Compares novice and expert orienteers' map interpretation skills. Subjects asked to judge terrain from maps, including conditions inferable without corresponding map symbols. Experts' interpretation of identical symbols implies use of experiential knowledge. Internal knowledge characteristics discussed in terms of episodic-semantic memory…

Describes field trips and related activities in which nearby institutions, local celebrities, and distinctive aspects of community life are employed to enrich the Schools Reaching Out project at the David A. Ellis School in Roxbury (MA). (DM)

Describes a "hypothetical," a training technique based on a television panel game, in which participants engage in an imaginary scenario that raises issues of concern in adult education practice. Discusses its pertinence to adult learning, compares it to other strategies, and explains how to develop and run a hypothetical. (SK)

Describes a materials science and technology course for high school students, which combines chemistry, physics, engineering, math, technology education, and crafts to introduce students to the atomic make-up and physical properties of materials and to apply this knowledge in creative activities. (SK)

Argues that there is a relationship between theology and religious education. Outlines the metaphysical, experiential-expressivism, and cultural linguistic approaches to religious study. Discusses the teaching methodologies of catechism and experiential learning which dominate the various approaches. Examines the impact of postliberalism on…

Describes the creation of an arts playground at Queen's University, Ontario (Canada), containing "tools" for children and adults to direct their own explorations in the arts. Discusses how a classroom might function like such a playground, and considers the issues of structure, communication, and evaluation of students' progress. (SV)

Introduces special journal issue which contains 58 personal accounts of the impact of direct experience on counselor development. Defines these experiences as "critical incidents," explores the impact of critical incidents on counselor education, describes theoretical perspectives, and explains the development of the special journal…

Contains five personal accounts: (1) "From the Eye of a Giant" (Walter Earl); (2) "Culture Shock with a Happy Ending" (Terence Hannigan); (3) "Bifocality--And the Space Between" (Tim Olson); (4) "Becoming an Effective Multicultural Counselor" (Woodrow Parker); and (5) "Outback Actualization" (Martin Ritchie). (NB)

Demonstrates the magnitude of an extinction event by using a simulation to illustrate the massive nature of the loss of a family and the number of species that perish to achieve that result. (RT)

Focusing on the University of Wisconsin budgeting system, this paper studies the interrelationship between political and institutional forces of conformity. Institutionalization processes as expressed through the budget seem to be infused with power and self-interest within the organization and in extraorganizational relations. Includes 64…

The author describes how one teacher started a vocational agriculture program at a small high school and developed it into an agricultural institute featuring a money-making 11-acre farm. She discusses how he raised the necessary start-up funds and how the institute has helped unify the school. (CH)

The author describes a high school graphic arts program that allows students to do real jobs that will be used by the community. Each student has an individualized program of study concentrating in an occupation. As jobs are received, students are assigned to different activities to fulfill individual requirements. (CH)

Illustrates how principle and virtue ethics can be applied to decision-making processes in experience-based training and development programs. Principle ethics is guided by predetermined rules and assumes that issues being examined are somewhat similar in context, whereas virtue ethics assumes that "correct behavior" is determined from…

Describes characteristics and nature of games, which are a type of experiential learning useful for personal and group development. Discusses the four phases of game sessions (planning, introducing, action, and debriefing or processing); roles that leaders must enact to be effective; and some common problems that leaders encounter. (TD)

Explains how the theater arts require a blend of contemplation and creativity that embodies the heart of real education. Demonstrates that for an actor and a director to produce a scene they must read and understand the lines, research the context, and define the character emotionally, intellectually, and physically. (TB)