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Hammerman, William M. – Journal of Outdoor Education, 1987
Summarizes the history of the outdoor education movement from the idea stage of school camping (1930-1939) to the present stage of diversity and growing opportunities for resident outdoor programs and programs for special populations. Analyzes research literature, noting thematic trends and quantitative studies of numbers of participants and…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adventure Education, Camping, Educational History
Williams, Vernon – 1978
The paper describes an experimental program for college freshmen which applies Piaget's theory of human development to students' academic and social experiences. The program, Accenting Development of Abstract Processes of Thought (ADAPT), was designed to facilitate movement of students from concrete operational thought patterns to more formal…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Educational Theories, Emotional Development
Righthand, Herbert – 1979
The hypothesis that actual physical involvement (hands-on experience) with the work of a craft will influence the occupational goals of students was tested. The subjects were 2,921 ninth-grade students in Connecticut who were enrolled during 1974-1975 in sixteen area vocational-technical schools which offer Trade and Industrial occupational…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Decision Making, Educational Research
