eighteen mentally retarded adults were taught pedestrian skills using either classroom or community training procedures. Community training procedures resulted in significant improvement from pretest to posttest; however no significant change was seen in the classroom group. (Author/MC)

Investigates the accuracy of the theory and research suggesting that higher status workers are more likely than other workers to maximize travel distance because of disagreeable features of the area around work sites. (Author)