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Download full textBass, Donald G., Ed.; Smith, Larry, Ed. – 1975
As a field learning experience, 14 students at College of the Mainland (Texas) examined the structure and components of community leadership in Texas City, Texas. The students were divided into two groups, under the direction of a humanities staff member. The first group, using the reputational study technique, asked community residents to…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Leaders, Community Study, Field Experience Programs
Lutz, Francis C.; And Others – 1975
Under a 1972 grant from the National Science Foundation's College Science Improvement Program (CoSIP), Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) undertook a major educational experiment involving the total reorientation of its educational programs. The encompassing effort is referred to as the WPI PLAN. A major facet of the WPI PLAN involves student…
Descriptors: College Science, Curriculum Development, Educational Programs, Engineering Education
Kilar, Jeremy W. – 1977
This paper describes a course in urban history offered at Delta College in Michigan. A variety of techniques are utilized in teaching the course--lecture is relied on to acquaint students with the historian's role in the study of urban history, a field trip to an inner city is planned, short field assignments are used to acquaint students with…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Field Experience Programs, History Instruction
New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque. Navajo Reading Study. – 1974
During the 1974 spring semester, the Sanostee-Toadlena Title VII Bilingual Education Project focused on "how and what to teach Navajo children". The on-site program included courses in human and growth development, classroom learning, production of materials, social studies, science methods, mathematics methods, developmental reading,…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Bilingual Education, Creativity
PDF pending restorationNew York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of General Education Curriculum Development. – 1976
This guide is designed to provide a process for identifying and developing understanding of the many ways that the law touches the individual at the community level. A study done by 7th grade students at Wellwood Middle School in the Fayetteville-Manlius School District in New York is described. A geographic feature in the community known as the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Community Study, Course Descriptions, Field Experience Programs
Burt, Ruth Fredine; Douglas, Marcia – 1977
The booklet is a guide for community resource people who have agreed to share their job experiences with high school students involved in experience-based learning programs. The programs allow students to observe and participate in the daily routines required in careers they may wish to pursue. Resource people can use this booklet to determine how…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Community Involvement, Community Resources, Community Role
McClure, Larry; And Others – 1977
Strategies are presented for combining academic study with out-of-school learning opportunities for junior high and secondary students. Experience-based learning should combine four elements: community involvement, individualized instruction, guidance, and new learning leadership roles for teachers. Six chapters explain how to accomplish this.…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Resources, Community Role, Cooperative Programs
