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Stevens, Peggy Walker – Journal of Experiential Education, 1981
Suggests guidelines for establishing a secondary school experiential program in the areas of assessing school and student needs, setting goals and devising plans to meet the goals, planning for necessary resources (time, energy, finances, supplies), and selling the program to administrators and teachers. (NEC)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Experiential Learning, Needs Assessment, Nontraditional Education
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Bach, Lisa, And Others – Journal of Experiential Education, 1986
Two student-initiated volunteer projects that became independent community-based organizations are examined with attention to building appropriate partnerships at each stage of program development, and the characteristics of these partnerships: clear communication, shared goals, mutual respect and trust, complimentary roles/skills,…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Organizations, Junior High Schools, Leadership Training
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Kohn, Sandy – Journal of Experiential Education, 1991
Advocates empowering students to help them take control of their lives. Provides specific ideas on how educators can facilitate this process. Uses concepts from humanistic education, group dynamics, Quaker thought and action, and experiential programing. (KS)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Group Dynamics
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Wichmann, Theodore F. – Journal of Experiential Education, 1980
Claiming that as educators have developed alternatives to traditional education they have also thrown out the babies of cultural insight with the bathwater of educational bureaucracy, this paper explores two heresies--the "learning by doing" and "reforming by doing" heresies--that limit and may ultimately threaten the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives
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Quinsland, Larry K.; And Others – Journal of Experiential Education, 1986
Advocates each wilderness challenge program consider and define specific reasons for providing programing for deaf people. Discusses need for quality leadership and leadership training, communication, and goal setting to provide successful, growth producing experiences for deaf participants. (NEC)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adventure Education, Communication Skills, Deaf Interpreting
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Ewert, Alan – Journal of Experiential Education, 1979
Maintaining that year-round programing can increase program efficiency and environmental utilization, this article notes advantages and disadvantages of winter programing; suggests 30 pointers for instructors to help manage the disadvantages of teaching in a cold climate; and presents a cold weather program strategy. (SB)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Affective Objectives, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning
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Meyer, Manu Aluli – Journal of Experiential Education, 1994
Addresses the relevance of incorporating culture into wilderness adventure education programs. Examples of Hawaiian culture illustrate the application of culture in developing a foundational philosophy, as a teaching tool, as a communication medium, as a way to reach student and course goals, and as a bridge from wilderness to home life. (LP)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development