The article presents guidelines and examples of how transdisciplinary teams can deliver services to students with severe disabilities in community environments. Recommendations are also given for scheduling and other aspects of effective teamwork between school and related services personnel. (Author/DB)

Results are presented of an exploratory study that describes the learning styles of students, faculty, and field instructors using Kolb's Learning Style Inventory. Implications for the use of the tool in field and classroom experiences are addressed. (Author/MH)

Recalls events of the Twelfth Annual Conference of the Reading Association of Ireland. Sees a sense of connection between Irish educational policymakers, teachers, students, and the literary community that should be fostered in Canada. Reaffirms the two-way relationship between teaching and the community. (SD)

Presents a six-day lesson in which two different classes role play the U.S. House and U.S. Senate to simulate the bicameral nature of the U.S. government. Students use actual federal or state legislation or write their own bills, and then work through the process of passing them into law or rejecting them. (GEA)

Discusses the search for gender identity in the midst of conflicting messages from modern society and reviews the American tradition of looking to outdoor adventure as a means of affirming gender-based community. Urges experiential educators to be sensitive to gender-related anxiety and aware of the benefits of same-sex groups. (JHZ)

Discusses experiential learning approaches used with incarcerated students, designed to help them evaluate their experiences and change their behaviors as a result. Defines process-oriented education and facilitative teaching and describes eight strategies for promoting interpersonal communication, group problem solving, and self-awareness. (JHZ)

Provides descriptions of the various types of nature centers with emphasis on how they are funded, managed, and staffed. Includes a listing of the programs offered by nature centers. (ML)

This article depicts an example from 1946 that led to changed attitudes toward racial integration by union members attending a leadership training workshop at Highlander Folk School (Tennessee), an adult education center for social change. Student experiences and the lessons drawn from these experiences are examined. (Author/CT)

The author describes the application of the vocational method of instruction, a technique focusing on real-world laboratory settings and private sector involvement, to the programs of an academic high school, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia. (CH)

Examined relationships between attraction to group and individual outcome in groups and between group cohesiveness and individual outcome in groups in four groups of 27 graduate students participating in a group psychotherapy experiential training program. Results revealed that attraction to group and group cohesiveness were both related to…

This article describes how an introductory sociology course was organized and taught in order to promote students' understanding of sociology as the systematic and critical analysis of modern social structure and its impact on the individual. (JDH)

Outlines a variety of suggestions for classroom activities for second language instruction and immersion. Most activities focus on the use of illustrations or illustrated materials. The descriptions of the activities are in French. (MSE)

Young pastors are beginning to use experiences as a way of teaching in their parishes. Interest in experiential education grew out of frustration with conventional theological education based on classroom lecture and textbooks, which failed to equip the minister-in-training to deal with day-to-day life of the parish, hospital, or campus. (JHZ)

Gives introductory information about the study of small mammals including the selection and use of harmless live-traps, handling and identification, techniques for observation and trapping in the wild, and safety measures. Suggests useful references for teachers wishing to develop a small mammal study program for their students. (JHZ)

Discusses the role that resident field centers have in environmental education in Norway. Explains how the centers aim to provide a totally different environment for the students by emphasizing the values of living and learning together. (ML)