This document presents a descriptive documentation of the steps that were required in planning and evaluating an academic tour of special libraries that was sponsored by Mankato State University of Mankato, Minnesota. It is divided into five parts: (1) introduction, (2) internal and external tour procedures, (3) checklist of tour planning steps,…

This document provides guidelines and suggestions for taking preschool children on field trips. Rationale for field trips, safety considerations, planning, preparation through classroom activities, parent involvement and keeping a field experience reference file are among the topics discussed. Examples of trips to a supermarket and to hear a high…

EVERY COMMUNITY CONTAINS INTERESTING PLACES TO VISIT, AND PEOPLE WHOSE SPECIAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND TALENTS CAN CONTRIBUTE MUCH TO A LEARNING EXPERIENCE WHICH CANNOT BE GAINED SOLELY FROM BOOKS. A LIST OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN THE BRONX, NEW YORK, AREA IS INCLUDED. PLACE NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND CONTACT PERSONS AND THEIR TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE…

The details of planning and executing field trips for the mentally handicapped in Grand Forks, North Dakota, are described. The teachers' preparation of the children, the necessary contacts with businesses, the procedures used on the trip itself, the duties of aides, and the followup activities are discussed. A list of places visited with numbers…

Article described a method by which three teacher interns, preparing to be English teachers, combined their backgrounds and interests in philosophy, history, and communications to formulate a twelfth grade elective course. (Author/RK)

Article described a field trip taken by the painting class at Potsdam (N.Y.) High School as an integral part of their course. (Author/RK)

Provides details about a program that allows junior and senior journalism majors to meet and interview such journalists as Walter Cronkite, Ben Bradlee, Harry Reasoner, and the editors of "Time" magazine during a unique one-week traveling seminar. (RL)

The author discusses the philsophy behind and methods for developing an educational camping program. (MB)

Provides advice on visiting military sites and battlefields across Canada. Taking students on field trips to battlefields allows them to reconstruct the past in a creative and exciting way. (RM)

Argues that an extended field trip can be a wonderful experience for both students and faculty members. Describes one such experience. (FL)

Despite the difficulties of quantifying the educational value of field work, the response of those who participate can be a valuable indicator of success or failure. Study tours have a distinct function that needs wise exploitation if full benefit is to be gained and expenditure justified against ever-increasing travel costs. (Author)

Holds that field trips outside the school, or having an expert in a particular occupation come in to talk to a class, can greatly enrich children's learning experience. Suggests appropriate trips and resource people for different age groups. (CJM)

Described is an inductively taught educational program (Education Through Inquiry) designed for students who have difficulty reading and writing. (MM)

Article discusses the way in which the educational activities of zoos have developed in recent years. (Editor)