Addresses the need to present beginning chemistry students with a variety of experiences dealing with chemical reactions to develop the individual student's concept of these processes. Presents information and experiments dealing with the heat effect of chemical reactions. Includes a discussion on exothermic and endothermic processes in laboratory…

A problem facing advanced industrialized nations is the correlation between education and employment. France is attempting to deal with this problem through alternance, a concept that combines a general and theoretical training given by an educational institution and a practical or applied training given by a working medium. (RM)

Suggestions are made for defining policies and maintaining the quality and integrity of the educational processes that are part of social science internship programs. The suggestions relate to sponsorship and supervision, the desired learning outcomes and performance standards, and student evaluation. (MSE)

Describes one aspect of Queensland University's English teacher education program--the writing programme. Participating in the writing unit, the trainee teacher experiences the pangs and joys of being a writer, while developing skills as a teacher of writing and as a teacher of English. (HOD)

Three hands-on activities that will actively involve secondary students in learning map skills and acquiring a global perspective are presented. Students make their own maps, use 16-inch diameter globes to investigate many topics, and devise a sequence for a randomly shuffled pack of slides. (RM)

Urges publication about experiential education by explaining why experiential educators should write about their programs or ideas. Gives seven guidelines for writing: discover the subject, grab the reader's attention, know the audience, use specifics, find a logical sequence, write, and revise. (SB)

Discusses ways in which the simulation technique can be used in classes of 30 or more students by structuring the simulation so that all the students are involved simultaneously, although in different ways. Seven stages are suggested for developing, presenting, and doing a simulation; a sample simulation is presented. (SED)

Describes learning-teaching styles characteristic of educators and students who flourish in the experiential environment of investigation, process-orientation, experimentation, and stimulation. Explains three other mind-styles and points out how recognizing them can enhance communication, enrich curriculum, and help students and teachers cultivate…

The sequential career component, developed at The American University with cooperative education as its focal point, serves as one model by which a career dimension may be added to a traditional liberal arts curriculum. The career center and cooperative education program are described. (MLW)

Comments on how traditional education promotes conformity and stifles creativity, on the history of humans' relationship with nature, on depleted energy capital, and on solar power and other alternate energy resources. Includes a poem on youth, flowers, and learning. (MH)

Describes the current crisis in public education and proposes a new paradigm of holistic education aimed at increasing students' abilities to direct their own lives and learning. Students would experience directed, assigned, self-directed, and open learning every year, and the twelfth year would be self-designed and managed. (MJL)

The project-syllabus is an outgrowth of the individual contract system used in experiential education. It is a mass-produced contract containing experiential objectives, field resources to be tapped, a listing of topical inquiries, grading procedures, and a format for preparing reports. (Author/LBH)

This series of nine information sheets was published by the Environmental Education and Training Partnership. The first six sheets describe the title topic, then provide a list of print resources indexed in ERIC and the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC). Titles include: (1) "Environmental Education and…

The Calista Elders Council (CEC) is a nonprofit organization representing the 1,330 Yup'ik elders 65 and older in the Alaskan Yup'ik homeland. The CEC seeks to preserve and transmit Yup'ik values and traditions through a five-fold plan that includes youth culture camps. An old summer fishing camp on Nelson Island became the site of a youth culture…

A study examined learning experiences of older adults during travel. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposively selected sample of 8 individuals aged 56-89. Questions were directed at the nature of their most significant travel experiences and what they learned. Four themes emerged from the data: learning about self, learning…