This study examines semester schools, which have elements associated with transformative learning, and an adolescent population, where transformative learning has less commonly been studied. We administered the Learning Activities Survey pre/post semester (n = 173) and followed the survey with semistructured interviews (n = 30) to assess whether…

As globalization increases and the international community moves toward greater interdependence, international learning experiences have become a core educational value for many American universities. Although there are various approaches to study abroad programming, the Semester at Sea (SAS) voyage is an understudied global education program.…

This article aims to stimulate an interchange of ideas on teaching through a discussion of experiential learning as a necessary, but not sufficient, component of the preprofessional student's education and a description of the semester programs of USC's School of Public Administration as a tool for incorporating experimental education into a…