While the experiential learning mode is a powerful one for Blacks, it will not meet their needs until new content is allowed to emerge from the Black experience rather than be imposed by the dominant culture. (MSE)

The panoramic approach to careers assumes that skills are transferable from one career to another, and that career change can be a natural and productive process. The liberal arts disciplines have an important function in such an interdisciplinary approach. (MSE)

The coworker approach as it has been applied to a graduate field education unit is described. This approach was initiated as a treatment aid in meeting the needs of large multiproblem families and groups as well as serving as a form of observed interview for beginning graduate students. (Author/MLW)

If distributive educators are concerned with providing the best training available, cooperative vocational education must not be viewed as an add-on to the distributive education program. The cooperative program can provide the opportunity students need to hone the skills, knowledge, and attitudes initially developed within the local distributive…

Presented at the fifth Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, March 7-10, 1979, Washington, D.C., this paper describes and discusses an educational approach in which several elderly persons participated as consultants in a course on aging. (RC)

Findings of this study suggest that school administrators view problem solving skills as an important dimension of the administrative function, and that the incorporation of school problem solving techniques in clinical training experiences may be more effective than traditional training. Fifteen references are cited. (MER)

Presents a rationale, based on Judeo-Christian principles, for involving boarding school students in social service work. (SJL)

Describes 16 activities that use student-created visual arts to teach conventional reading skills such as organizing sequences and remembering details. Activities suggested include: illustrating poems, descriptions, and stories; designing scenery and costumes; making pictures, book covers, cartoons, and books; and a listening game. (DF)

Exploring the historical antecedents of Kurt Hahn's ideas, this article relates them to the philosophy of the Colorado Outward Bound School, examining some concepts in depth (e.g., physical challenge, self-discovery, individual student commitment, control of student activities, adventure/risk, small group dynamics, and community service). (DS)

Describes a night-time field trip conducted in Buffalo, New York for nine emotionally handicapped students from a rural area as part of a summer program of Project WOODS (We're Only Outdoors Developing Skills). (AN)

Reports investigation of pupils' musical achievement resulting from a "new" music education program using creative instrumental activities. Analysis indicated significantly better achievements for pupils taught by the "new" program than those in a traditional type of program. (JD)

Describes a program in which students are specifically trained in corporate communication. Lists courses required for completion of the program and tells about students' involvement in operating a communication agency simulation. (TJ)

Describes a college-level geography project for students limited to urban areas. Students investigate the rock-weathering process through library resources, then observe, collect, and analyze data about stone monuments. An individually written report concludes the project. (KC)

Student work experience programs using the facilities and environment of cooperating businesses to provide opportunities for teaching and learning are used at the University of Minnesota Technical College. These experiences include a quarter of work experience in agribusiness, a specialized work experience program, and directed study experiences…

At Living History Farms' (Iowa) pioneer homestead, late 1800 village, turn-of-the-century farm, or the farm of tomorrow, elementary and secondary students have a chance to experience both work and play aspects of farm life on the plains. The history and theory of this living museum are also discussed. (CT)