Leal Filho, MacDermot, and Padgam (1996) contended that post-secondary institutions are well suited to take on leadership responsibilities for society's environmental protection. Higher education has the unique academic freedom to engage in critical thinking and bold experimentation in environmental sustainability (Cortese, 2003). Although…

The author uses a visit to a medieval site by elementary school students as an example of how to approach field trips for development of historical techniques. (DE)

Field schools tend to meet with resistance from curriculum committees which do not realize that practical experiences actually promote the kind of educational objectives they advocate. Contains advice to future field school instructors and a description of present and future field school activities. (DC)

This article discusses the values of field trips, and the problems which arise in planning, serving to discourage their use as a teaching technique. The short field trip on school property is proposed and discussed as a means of avoiding many problems. A book of ideas by Russell for short field trips is available. (TK)

PART ONE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS A DESCRIPTION OF A PRESCHOOL CLASS FIELD TRIP TO AN APPLE ORCHARD. "VERBAL BOMBARDMENT" IS THE METHOD USED BY THE TEACHER ON THIS TRIP. THE TEACHER POSES QUESTIONS TO HER STUDENTS AND LETS THEM ANSWER. PART TWO IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF STRUCTURED GROUP TEACHING. NINE CONSECUTIVE LESSONS STATING THE PURPOSE,…

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FIELD EXTENSION SERVICE CONCEPT AS A METHOD FOR DISSEMINATING INFORMATION CONCERNING EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS WAS TESTED. A REGIONAL TRAVELING SEMINAR AND CONFERENCE WAS DESIGNED TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF FIELD SITE VISITS AND DEMONSTRATIONS OF INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN OPERATIONAL SCHOOL SITUATIONS UPON PARTICIPATING…

In 1970 the State University System of Florida and the Division of Community Colleges inititated a statewide Social Work Education Planning Project. This project is designed to determine the current and projected manpower needs for professional and paraprofessional social work personnel and to assess the extent to which the institutions of higher…

Those teachers who feel uncomfortable in crossing disciplines still believe in process learning, problem solving, humanizing education, and relating subject matter to total learning. That is what a Field Trip Course is all about. (Author/RK)

Assesses the benefits resulting from a laboratory field project and report for agricultural students in an introductory crop science course. Student responses to evaluation statements indicated that the project helped them identify crops, understand cultural and management practices, and recognize environmental influences that affect crop…

Suggests how modifications on a mini-compressor can result in a low-cost vacuum filtration system for use with suspended sediments in the field or laboratory. Explains and illustrates the changes needed to make the apparatus efficient and servicable for providing data for mass balance, geochemical exploration, and environmental studies. (ML)

From a 1968 summer National Defense Education Act (N.D.E.A.) Institute the author draws implications on the means for making field experience a revitalizing and effective educational strategy. (JH)

Reviews existing State laws and court decisions in the United States related to teacher responsibility and liability while on field trips of an educational nature. Should assist teachers, administrators, and local school board members in assessing the liability and responsibility of the school district, the teachers, and others when anyone is…

Author feels that the field teaching concept is too limited in scope, and that a broader power base for social change would be provided by a neighborhood board or council" composed of parents, residents, and institutional representatives. (Author/SP)