Major differences and similarities between outdoor education in Great Britain and the U.S. are discussed. (FF)

Study of Canada Goose in schools can provide opportunities for many activities such as poetry writing, art, ecosystems, and outdoor education. Provides some background information about these birds. (PS)

Collecting, handling, and preserving insects reveals many things which books fail to cover, and field trips often prove to be excellent catalysts in developing young entomologists. (Author/DF)

Reviews the development, syllabus content and organization of field studies used within the only Scottish college to continually offer ecology as a subject for the Higher National Certificate in Biology. (AL)

Describes a course in ethnographic field methods/qualitative research methods. Discusses concepts and learning opportunities provided by the various texts utilized and by the experiences of several pioneers in field research. (GC)

Describes a two-semester course in fieldwork taught by the author in several universities. The first semester is entirely classroom-based, with students required to read heavily on all aspects of research design, methods, analysis, and problems. The second semester is a structured, qualitative fieldwork study. (GC)

Results indicate that corporate training directors perceive poor listening as an important problem facing organizations, one that leads to ineffective performance or low productivity. Educators and trainers are encouraged to include aspects of listening behavior identified in this study into organizational communication curricula or industrial…

By conducting a pedestrian survey, secondary or college level students answer the question "What is the best location for a new business requiring maximum pedestrian traffic?" They collect data on the number and types of people on streets in a commercial area of a city. (RM)

Replicated within a field setting, a portion of previous findings dealing with negative impacts of situational constraints on worker performance. The presence of inhibiting constraints was associated with higher employee frustration and lower satisfaction scores. (Author/RC)

Development of the Occu-Sort system, occupational card sorts, self-guided booklet, record sheet, and manual is discussed. Field testing using the cards with the self-guided booklet is reported. There is a moderate relationship between O-S and VPI codes. Thus O-S shows promise as an effective vocational counseling and career development tool.…

Describes a field study that found that student "brinkmanship" (assertive behavior attempting to challenge the school's authority system yet avoid negative sanctions) is related to organizational routinization and student-teacher rapport. When rapport is poor, high routinization and control is correlated with low brinkmanship. (Author/JM)