Describes a full time, 18 week, interdisciplinary, experiential education program in which high school students from Colorado Springs, Colorado participate in outdoor adventure, community study, and community service projects. (Author/GC)

Provides a brief overview of the rationale of death-oriented seminars, and summary description of a typical death education class including specific interventions, activities, and resources. (JAC)

Considers how the wedding of competency-based education (CBE), centered on basic skills, and experiential education, advocating that learning requires accompanying experience to be effective, offers creative approach to implementation of CBE. Examples from St. Paul Open School illustrate how minimum competency skills can be incorporated into an…

Describes the method implemented at West Virginia University for evaluating and granting life experience credit to school administrators. (WD)

Describes public whale-watching expeditions initiated to cover expenses of the Okeanos Ocean Research Foundation, a group investigating whales and their migratory patterns off the shores of Long Island, New York. Discusses history of whales in the region and recent cetacean conservation efforts. (NEC)

Describes an art activity in which ninth-grade students developed a graphic language from the system of symbols used in sign language. Students learned to sign, practiced with deaf students, and experimented with mirroring hand movements graphically. The exercise increased student awareness of rhythm and visual cues in nonverbal communication. (AM)

Describes a local history unit used to introduce fourth graders in Berkeley, California to history. The topics and activities used to teach the topics are discussed. (AM)

Describes a frame game which focuses on problems of sex, status, and organizational development. "The Academic Game" is a specific model of a generic game that has differential consequences for men and women, and is easily adaptable to other organizational settings, including public administration and industry. Six references are listed.…

Describes the simulation game "Nuclear Deterrence," which was developed to model an international relations crisis situation involving a bargaining framework potentially applicable to crisis modeling in other disciplines. Eight references are listed. (Author/LLS)

A good experiential training program in geriatrics provides students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge in the basic pharmaceutical disciplines; develop management and communication skills; formulate corrective and preventive strategies; and learn rational, safe, and effective drug use among the elderly. (MLW)

Experiences in prior learning programs are discussed by three adult learners. The College of New Rochelle's Life Experience Portfolio Program, Marylhurst Education Center's Prior Learning Program, and Ohio University's Prior Learning Program are summarized. (MLW)

Recommends that administrators gain out-of-office experience by becoming involved in community activities. Recounts personal experiences in ambulance service, day care center work, and sheriff's deputy patrol. Reports that the experiences promoted new considerations for future curricula, program development, and improvement efforts. (DMM)

A study was done to determine the effects of an activity-centered health education curriculum on the attitudes of fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. The results indicate that the students in the experimental group were much more inclined to change their health beliefs and behaviors in a positive direction. (Author/JN)

Clarifies the meaning of the life skills approach by looking at appropriate content and methods. The content of the life skills approach includes the themes of knowing and developing oneself and effective communication and relationships with others. (Author/BEF)

Subjects were assigned as counselors for counseling interviews. Counselor effectiveness and facilitative responding were subjected to analyses of variance. The study indicated that inexperienced counseling students can be taught specific basic counseling skills in a brief supervisory encounter of a didactic or combined didactic-experiential nature…