All medical students at the Shackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, who participated in a six-week psychiatric clerkship met once a week in "experimental groups." The results indicate the group was the most significant personal and learning experience of the clerkship, improving interpersonal communication, empathy and sensitivity.…

Analyzes a comparative political experience in which American political science students served internships in Canadian governments. Benefits include diffusion of political ethnocentrism, exposure to a different party spectrum, and acquisition of new role models and contacts. (KC)

The Individually Guided Education (IGE) Clinical Workshop centers around learning by doing and developing the skills necessary to individualize instructional programs for students. It enables teachers to improve communication skills, develop support systems, and receive positive feedback about the effectiveness of their actions. (Author/EB)

Describes Lester Hill, a simulated corporation, that students utilize in education for clerical, secretarial, or distributive services. Following job interviews, students, assigned to appropriate jobs, process computer cards (simulated merchandise) through sales, warehouse, traffic, and accounting departments. Reviews roles of management, outside…

Old Sturbridge in central Massachusetts, a recreated New England Village of the period 1790-1840, is a museum of the past which includes a learning center with reproductions of artifacts used in the period, with demonstration areas, and a teacher center where resource materials for class use are available. (MF)

The author taught a six-week course for credit for senior high school students. Each student worked in an institution or commercial establishment for one week without pay. Two instruments were used to measure student growth: the Crites Vocational Maturity Inventory and the Secondary Self-Concept Questionnaire. (Author)

Outlines the concept and forms of "action learning" for managers, stating that the best opportunities for learning take place in a manager's everyday job with group meetings to exchange learning. Describes a regional program in which managers from various organizations work on different projects and then have joint learning discussions.…

Described in this article is an energy conservation simulation game in which students participate in a space mission to Mars. Activities such as decision making, valuing, and problem solving occur during the game. (SA)

This description of a laboratory experience for engineering students emphasizes guided design, a slow-motion experience in decision making of an open-ended problem. (SA)

It is suggested that clinical legal education has the potential to strengthen student education, assist teachers, stimulate research and scholarship, and contribute to improving the nation's legal system. Examples of clinical research and activities are drawn from the work done at New York University School of Law. (JMD)

It is suggested that student learning through cooperative education programs should be evaluated in terms of stated objectives, and that it should be the basis for awarding degree credit. Purposes of, responsibility for, time of, and means of evaluation are discussed. (Author/LBH)

Since contemporary society creates serious problems in the education of youth, it is suggested that carefully planned and executed programs of cooperative education can help ameliorate the situation. The issues of educating for employment and transmitting values are discussed. (Author/LBH)

Although museums are considered optimal venues for informal learning, this study concludes that most school classes visiting museums are restricted and structured, teachers use mainly task-orientated teaching practices, and the museum activities are rarely linked to topics being studied at school. A research-based framework to guide teachers in…

Real-world problems often do not mesh well with mandated curricula and texts. Designing challenges to develop the understandings, skills, and beliefs necessary for tackling real-life problems involves a commitment to authentic learning experiences of increasing sophistication. The experiential learning cycle, by combining academic, scenario, and…

Surveys syllabi of MBA (Masters of Business Administration) communication courses around the United States. Finds that the "typical" MBA course focuses on skill development; integrates both speaking and writing, often with emphasis on speech; and builds problem solving and strategic communication skills through experiential learning.…