The staff of the Arthur Morgan School describes and evaluates the nontraditional curriculum at the school, located in the mountains of North Carolina. Objectives are to involve junior high school students in wilderness living experiences, building skills, learning crafts, sports, dance, and music while at the same time providing them with academic…

Archaeology as an Avocation program certifies students as competent amateur archaeologists. The article describes how an independent study at local excavation sites grew into a community club that trains its members as archaeologists who help discover the archaeological potential of the community and help federal agencies in planning area…

Assesses the knowledge of and attitudes towards teaching reading to students enrolled in a reading methods course and assigned to one of three different experiences: regular classroom, special reading class, or university-based program. Notes differences between groups for several attitudes towards teaching reading. (Author/RL)

Cooperative programs are distinguished by their emphasis on being educational, on providing productive work, and on being an integral part of the curriculum. Implications for program definition and olanning are discussed. (Author/LBH)

Examining the legal and quasi-legal constraints which nontraditional programs, particularly experiential programs, must face if they wish to attain or maintain visibility, this article points to the need for recognition and monitoring of relationships among various legitimizing agencies and suggests the implications of these relationships for…

Children's Environmental Theater is part of an environmental education package for lower elementary students. Materials actively involve the students' environment (indoor and outdoor) and the program is by definition experiential. Included in this article are two plays and discussion guides and related activities for each play. (JC)

Presents a process for defining high-quality adventure for all young people. Expands "progression" in outdoor adventure to include application of what is learned to other aspects of life. Emphasizes the importance to adventure education of nonadventurous dimensions such as group experience, and stresses that adventure is both medium and a message.…

Describes an interpretive program designed to generate excitement about natural resources in teens. Teens are involved in everyday routines at the preserve to instill a sense of stewardship. Repetition reinforces the importance of these tasks for the preserve. Examples of projects include bird census work, stream sampling, and exotic plant…

Outdoor education is the only means by which people can recover their identity as a part of wildlife in harmony with earthly wisdom. Outdoor education programs that aim to bring alienated youth in touch with their own wild natures have four major features: (1) earthlinks (connecting daily life to surroundings); (2) stories (myth and science); (3)…

Teachers wishing to teach experientially and to include environmental outdoor education in their classes must have the knowledge and skills to overcome barriers that may impede their way to this goal. Common barriers include senior administrative support, teachers' comfort and competence levels, scheduling outdoor explorations, terrain and sites,…

Describes the strategy at Old Dominion University for postgraduate job placement through the use of career practicums. Describes how fostering a campus culture of students receiving a practical education helps prepare students for careers. Lists considerations for program implementation and provides some of the positive results the program has…

Interviews with six Chinese and Ugandan students in Britain using action learning in postgraduate management education revealed that previous group work experience or a personal belief in teamwork influenced positive outcomes. Those from authority-based education systems wanted more structure and guidance, and other cultural differences must be…

Presents a potpourri of environmental education activities for grades K-12. Activities are grouped according to the subject areas of science, social studies, mathematics, language arts, and fine arts. (AIM)

Describes the Solutions model used at Shelley High School in Idaho which gives students the opportunity to gain practical experience while tackling community problems. This approach is built on the three fundamentals of an integrated curriculum, a problem-solving focus, and service-based learning. Sample problems include increasing certain trout…

Presents estimation as a tool for learning observation and measurement relationships for the metric system. Activities include constructing a meter tape and using mystery boxes to practice volume estimation and measurement. (AIM)