Griffith University implemented the first Australian undergraduate degree program in interdisciplinary environmental studies. This paper discusses an introductory field experience incorporated to familiarize staff and students and to provide ecological and urban analysis exercises. The project conducted in a coastal valley incorporates field…

The author argues that a single major model of curriculum development dominates educators. (GW)

Attempts to establish the primacy of objectives in curriculum planning in multiracial education, to explore the factors governing their selection and to suggest, in a general way and in the form of a Bloomian classification what they might be, and the kind of criteria for choosing learning experiences that could be derived from them. (Author/RK)

Kids' camera close-ups bring ecology, technology and skills into focus. (Editor)

Symposium One gave students an excellent opportunity to join in lively seminars with individuals representing a diversity of career patterns, ages, life styles and vocational choices. In this way students became more critical, more autonomous, and more adult. (Author/RK)

Students worked together towards a common goal, sharing responsibilities and contributing their talents accordingly. At the same time they developed an interest in contemporary society while learning that art can be relevant to everyday life. (Author/RK)

Investigates the status, rationale and effectiveness of simulation and game exercises and the extent to which they are used in the classroom. (MH)

The choice of what to include in educational software is an issue with which instructional designers are regularly concerned. Multimedia capacity, standard on today's desktop computers, gives designers the opportunity to provide learners a more exciting learning experience than simply looking, clicking, and then looking some more. One feature that…

From an educational perspective, involving students in school design provides a rich learning experience. Students must reflect on the world around them and develop practical solutions to everyday problems. Design-based activities make them think about the learning environment, prompting them to consider where and why they learn best. Such…

We extend an earlier study on the role of memorising in learning science with three case studies on mathematicians' experiences as learners of mathematics and their views on memorising in students' learning. Each report reflects a different view of memorising--from a minimal role in learning mathematics, to a "stepping stone" role to memorising as…

Community college students (unless cognitively or emotionally impaired) have an innate learning system or process which makes it possible to do abstract and critical thinking in all their classes. Over an 8-year period, informal research has been conducted with approximately 1,000 low- and high-achieving students, and faculty in classrooms,…

Article traced the learning experiences appropriate to aesthetic education. (RK)

Suggested a positive approach for teachers in confronting the problems of students afflicted with epilepsy. (RK)

Author argues that the most important thing you can teach students is what they know already. With Socrates, he believes that maieutic, "midwifery," has an essential place in good teaching. (Editor/RK)

The experience of an extended urban field study project proved an effective method for stimulating students' appetites for discovery and for didactic learning as well. (Author/KM)