Describes an outdoor education program designed for adolescent boys with learning disabilities. (Author/RK)

Author is concerned about the role of work in a technological society; the schools must follow the lead of field teachers in making an appropriate shift in the school from learning to work and to learning outside the school." (Author/SP)

Pre-planning and post-evaluation are strategic musts" for field trips. (GB)

Describes a study which evaluated the effectiveness of two teaching approaches -- conducting experience itself and programed materials -- in developing college students' error-detection skills. The conducting experience group scored significantly higher on a conducting test than the programed materials. There was no significant difference between…

Presents a conceptual framework for a college level geography field course that can help prepare students for nonacademic jobs as geographers while providing them with a broad background in the theories of the discipline's major subfields. (Author/DB)

Examines three of the major, nonprofit, nonpartisan Washington-based civic education programs: Close Up Foundation, the Congressional Youth Leadership Council, and Washington Workshops Foundation. Outlines each programs' cost, philosophy, schedule, admissions requirements, address, and accommodations. Stresses the value of field-trip experience.…

Details how to create a low-cost groundwater field station for a college hydrogeology course. Discusses how students use the station to collect and interpret data from wells and to study spatial hydraulic-head measurements to comprehend groundwater flow. Explains why hands-on activities are a valuable addition to the course. (DSK)

Studies the effects of ecological-restoration fieldwork and in-class instruction on students' ecological behavior, environmental attitudes, and perceptions of restorative qualities in a natural environment. (Author/CCM)

Considerable research has compared how students learn science from computer simulations with how they learn from "traditional" classes. Little research has compared how students learn science from computer simulations with how they learn from direct experience in the real environment on which the simulations are based. This study compared two…

The use of field classes and the need for university master planning are presented as a way to enhance learning. This field-oriented, goal-oriented approach to learning is proposed as a general model for university-level geographic education. This approach is presented for physical geography classes, but could also be applied to other subdivisions…

Combining field experience with use of information technology has the potential to create a problem-based learning environment that engages learners in authentic scientific inquiry. This study, conducted over a 2-yr period, determined differences in attitudes and conceptual knowledge between students in a field lab and students with combined field…

This study explores the efforts at Brigham Young University to improve preservice candidates' technology integration using the Teacher Work Sample (TWS) as an assessment tool. Baseline data that was analyzed from 95 TWSs indicated that students were predominantly using technology for productivity and information presentation purposes even though…

Scientists call the land along the edges of a river, stream, or lake a riparian zone. In this guide, riparian zone will be called the Green Zone. Riparian zones make up only a small part of land in the United States. But they are very important. They protect water quality and quantity, supply food and shelter for fish and wildlife, and provide…

The document describes how high school social studies teachers can replace existing traditional classroom activities with an archaeology field experience. The objectives are to relate the social and physical sciences and to provide evidence not only of spectacular historical events, but also of the daily lives of ordinary people. Although an…