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Direct linkPayne, Caroline L. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2022
Drawing on six years of experience teaching Political Science classes with field experiences in the Dominican Republic, I discuss the design and implementation of effective sustainable development projects. What started as a one-off field experience has grown into a long-term relationship with the coffee growing community of El Naranjito, which…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Sustainable Development, Political Science, Field Experience Programs
Glass, Michael R. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2015
This study critiques the use of critical reflexivity in short-term international field courses. Critical reflexivity's benefits include preparing students for professional research, deepening their learning, and giving the chance to see how student perspectives on fieldwork sites are influenced by their own identity and positionality. I use an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reflection, Critical Thinking, Field Experience Programs
Glass, Michael R. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2015
This paper assesses the experience of undergraduate students using mobile devices and a commercial application, iSurvey, to conduct a neighborhood survey. Mobile devices offer benefits for enhancing student learning and engagement. This field exercise created the opportunity for classroom discussions on the practicalities of urban research, the…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Handheld Devices, Field Studies, Undergraduate Students
Download full textKidwai, Sabrina – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2011
Growing up in Philadelphia, Jenna Moser always wanted to be like her dad, who was a member of FFA and grew up on a farm in western Pennsylvania. She took a big step in emulating her father when she enrolled at the W. B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences, and became a member of FFA herself, going on to serve as president during her senior…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agriculture, Study Abroad, Field Experience Programs
Bard, Joseph F. – Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, 1979
The Pennsylvania State Department of Education (PDE) provides leadership in the development of experiential education programs to many of over 200 degree-granting institutions in the state. The development of this movement and impact of the leadership efforts, special programs, and PDE facilitation and consultation roles are described. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
Misner, John M. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2004
This paper examines the use of community based economic impact studies as service learning tools for undergraduate business programs. Economic impact studies are used to measure the economic benefits of a variety of activities such as community redevelopment, tourism, and expansions of existing facilities for both private and public producers.…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Community Benefits, Community Study, Service Learning
