An interpretivist qualitative study used the life-history method to analyze foundations of experiential learning in agricultural education. Four tenets--learning through real-life contents (Dewey), learning by doing (Knapp), learning through projects (Stimson), and learning through solving problems (Lancelot)--were conceptually aligned with the…

Learning-in-action must be accompanied by reflection in and on action. Journals are a personal, self-consciously interactive method of communicating reflection to oneself and others, although they manifest a tension between the public and private aspects of learning-in-action. (SK)

Examination of self-education and feedback systems suggests that self-education, experience, and the science of education are closely related and of great antiquity. (SK)

Learning keys in human experience are (1) controlling the environment; (2) interacting with, understanding, and adapting one's relationship to the environment; and (3) liberating oneself from the environment. A learning-centered schooling model balances control, adaptive, and personal criteria. (SK)

Develops a model of mathematical learning from an exploration of educational research and personal observations. Uses Kolb's model of experiential learning to characterize four mathematical learning styles: (1) allegorizers; (2) integrators; (3) analyzers; and (4) synthesizers. These styles are viewed as corresponding to four stages of…

Raises 10 issues concerning initiation, development, and implementation of realistic job previews (RJPs), framing issues as tough choices that must be made. Makes recommendations for each of 10 choices on basis of previous RJP research, relevant theory, and personal experience. (Author/NB)

Critically examines the general characteristics of a "discourse" of self-directed learning and considers consequences of assumptions made about adult learning and teaching. Presents and analyzes case studies of practice involving experiential teaching approaches with two groups of adult students. (JOW)

The experience of adult educators planning a conference exemplifies the process of harnessing talents, skills, knowledge, and understanding in a collective enterprise that helps people articulate their views and ideas on critical issues. (SK)

Explores the complementary contributions to experiential education research that are offered by an interpretive approach using qualitative methods and a positivist approach using quantitative methods. Discusses the utility of the interpretive approach in examining the multiple realities that influence human behavior. (SV)

Discusses the solo experience as an outdoor training technique that promotes development of contemplation and insight; emphasizes man's oneness with nature; and seeks to win some moral, philosophical, spiritual, or religious benefit from solitude. Includes relevant quotations by Thoreau, Wordsworth, and others. (SV)

Uses a story format to advocate living in harmony with nature. Environmental awareness and appreciation lead to appropriate behavior needed to sustain the global environment. Describes the wonder of nature through the author's personal experience with a trillium and his daughter's care for an injured bird. (KS)

Discusses the prevailing conventions of portfolio assessment specifically where experiential learning is tied to course equivalents. Suggests that further discussion is needed about prior learning assessment, traditional education, and how to use experience in to advance understanding of learning. (JOW)

Diverse ways people learn in their work include learning from mistakes, self-education on and off the job, practice of personal values, application of theory, skills practice, problem solving, interaction with others, lateral planning, advocacy, leadership, formal training, and practice of quality assurance. (SK)

Reflective activities are critical components of service learning because they connect service with course content. Methods include journals, experiential-research papers, ethical case studies, directed readings, and electronic dialogs. (SK)

Work-based learning as expressed in national qualifications frameworks is discussed within the theoretical context of Foucault's notion of discipline. Argues that the management of worker subjectivity is an essential element of the governmentality of organizations. (SK)