Attempts to underscore the relevance of an anthropological perspective for the study of what educators call "educational problems". Considers the area of cross-cultural studies of education and socialization in the broadest sense, the comparative study of schools as institutions within a particular socio-cultural context, school ethnography, and…

A geographer and a teacher present 12 "action packs" to show you how to obtain your goals for geography instruction. (Editor/RK)

Some form of individualized teaching helps to develop the potential of pupils and provides variety in the learning experience. (JD)

Presents an exploratory study of 104 principals' experience, meaning, learning, and development in preservice, preparation, and practice contexts. These principals suggested that the most significant contribution to their development were provisions in all contexts that instilled a voracious appetite for learning. Principals prepared in…

The Sierra Club's Inner City Outing programs provide wilderness experiences to thousands of inner-city children each year. The programs frequently partner up with children's agencies such as the YMCA and pediatric AIDS care groups. A weekend outing to Manchac Wildlife Area research station (Louisiana) by kids ages 7-14 from central New Orleans is…

A woman treated for eating disorders, long-term depression, and attempted suicide describes how adventure therapy helped her to confront her personal issues, deal with feelings of inadequacy, take risks, trust other people, and enjoy the beauty of nature. Discusses the role of the facilitator in ensuring a safe environment and leading reflective…

Interviews with 18 adults who identified negative outcomes from life experience learning showed that, if experience challenges self-definition, growth-inhibiting responses develop. When the threat to self is reduced, growth may result from negative experiences. (SK)

Describes a nontraditional discourse forum, computer-based conferences, in which students hold written conversations to discuss readings, debate issues, share frustrations, and try to become comfortable with the ideas presented in the classroom. Argues that these computer conferences are powerful learning forums for students because they encourage…

The study compared the performance of 30 blind Chinese children in Taiwan, 34 blind Indian children, and 40 sighted Chinese children on 8 conservation tasks. Although both groups of blind children performed considerably poorer than sighted children, those blind children with considerable experience handling tangible materials performed better than…

In contrast to the hypothesis that dyslexics possess phonological deficits of neurological origin, the paper proposes that the source of the deficit is primarily experiential. Evidence from normal reading and spelling development as well as from comparisons of dyslexic and nondyslexic readers is offered. (Author/DB)

Investigated responses of 45 at-risk children of 6 months to a novel learning task. Results suggest that tasks measured in infancy are related to later functioning on standard assessment tests for children reared in less than optimal environments. (RJC)

A group of outdoor teachers camping in the snow on high ground was caught in a blizzard at night. Their tents were ripped and they were forced to descend in the dark. Analysis determined that they had been caught unaware, they had improper equipment, and a lower-risk option for the descent would have been more prudent. (TD)

Encourages the integration of storytelling into environmental and outdoor education to help urban children regain their lost connections to nature. The environmental educational story can be seen as a symbolic perception of the natural world that complements a child's experience and observation of nature and promotes imagination and an…

In addition to regular training, workers learn from and during work itself. Organizational change affects the learning potential of jobs. The challenge consists in integrating personal development and organizational development. (SK)

This study, involving 10 adults with dyslexia and 11 controls, found that controls differentiated between real and false traffic signs better than subjects did and that there was a significant correlation between traffic sign recognition and driving experience for controls but not for subjects. Results are interpreted in terms of a deficit in…