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Experiential Programs in Practice: Lessons to Be Learned.
Jacobs, Frederic – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1982
Rigorous professional standards and review procedures, appropriateness of program goals and activities, and use of mutually reinforcing pedagogical strategies are seen as typical of experiential learning in established graduate education programs. Twelve programs using experiential learning in graduate and professional education are examined.…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Experiential Learning, Graduate Study
On "Scholarship for Society": A Decade Later.
Keeton, Morris T. – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1982
The Council for the Advancement of Experiential Learning (CAEL) held a conference on the uses and assessment of experiential learning in graduate education in 1981. Using an earlier report the CAEL wished to measure the progress of ten years. The reexamination of graduate education is advocated. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Affirmative Action, Aptitude Tests, Competence
Graduate Education and the New Experiential Learning.
Oxnard, Charles E. – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1982
Lost disciplines, lost scholars, a lost generation of new disciplines, and lost facilities for the knowledge business are threatened. There is a clear danger that the experiential nature of the academic doctorate is being interfered with through excessive attention to didactic teaching in the classroom. (MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Continuing Education, Educational Quality
Cooperative Education for Graduate Students.
Brown, Sylvia J.; Wilson, James W. – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1978
The growth of and potential for cooperative education for graduate students is addressed. It is suggested that the majority of such programs in the future will have few participants, will not be closely tied to the curriculum designed, will be largely student-instigated, and will be flexible and informal. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Experiential Learning, Futures (of Society), Graduate Students
The Graduate Tradition and Experiential Learning.
Maehl, William H., Jr. – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1982
The historic sources of graduate study in the United States, specifically the German influence, are examined, and the relationship of current experiential learning to past traditions of graduate study is discussed. Greater flexibility in the use of experience in graduate instruction and research is suggested. (MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Credits, Educational History, Experiential Learning
New Facts, Assumptions, and Approaches in American Graduate Education.
Allen, Richard J. – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1982
The quality and assessment of experiential learning and the effectiveness of its integration with formal didactic instruction are considered central factors in curriculum design and the planning of graduate programs. Nine dimensions of change in graduate and professional learning are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Competence, Educational Theories, Employment Opportunities, Experiential Learning
Assessing Experiential Learning in Graduate and Professional Education.
Knapp, Joan E. – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1982
A model of graduate experiential learning assessment is proposed, based on the work of the Council for the Advancement of Experiential Learning. Present program practices in 12 programs are related directly to the model so that sound practices can be identified and replicated in other programs. (MLW)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Experiential Learning, Graduate Study, Higher Education
The Problem-Solving Model of Graduate Education.
Hatala, Robert J. – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1982
Moving problem-centered, experiential programs into the mainstream of graduate and professional education will require more formal mechanisms for leadership. Students of graduate education programs that infuse the disciplinary study of academe with the applied perspective of professional practice gain broader contact with the problems of the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Experiential Learning, Graduate Study
Do Graduate Schools Discount Experiential Learning Credits?
Knapp, Joan – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1979
The need exists to develop new procedures in the admissions process that allow experientially based undergraduate programs to present their students' academic ability in a manner that is useful for the graduate deans and faculty who select graduate school applicants. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, Achievement Rating, Articulation (Education)