Presented are sections describing the use of the model. Included are: (1) Orientation; (2) Content Specifications; and (3) Implementation. These sections are intended as aids in orienting community educators and leaders to the integration of energy/environmental education and adult community leadership. It is intended that the model will provide…

The objective of this document is to make recent master's theses known to professionals and students who may profit from the work of colleagues. The compilation is also intended to serve as an indication of the current nature of graduate education in the field. Included in the compilation are sections covering site analysis; park users and…

This guide presents instructions for five class sessions on the preparation of an energy education program by students to the community. The energy education program is designed around a series of booths or activity centers devised and operated by seventh-grade students and set up within the classroom. A list of sources for free or inexpensive…

This paper was intended to stimulate discussion of energy education issues at a conference on energy issues. The discussion ranges through numerous topics at issue in energy education including public energy awareness, definition of public education, the distinction between public education and public relations, and the presentation of a model…

This document discusses policy analysis of nonformal education by defining terms and then applying them to the specific case of Bolivia. A definition of policy is proposed and policy analysis is discussed in terms of political analysis and institutional analysis. The necessity for nonformal education is explored through historical background and…

From the outset, those concerned with making nontraditional study a viable educational alternative in American society have been concerned with the question of recognition. Discussions have centered around the assessment of experiential learning; evaluation of nontraditional learning experiences; process versus product evaluation; and…

This study subdivides chronologically into two portions. The first deals with the conception of the reform and the circumstances leading up to the publication of the scope of the reform, the institutional infrastructure, and the processes of innovation. These subtopics correspond to the division into objectives, means, and processes. The scope of…

The article criticizes a number of assumptions about children and about education, among them the tendency to categorize children as bright or dull based on imperfect evidence, and the adherence to rigid views of one or another educational expert. (CD)

Teacher educators should not limit their attention to a single variety of teaching but should devote some time to the study of extra-school teaching in order to gain perspective on their major area of interest. (JD)

The Smithsonian Institution's Festival of American Folklife is described as a hopeful symbol that Americans have matured to an acceptance of their unique cultural pluralism. (Editor/LBH)

Suggests four characteristics that any training programs for women in developing countries must share if they are to be effective: (1) they must utilize adult learning principles and (2) participatory methodologies; (3) train for action; and (4) build self-confidence. (MBR)

Describes Enos Nuttall's contribution to educational thought and practice in Jamaica. His beliefs on education for all (but differentiated according to individual needs and capabilities) are discussed, as well as his influence on educational reform and curriculum development. (SK)

Although at present the school is the primary vehicle for institutionalization of education, it very well may not be the only vehicle for achieving that purpose in the future. The total learning environment of the child, including both school and non-school environments, is examined. (RM)

The author discusses various aspects of training and development: formal job-related training and development, the behavioral/cognitive split in informal learning on the job, workplace training inside and out, costs and benefits of workplace learning, and forces accounting for growth and decline in the training and development function in…

Provides ideas for out-of-the-classroom learning programs and suggests ways such programs can be organized. (Editor)