Looks at programs using the Foxfire model--an experiential, hands-on approach to learning--to serve the following three distinct populations: handicapped, special education students; migrant farmworker youth; and the nation's most recent immigrants. (ERB)

Adult students are forced to choose between traditional courses and independent studies and the assessment of learning. An alternative is discussed--educational workshops that focus on the theories in a field and the relationships between those theories and practical experience. (Author/MLW)

Students of recreation education at the State University College (Cortland, New York) attend a two-week outdoor education practicum held in the Adirondacks. Students study canoeing, crafts, and ecology; practice leadership and teamwork; and take part in a five-day canoeing/hiking trip. (PP)

Research shows that hands-on science education is more effective than a textbook and lecture approach. This suggests that the "new curriculum" introduced in science classes in the seventies was more effective than was thought. (JM)

The unique opportunities and problems that come with serving diversely prepared learners are discussed. The concept of "diverse preparation" is illustrated with brief sketches of three students, and the ways in which institutions respond to diversity or preparation are examined. (MLW)

The act of reading is more than decoding written language, and should be seen as a development process that leads to understanding of actual experiences and the real world. Reading involves critical perception, interpretation, and the conscious transformation of what is read into practical action to change the world. (Author/MJL)

Used an attitude survey and a role-playing case to identify the typical approaches people use to implement important changes in organizations. This strategy was not successful in producing change. Using the "Delta Technique," 86 percent of the subjects were successful in introducing change in another 14 role-playing trials. (Author/RC)

Moving from an individualized to a group approach and introducing holistic education strategies and exercises into portfolio development classes have had dramatic effects on both students and faculty and lowered student attrition in the assessment process. Sinclair Community College techniques are described and examples are given. (Author/MSE)

The courtroom paradigm is often used to justify any aspect of legal education which seems morally repugnant or is personally objectionable. It is questioned whether the paradigm has external validity, and whether it is even representative of lawyers' professional activities. (MLW)

Makes a statement about cooperative education that considers the special realities of liberal arts majors, and suggests strategies for cooperative education that go beyond traditional practices to meet the needs of liberal arts majors. (JOW)

Outlines a research framework, in which emphasis is placed upon validity, reliability, and utility, for the systematic evaluation of simulation and gaming instruments and suggests how this framework can be employed in the selection and use of instructional simulations and games. Three tables accompany the text. (Author/JL)

Rigorous professional standards and review procedures, appropriateness of program goals and activities, and use of mutually reinforcing pedagogical strategies are seen as typical of experiential learning in established graduate education programs. Twelve programs using experiential learning in graduate and professional education are examined.…

Suggests priorities for research involved in student interactive modes of learning such as computer explorations, games and simulations, and practicum experiences. Priorities are evaluation, costs, and the degree to which students are able to transcend the immediate experience. (KC)

Experiential learning is especially important in these times when young people are exposed to a tremendous abundance of information but are denied the stimulation, difficulties, dangers, and richness that used to be an integral part of American family life. (Author/GC)

Curriculum approaches were examined to determine effectiveness in increasing college students' responsibility toward alcohol. Experiential peer facilitated approach significantly increased students' responsible attitudes and decreased negative consequences of drinking. Shows that an academic course on alcohol abuse can be an important part of a…