Explaining ecological footprint analyses, this activity consists of a survey as a preliminary activity. Presents the survey questions and a chart of required calculations for ecological footprint activity. Lists the chart in five categories: waste management, energy, water, transportation, green space, and food. Provides information for follow-up…

Hospital employees (n=95) who attended experiential workshops on aging had significantly higher posttest scores on the Palmore Facts on Aging Quiz, indicating increased knowledge and improved attitudes about aging. (SK)

Proposes that situational factors in communities of practice should be considered when examining the social origins of knowledge and individual construction of it. Suggests that, because existing knowledge interacts with that from history, culture, and community, the roles of particular social circumstances in the construction of individuals'…

Kemmis examines how evaluation and self-evaluation might be used to subjugate workers to organizational needs. He explains how Habermas' Theory of Communicative Action can help create conditions that liberate thinking. (SK)

Presents three perspectives on power in an adult education course--learner, teacher, and manager--that illustrate how, regardless of role, each holds multiple positions in power relationships. Discusses power issues in terms of democratic teaching practices, language, and culture. (SK)

Tested the learning preferences of 1252 vocational education and training (VET) learners using the Canfield Learning Styles Inventory. Results indicate that VET learners prefer dependent learning rather than self-directed learning, and learning through observation and direct experience. Discusses the preparedness of VET learners for flexible…

Social learning involves action, reflection, cooperation, and communication. The collective efforts of partners in social learning depend on the roles they play and on the intertwined issues of creativity, power, and responsibility. (Contains 39 references.) (SK)

Describes an exhibit called Kid's Kitchen, built within a major exhibit called Biodiversity: Life Supporting Life, in order to discuss environmental prompts hidden within the kitchen designed to surprise students and get them thinking. (ASK)

Outlines a group method for teaching the analysis of textual data. The experiential method involves coding, categorizing, and achieving consensus on the categories. (SK)

Offers suggestions for spreading ownership of a prior learning program: sharing the program's philosophy; conducting workshops; arranging informal gatherings; assigning tutors; establishing a faculty committee; soliciting ideas; recruiting faculty; acting as liaison; publishing guidelines; convincing others of the program's value; and revealing…

Vann reviews research on how adults learn self-direction and delineates a cognitive-behaviorist learning model. Percival critiques the article and presents an alternate view to which Vann provides a rejoinder. (SK)

Mature students may experience dislocation from familiar circumstances, vulnerability, or overconfidence. Some learn nothing from experience or simply enjoy the experience of learning. Humility to learn and the excitement of new learning are needed by both learners and educators. (SK)

Describes an activity for observing the pressure differences between mountain air and sea level air by bottling air. (YDS)

Describes enhancing the outdoor adventure experience by engaging the spirit. Strategies include creating spirit-related expectations, refocusing, making space for rituals and ceremonies, looking for metaphors, including intentional experiences as catalysts to deeper meanings, and offering opportunities for reflection. Backpacking at night on the…

High school students in a forestry and wildlife management course learned the use of global positioning software, geographic information systems, and other computer programs. They applied these skills in a capstone multimedia presentation for the community of maps they had made of a local arboretum. (JOW)