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Larsen, C.; Walsh, C.; Almond, N.; Myers, C. – Educational Studies, 2017
The benefits attributed to field trips by science educators are: social development; observation and perception skills; giving meaning to learning; providing first-hand experience and stimulating interest and motivation. Arguably, the "real value" of field work is attributed by students. In this study, 100 first-year students took part…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Field Trips, Educational Benefits
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Yahr, Michael A.; Schimmel, Kurt – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2013
The Millennial generation, also known as Generation Y, has garnered much attention in the print and broadcast media and at academic conferences because of the challenges that they pose to universities and corporations. Aggregate characteristics and preferences of the Millennial generation and of Generation X, their immediate predecessors, have…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Experiential Learning, Educational Environment, Simulation