Joy, freedom, and benefit--the reasons we are at our colleges and universities. The joy of learning, the freedom to grow, and the benefit of education are all basic human rights, or at least they ought to be. We believe that both honors and faculty development affirm, support, and sustain those rights. We married in 2000, at the beginnings of our…

Public affairs and nonprofit program administrators and directors interested in (or tasked with) implementing undergraduate programs require a resource where they can find information for recruiting and retaining the next wave of public and nonprofit workers. While similar to graduate public affairs programs, undergraduate programs may differ in…

Popular opinion has long assumed that learning a foreign language requires not only traditional classroom instruction but also immersion among native speakers of the language. This opinion is so strongly held that students who study through immersion are believed to become more proficient than those who do not. "Study Abroad Contexts for…

The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning's (CAEL's) 40th anniversary year provided an opportunity for the "Forum and News" to examine the world of the adult learner from multiple perspectives and to invite CAEL friends and supporters to reflect on the evolution of the field and of CAEL as an organization. This publication presents…

People aged 55 and older are one of the fastest growing demographic groups in much of the developed world. While they have seen tremendous changes in technology and everyday living over their lifetime, some of the biggest societal changes are those that they themselves are helping to make. In the U.S., these mature individuals can expect to live…

In the twenty-first century, learning and the definition of education is changing. New digital, online, and social tools have the ability to transform the classroom and engage learners like never before. In the midst of this technological revolution, it is crucial for educators and administrators to be able to gauge the impact of digital tools on…

Contains five personal accounts: (1) "From the Eye of a Giant" (Walter Earl); (2) "Culture Shock with a Happy Ending" (Terence Hannigan); (3) "Bifocality--And the Space Between" (Tim Olson); (4) "Becoming an Effective Multicultural Counselor" (Woodrow Parker); and (5) "Outback Actualization" (Martin Ritchie). (NB)

The decade since publication of "Place as Text: Approaches to Active Learning" has seen an explosion of interest and productivity in the field of experiential education. This monograph presents a story of an experiment and a blueprint of sorts for anyone interested in enriching an existing program or willing to experiment with pedagogy…

This anthology contains 16 papers devoted to 3 aspects of human resources development (HRD): the institutional perspective on learning for development, the key actors in HRD, and the role of HRD in improving individual and organizational performance. The papers are: "Human Resources Development and Adjustment" (Kanawaty);…

The need for new approaches, methods, and techniques in cross-cultural training and intercultural education is paramount. This collection of more than 30 exercises and activities aims to help begin a regular flow of materials into the stream of resources available to professionals in the intercultural field. The emphasis in the collection's first…

Contains four personal accounts of counselors' experiences as clients: (1) "The Heart of the Matter" (Paul Crowley); (2) "Empathic Intervention in Self-Psychology" (Jon Maaske); (3) "Moving toward a New Perspective on Depression and Myself" (John Rebillot); and (4) "My Journey from Despair to Hope" (Lawrence Rossiter). (NB)

Contains five personal accounts: (1) "Volunteers--Handle with Care" (Donna Davenport); (2) "On the Task of Letting Go: A Woman's Paradoxical Journey" (Marjorie McKelvey Isaacs); (3) "Saving Myself Versus Serving Clients" (Peggy Kinnetz); (4) "To Publish or Not to Publish: That is the Question" (Donna Walsh); and (5) "Counseling behind Closed…

Contains five personal accounts: (1) "Critical Incidents Aren't Accidents" (Suzanne Lange); (2) "Going from Serious to Fun and Remaining Professional" (Mary Olona); (3) "The Personification of the Core Conditions" (B.S. Tillinghast, Jr.); (4) "A Personal Reaction to Carl Whitaker as a Teacher" (Katherine H. von Schmidt); and (5) "Jampy: Imaginary…

Contains six personal accounts: "Hysterical Paralysis: Confirmation of Counseling Process" (Theodore Chapin); "Understanding Psychodynamic Concepts through Personal Trauma" (Steven Michael Cobb); "Theory into Practice: Choosing an F-Stop" (Ron Crawford); "Learning to Empathize with Resistance" (Stuart Frederick); "I Still Don't Know how to Do…

This book contains 14 articles on learning and work that focus on the following: (1) expectations about learning at work into the next century; (2) learning theories, practice, and performance implications; (3) the relationship between workplace learning and other forms of life-long education; (4) international developments in competency-based…