This publication contains energy education activities for grades 4 through 12 and is part of a set of three publications. These activities are organized under five energy concepts: (1) energy is so basic that nothing moves without it; (2) conservation of energy; (3) there are other energy alternatives; (4) society depends on energy; and (5) the…

This booklet presents ideas for structuring the learning environment of early childhood classes based on the Tucson Early Education Model (TEEM). The goal of the TEEM approach is to help all children develop the desire and the capacity to learn for themselves. TEEM emphasizes the use of learning centers and guided individual selection and pacing…

The state of Victoria (Australia) is attempting to adopt the following premises: education ought to be a continuing, lifelong process; it should take place through living, that is, in the interaction of the individual with the rest of the community; and it ought to provide experiences that benefit a person. (Author/IRT)

There's not enough variety of personnel and activity, not enough movement in and out of schools, and not enough cross-fertilization of people and ideas between the schools and the communities of which they are supposed to be a part. (Author)

This book is a guide for the reinforcement of the elementary mathematics laboratory program. It uses a hands-on and activity approach with maximum involvement of the students. Reinforcement strategies for the first three phases (concrete, semiconcrete, and semiabstract) of each mathematics concept are suggested. Also included are specific job…

An innovation in the teaching of undergraduate psychology courses is the implementation of a field experience that gives students the opportunity to apply newly learned skills and knowledge in a community setting. Changes in undergraduates' attitudes toward various delinquency interventions were examined as a result of participation in a…

As a supplement to the standard in-school high school curriculum, the Executive High School Internship Program provides experiential learning opportunities for gifted high school students. The program focuses on management-level field placements through which participants learn to make decisions, interact with the world-of-work, and assume…

The need to prepare students for intercultural communication and understanding has stimulated interest in global studies. Within the community college, global studies have been encouraged, but also limited by uncertainties in funding and resource commitment. In this period of confusion, it is important that college anthropology instructors adopt…

A study examined the perspective of an allied health faculty toward academic credit for experiential learning through equivalency testing and third-party validation. A four-item questionnaire, completed by 134 of the 268-member full-time faculty of the Hahnemann College of Allied Health Professions in Philadelphia, indicated that the faculty is…

A study was conducted to examine methods through which Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) participants may be awarded credit for participation in CETA-sponsored programs in Pennsylvania. To accomplish this, CETA prime sponsors, CETA program operators, and a group of randomly selected potential program operators were surveyed. After…

A multimethod model of educating gifted and talented students was based on graduate students' study of 14 eminent self actualized individuals. Common environmental elements of these individuals were found in parent background, birth order, relationship with family, education, task commitment, personality traits, and interests. The model was…

This student program guide is designed for mildly mentally disabled secondary students in experience-based career education programs (EBCE). Section I provides a brief overview of the document. Section II contains four activities for use in determining career interests and aptitude; included is a chart for relating school subjects and occupations…

The 35 exercises presented in this paper have been designed to simulate real-life experiences involving the process of persuasion and to enhance understanding of the persuasive process. Among the aspects of the persuasive process dealt with are the identification of persuasive events, emotive language, language intensity, source credibility,…

An untapped resource of the inner city is the ethnic pluralism of many of its students. Field trips to old, often historic, parts of the city can be used to enhance student knowledge about family life in both their own and other ethnic groups. This kind of environmental education can lead to positive outcomes for the student including: (1) pride…