Describes the University of Virginia's EXTERN program, a program designed by the university's Office of Career Planning and Placement to allow students an opportunity to experience the realm of corporate professionals in a career field of their choice. Explains how manual placement process was made more manageable by developing and installing…

Although the ease and merits of using electronic mail can be discussed and demonstrated, experiencing it in conjunction with learning activities stimulates students' interest in the integrated office environment they will be entering. (JOW)

The authors describe a series of workshops given on the topic of scientific literacy. Titles included (1) Human Genetics, (2) Microbes and Man, and (3) The Science of Growing Plants. They discuss program development, implementation, content, and outcomes. Policy-related observations are included. (Author/CH)

Contains four personal accounts of counselors' dealing with the death of a child: (1) "Lessons for Living from a Dying Child" (Garry Landreth); (2) "The Long Afternoon" (Malcolm Linville); (3) "The Birth of Empathy" (Alan Steed); and (4) "Death Vigil for Heather: When Counseling and Grieving Became Inseparable" (Stephen Weinrach). (NB)

Responds to 58 articles in special journal issue dealing with critical incidents, or direct experiences which have impacted the counselors who experienced them. See critical incidents as examples of Jung's concept of synchronicity, two simultaneous events that occur coincidentally and, although not causally related, result in a meaningful…

The Civic Achievement Award Program (CAAP) is a three-part citizenship education program for students in grades five through eight that teaches the skills needed to become active, informed citizens. The program increases student awareness of their democratic heritage and its everyday relevance through participation in various civic projects. (MLH)

Explains the difference between rote and experiential/locale learning, their effects on neurons of the brain, and their impact on short- and long-term memory. Draws upon brain research to explore the effects of stress and boredom on learning. Notes programs that employ teaching methods using brain-based theories of learning. (DMM)

Outlines a laboratory activity which takes place at the zoo and helps make some of the important aspects of evolution more concrete. Includes the principles of adaptation, variation within a species, types of evolution, and predicting future evolutionary trends. Provides a student worksheet. (RT)

Most advisors do not have enough information about experiential learning opportunities in their communities to encourage their universities to become involved in offering these opportunities to their students. Some successful experiential learning programs are identified and the advisor's role in such a program is explained. (Author/MLW)

We need a "new story" that replaces materialistic and exploitative cultural values with respect for others and the environment. Creation of this new story begins by retelling our experiences of connecting to nature in the outdoors. "The Universe Story" (Brian Swimme, Thomas Berry) combines spirituality with science to trace…

The South Pacific Action Committee for Human Ecology and Environment (SPACHEE) involved women in experiential workshops to explore forest ecosystems. The first phase focused on the forest environment, the second on documenting and promoting traditional medicine and medicinal plants, valuable local knowledge that can persuade people to protect the…

Production of a play by students with deafness can be a meaningful student experience as well as an excellent educational laboratory. An original production at the Model Secondary School for the Deaf at Gallaudet University involved students in set construction, painting, preparing visuals, financial management, using video and other technology,…

Examines four frequent assumptions about the relationships between adventure education and experiential learning. Suggests that learning requires more than just doing, that adventure education practitioners must encourage participants to make sense out of their experiences through reflection, and that practitioners themselves must reflect on their…

Presents activities for helping elementary students learn about Newton's third law of motion. Several activity cards demonstrate the concept of the law of action and reaction. The activities require only inexpensive materials that can be found around the house. (SM)

States that performance activity is itself an experiential learning method which can contribute to other disciplines. Argues that "creative drama for social change" may not be a contradiction in terms. Chronicles the process through which the author and her coleader expanded a leadership "practicum" into an experiment by…