Undergraduate education objectives related to experiential learning were identified in college brochures and through interviews with college personnel. A survey indicated that faculty did not agree with experiential learning goals and were unwilling to endorse off-campus learning experiences. A student survey found that fieldwork helped to focus…

A collection of reactions to and discussions of legal education are presented, which constitute a critique of the liberal arts orientation of law schools, and proposals are made for making law school more practitioner oriented. (JT)

The use of field experiences in the process of educating preservice teachers for critical reflection is explored. This process involves bringing to consciousness preservice teachers' belief systems, and questioning those belief systems in light of grounds that support or refute them. (IAH)

To explore the depth of compatibility among university personnel and cooperating public school teachers, a study: (1) isolated and summarized specific goals and processes used in the total teacher education program at Emporia State University (ESU) in Kansas; (2) determined attitudinal and practiced behaviors of a random sample of cooperating…

A study examined how academic staff involved in workplace supervision of students conceive of the workplace experience in four professional areas: engineering, business administration, health sciences, and social science. Five concepts are identified, and a relationship is seen between the conceptions and the quality of student learning. Staff…

This study was conducted to determine those competencies considered most important by cooperating teachers, student interns, and school of education faculty. Competencies from various sources were combined to form a master list of sixty-five competencies. One-hundred participants were given numbered cards with a competency printed on each. Their…

The Grimwood Memorial Lecture discusses priorities for environmental education, Toronto's two outdoor education facilities, four areas in which students relate to the environment (knowledge, enjoyment, aesthetics, encounter), international environmental concerns, local/urban environmental studies, field studies in urban Toronto, urban studies…