Two learning disabled students, Jonathan Mooney and David Cole, share their thoughts on how to get the most out of higher education. Discusses the importance of individualized education and project-based learning. (GCP)

A South African nursing school's problem-based undergraduate curriculum is based on experiential learning with collective and critical reflection in health care. A master's program in progressive education was implemented to prepare educators of health professionals to teach this new curriculum. (SK)

A model describing experiential learning in terms of 10 attributes was tested with a group of 311 education majors. They compared the effectiveness of experiential learning (readings, case study, observation, interview, report) to learning with study journals using assigned readings. The validity of the model was upheld and students reported that…

Examines Simulated Group Counseling (SGC), a training model for graduate-level group workers. During a four-year period, 98 graduate students participated in 12 role-played SGC groups. SGC followed a model of group development and was highly consistent with expected changes in non-role-played groups. Discusses SGC advantages, especially related to…

Using Delaware Valley College's 100-year-old "Employment Program" as a model, makes a case for mandatory experiential learning curriculum-wide. Revels how other colleges can successfully integrate such a component into their academic programs. Argues that experiential learning empowers students by equipping them with the skills and abilities…

A conceptual analysis of spirituality reveals "the sacred" to be fundamental to understanding spirituality, discusses the two notions of broad and specific spirituality, considers modes of human consciousness and functioning that make spiritual experience possible, and alerts experiential educators of the implications of venturing into…

Three curriculum orientations--transmission (back-to-basics), transaction (progressive and experiential), and transformation (holistic)--are reviewed. Basic principles of holistic education could enhance the conceptual foundations of experiential education by privileging forms of consciousness beyond the cognitive, by deepening the notion of…

Describes a course that is built around student participation in an annual teaching of psychology professional conference. Focuses on course goals and objectives, course requirements, such as written assignments and attendance, and the evaluation of students. Considers benefits of the course. (CMK)

Aims to acquire better understanding of how informal learning experiences may interface with classroom science instruction by investigating one aspect of science learning, that of scientific reasoning ability. Investigates possible differences in students' scientific reasoning abilities relative to their informal learning environments, classroom…

A study assessed the effectiveness of garden-enhanced nutrition education programs in improving nutrition knowledge and dietary patterns of 97 first-grade students at 2 California schools. Students who grew vegetables in their school gardens were more willing to taste certain vegetables, an essential step in improving a child's food preferences.…

Frontloading is a learning strategy used in adventure education in which participants are briefed on the learning objectives prior to the activity, thereby encouraging learning to take place before or during the event. Describes indirect frontloading techniques (paradox and double binds) that facilitate learning with clients who have…

Looks at how one can gain credentials and education credits in a variety of ways, such as passing standardized exams, demonstrating knowledge gained through experience, completing campus-based course work, and taking courses off campus. Includes a list of contacts and print resources. (JOW)

The usefulness of an experientially-based Outward Bound leadership retreat is explored through the stories of five African American participants. Despite the brevity of the experience, participants reported that they developed constructive relationships and authentic commitments as they reaffirmed the importance of moral and ethical values. (SLD)

This article presents hands-on, experiential science activities that use mittens to teach elementary students about classification and insulation. The first involves children sorting mittens. The second has them find out for themselves why mittens keep their hands warm. Across-the-curriculum activities are also described. (SM)

Examines the consequences of the application of different research methods in the field of experiential education. Discusses the meaning of "science"; aims of science, research, and evaluation; systematic, empirical, technological, or emancipatory power of a theory; importance of nomothetic and idiographic rules; researcher-subject…