Presents activities on the science of garbage to help elementary students learn to save the earth. A rotting experiment teaches students what happens to apple slices sealed in plastic or buried in damp soil. Other activities include reading stories on the subject and conducting classroom composting or toxic materials projects. (SM)

Contends that, by teaching economics as a laboratory science, using computers, students can be helped to think like economists. Describes computer laboratory exercises and a new economics curriculum being implemented at Denison University (Ohio). (DB)

States that firsthand observations of the dynamic process that shapes landforms are important to understanding physical geography. Posits that locally planned, short-duration field exercises to study miniature or fourth-order landforms will enhance instruction about these fundamental geographic concepts. (DB)

Suggests ways parents can help steer their children toward the field of science, noting the current decrease in the proportion of students in science and engineering. Some of the ideas are to take children to museums, watch science specials on television, and buy toys and tools that teach. (SM)

The paper discusses the educational aim of fostering the child's development as an autonomous individual and a responsible member of society. It stresses the value of direct experience with stimuli accessible in the child's immediate environment. Planning and a clear purpose are encouraged for successful environmental forays. (DB)

Describes the teaching methods and philosophies of three innovative experiential teachers in Boulder, Colorado, who have (1) encouraged classroom debate on controversial topics; (2) encouraged global environmental awareness in junior high science students; and (3) created a truly bicultural, bilingual classroom for primary Anglo and Hispanic…

Universities must devise and sustain preparation programs that will instill the skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed to guide intercollaborative work. Challenges arise in four overlapping arenas: the external environment (including key accrediting and credentialing bodies), the intellectual core of the professional disciplines, faculty…

Respondents in a sample of 131 British students in adult continuing education revealed conservative preferences for teaching methods (e.g., lecture), influenced by educational experiences in and out of school. Time constraints made them want to use time most efficiently, and they did not see the value of experiential, innovative methods. (SK)

The constructivist approach of the Teacher as Composer project used analog experiences that replicate thinking and social demands. Classroom constraints, inservice limitations, and teacher mindsets impeded its application. Personal narratives and principles of children's thinking helped bridge the gap between theory and practice. (SK)

Classroom teachers' perceptions of nature and the importance of providing environmental education often determine whether students are given the chance to experience natural area. Interviews of 39 urban teachers examined teachers' preferences for types of environmental education settings. Results suggest that teachers perceive distinct difference…

Assessment of career interests in 80 undergraduate students enrolled in a course and practicum on the psychology of mental retardation found no significant changes in career interest from pretest to posttest. Students with prior exposure to individuals with mental retardation (especially as volunteers) reported high levels of career interest.…

Four canoeists who had completed four or more solo canoe expeditions of two weeks or longer were interviewed to understand their solitary wilderness experiences. Discussions of their motivations and experiences illustrate the opportunities that wilderness solitude provides for connection with nature, reflection on one's life, self-exploration, and…

Includes "Relating Strategy, Structure and Performance" (Richard E. Teare, Jorge Costa, Gavin Eccles); "Interpreting and Responding to Customer Needs" (Richard E. Teare); "Developing a Curriculum for Organisational Learning" (Richard E. Teare); and "Implementing Virtual Support for Workplace Learning"…

Explores the relationship between outdoor education and environmental education by examining the broad nature of outdoor education and discussing whether outdoor education and environmental education are overlapping philosophies or separate methods of instruction. Includes analysis of a survey of outdoor educators and details a process for…

Transcribes the Leon Jackman Memorial Address to the Australasian Art Educators Conference in 1996. Discusses distinctions between the formal world of pedagogy and the informal world of experiential learning in art education. Focuses on art educators as communicators, on how they talk about the arts, and on communication as sharing knowledge. (DSK)