Suggests assumptions upon which qualitative research is based are appropriate for studying organized camping because of reality, causality, generalizability, and objectivity. Summarizes five studies using qualitative methods to demonstrate findings that may result from this approach. (NEC)

Describes the major pedagogical challenges in teaching an operations design course, the experiential operations design project developed as a means of overcoming the major pedagogical obstacles, and the benefits the students derive from the experiential project approach. (JOW)

An initiative by the Department of Education and Science in Wales encourages schools to create a record of each student's progress, activities, and experiences beyond the school. The records are intended to encourage pupil motivation, enable students to develop practical and social skills, and provide a document which school leavers can present to…

Offers examples of brainstorming and experiential learning for improving classroom instruction. Includes a list of six questions which a teacher may ask to improve instruction, among them, What is the objective of this section in terms of its desired effect on students, and what indicators tell me that I'm not getting the result I want? (JDH)

Galagan describes the Leadership Experiential Adventure Program that can be used to facilitate leadership and teamwork for managers. Gall discusses transferring what is learned to the workplace and gives a list of companies providing experiential learning for corporate clients. (JOW)

This article refutes common misconceptions about experiential learning and explains how instructors' involvement in students' experiential learning can benefit students, faculty, and schools. It defines various sources of experiential learning, relates them to learning theory, and suggests practical methods instructors can use to incorporate…

Describes a student internship program with a campus public radio station that broadcasts programs for blind or partially sighted elderly listeners. (PD)

Examines, compares, and contrasts New Zealand and Australian model programs of outdoor leadership development based upon the British Mountain Leadership Certificate System. Offers ideas on risk management and the issue of certification. (NEC)

A decision model is presented to help teachers intervene when severely disabled students fail to respond to relevant cues in the community. Five phases are addressed, including identifying those errors and deciding whether to allow a natural correction to occur. (CL)

Present research into the psychophysical process affecting illness and health is providing an awareness that a person cannot be treated piecemeal. Described is an experiential course in holistic health that was favorably received by students and had a significant impact on them. (RM)

Six severely mentally retarded adolescents acquired and generalized semantically based utterances more quickly when they were trained in the active participation conditions with real objects and behaviors rather than in the pictorial representation condition in which pictures depicting semantic-grammatical rules were used. (CL)

A lesson in measurement using paper link chains as a measuring tool is described. (DT)

This digest examines the definitions of outdoor, experiential, and environmental education and clarifies the boundaries and essential elements of each tradition. Early in its history, outdoor education was influenced by advocates of camping education and nature study. Today outdoor education includes outdoor experiences designed to meet objectives…

Personal and spiritual transformation is emerging as a great need. Numerous societal and health concerns are beginning to surface as spiritual issues in the eyes of many professionals. A better understanding of the relationship between psychosocial-biological issues and spirituality would enhance professional capabilities. Experiential skills and…

Researchers are finding that older entrepreneurs are an increasing population in many Western countries. It is important to distinguish between entrepreneurs who have simply reached the age of 50 versus those who start up businesses after this age. The latter group is of particular interest because these people have presumably never faced the…