Studied the phenomenal self-concept of males varying in self-esteem, using numerical self-reports. No significant differences were found on ratings of positive characteristics. Striking differences were noted for negative characteristics. Results suggest it is how individuals experience negative rather than positive characteristics that plays a…

A one-week introduction to winter camping and recreational skills was offered by a physical education department. Learning to cope individually and as a group with the winter environment was the course objective. Snow-shoeing and map reading were among the skills to be mastered. (JN)

The use of simulation in a philosophy of education course is described. The simulated environment concerned the Summerhill school in crisis resulting from an official visit by two government inspectors under pressure to close the school and a family with an emotionally disturbed child whom they contemplated enrolling at Summerhill. (MLW)

Maintaining that the judicial process is particularly effective as a form of program evaluation, this article details organizational procedures and lists the following advantages for use of the judicial process: issues are investigated in an open forum, the community can participate, and exciting opportunities for teaching and learning are…

The Foxfire Learning Concept is based on four precepts: (1) learning by doing, (2) using the community as a classroom, (3) exploring the local culture, and (4) producing a product. This directory lists names and addresses of 140 such projects in 40 states and 7 foreign countries. (DS)

The small percentage of private schools with flourishing senior project programs share common characteristics of program philosophy and design. These programs help students take advantage of available programs such as the annual two-week long Chesapeake cruise of the 60-foot schooner "Dawn Treader." (SB)

Strategies are given for enhancing learning in the informal environment of the museum. Collaboration between the school and classroom is encouraged. (SA)

Maintains that learning will be facilitated through appealing displays that permit active participation of children. (DB)

Results of a survey of 173 programs providing Experienced Based Career Exploration (EBCE), a program concept that integrates academic learning and career exploration for handicapped individuals, are presented. (PHR)

Instruction of linear measurement skills to first and second graders is found to be more effective when taught in a manipulative context than in a graphic context. No differences are observed between manipulative and abstract instructional methods. (JMF)

A study was conducted to determine the benefits vocational agriculture students derive from supervised occupational experience (SOE) as perceived by parents. Three clusters of benefits which vocational agriculture students derived from SOE were identified: work attitude, occupational development, and human relations skills. (LRA)

Although cross-cultural learning is not new, its objectives and role are not precisely defined. Several questions are posed that consider what can be learned in cross-cultural situations, assessment of the experience, and credit for the experience. (Author/MSE)

The objectives, content, and intent of an undergraduate mathematics course at the University of Northern California. The course focuses on gambling and bets, with the focus of ideas on probability, expected value, computers, and the mathematics of finance. (MP)

Suggests that curriculum should not divorce content from context. It matters what we know, but it matters equally that we know when to apply it. In this respect, acquisition of knowledge is no different from the acquisition of ability. (Author/KC)

Providing students with realistic problems will facilitate a better understanding of and reason for computation. Specific suggestions for introducing and for increasing problem-solving skills are described. (CJ)