Offers a teaching technique that proposes to enliven instruction of statistics for mathematics students. This activity focuses on questions and associated calculations pertaining to wildlife in captivity. Directives for the lesson as well as a complete listing of questions and answers on captive wildlife are included. (ML)

The article describes a study conducted to determine whether experiential learning-based discussion is more effective than lecture-based discussion in facilitating understanding of material presented in a typical undergraduate business course, specifically organizational communication networks. (CT)

Discusses the minimum competency model of staff qualifications. Classifies the ideal characteristics and qualifications for experiential leaders. Discusses interconnection of hiring, training, and supervision of experiential education staff and the relationship of these activities to program quality. Presents an integrated staff development model…

The changing role of the campus physical plant manager in an era of large campuses and rapid technological advancement, and the development of a comprehensive self-education program to meet managers' educational needs are discussed. (MSE)

Explores how sponsored experiential learning programs work--from the perspectives of both the facilitators and the consumers of the learning. Discusses on-campus programs, off-campus centers, the intern position, administering adult internship programs--the sponsor's perspective and the company perspective, and internships with current employers.…

Describes a writing course that involves students in such experiences as remodeling a house, writing a fiction story for a "Redbook" editor, and studying Hopi Indians. (EL)

Outlines three different models of formal experiential education: instruction group process, simulation and games, and field experience. Describes the development of the Field Studies Program at the University of California at Berkeley and examines the process by which all three traditions were effectively integrated into the program. (SB)

Describes the new roles and benefits for both students and faculty that are resulting from the increase in the use of internship training as a component of professional and pre-professional training in higher education institutions. (SB)

Describes the educational theories of John Dewey, and especially his emphasis on the importance of experience. In terms of music education, this involves providing students with expressive experiences and directing students so that there is growth in understanding, meaning, and value. (CS)

Describes the Monthly Data Grapher, a microcomputer program which helps visualize data to discern patterns and which is suitable for use with elementary school children. Some of its uses are noted and the microcomputer program itself is included. (MBR)

This article discusses the responsibility of the school to provide opportunities for students to grow through interdependent roles and relationships involving significant others. A teacher-student relationship and learning strategy based on cooperation is suggested. The Moorhead State University experience is given as an example of education as a…

Outlines writing/reading experiences in projects that stretch conceptual understanding and illustrates ways to relate language experiences to children's everyday experiences. (CI)

A way is described to expose first-year law students to a whole case and thus to blend in appellate decisions, statutes, and scholarly articles as they might be discovered and used by the parties and the court. (MLW)

The Program for Entry into the Educating Professions is an instructional sequence for doctoral students designed to prepare educators for work in a variety of settings. This article focuses on describing the rotating internship program, which places students in positions of responsibility in profit-making, nonprofit, and governmental…

A comparative study of the activity environments of five early childhood programs differing in curricular emphasis and population served: a franchise day care, a Head Start program, a Montessori nursery school, a community day care center, and a laboratory nursery school. (MS)