The article briefly describes the life of William James, nineteenth-century philosopher and psychologist, noting the development of his pragmatist philosophy. The article uses James' work and ideas to support 11 principles of contemporary experience-based education. (SB)

Although the gypsy moth defoliates over 2 million trees annually, it can serve as an extremely valuable tool for promoting environmental awareness. The gypsy moth can illustrate insect life cycles, sexual dimorphism, scent attraction, many stimulus response experiments, evolution, natural controls, and pesticide uses and dangers. (SB)

The sport of orienteering is described briefly and ideas are presented that may be useful to the earth science teacher. (SA)

Discusses the search of many postsecondary educational institutions to find acceptable ways to grant credit for out-of-school learning. Describes sources of potential credit, assessment approaches, and structuring of the credit granting process. (JH)

Identifies some career education assumptions, describes the characteristics of experiential learning, and illustrates how experiential learning is suited to address the career education assumptions. (Author)

Out-of-school activities are described for students enrolled in health courses. (JD)

A rationale is presented and a one-day, content-free family of origin experiential workshop is described in detail. The workshop is designed for clients in ongoing family therapy; i.e., motivating family members to engage in family of origin investigations and minimally in teaching procedures for conducting a Bowen-like search. (Author)

Experiential learning packages help learners effectively attain affective, empathetic, interactive, and complex cognitive objectives, and unlearn undesirable cognitive prejudices and affective anxieties. They are recommended for vocational education in the helping professions and in instructional situations that involve internships. The beginning…

Describes a novel way of teaching basic architecture using the analogy of the children's own anatomy. Program developed by two architects. (SS)

The age of onset for tactual exploration of the fingers, body (torso), knee, foot, and penis by the fingers was determined in 100 normal infants. Journal availability: see EC 113 765. (Author)

The product of an Indian Heritage Workshop for teachers, this article describes a three-way value comparison of American Indian attitudes, Christian views, and the science of ecology. A chart depicting these differing philosophies and a list of activities constitute the basis for a teacher exercise aimed at communication skills, science, and the…

Presents personal reflections on experiences in distance education and teaching practices. Kolb's experiential learning cycle is discussed; technological, facilitation, and learning confusions are examined; and constructivist learning and common sense are considered. (LRW)

Discusses five prevailing theories of learning that deal with the role of action in environmental education programs within a classroom or school. These theories include the information-based theory, behavioral approaches, the community problem solving/action research theory, the integrated approach, and the bonding with nature model. Presents the…

Calls for an expanded role of organic gardening in environmental education. Describes a successful program called Teaching Peace through Gardening at the Seattle Tilth Children's Garden. This program advocates establishing an environment that promotes a sense of ownership, safety, community, and nurturing. (AIM)

By imagining they are 24th-century archaeologists excavating a 20th-century house, students learn how to make and practice writing specific, precise, and detailed observations. Other science process skills focused on include measuring, making inferences, and communicating the data both orally and in writing. (AIM)