Learning activities; lesson plans, and various resource materials are contained in this guide for the fifth grade outdoor education program in the Dixon Public Schools, Dixon, Illinois. Well over 100 activities are suggested, and many of these are described in detail. Although some information is specific to the Dixon program, which has access to…

A bibliography on cooperative education and entrepreneurial development by colleges and universities is presented. This type of program establishes businesses in college communities, enabling students to participate in apprenticeships while the university increases its contribution to the community's stabilization and development. Contents include…

Directed to the Multnomah County, Oregon, sixth grade students who participate in the Outdoor School program, the reusable handbook serves as an introduction to the week-long, resident outdoor education experience which focuses on four natural resources: soil, water, plants, and animal life. Each week, four sixth grade classes from different…

Education for rural areas must go far beyond the concept of formal schooling; it must become a system of learning arrangements in which the learner, in response to his environment, is the chief agent of his learning. There is no single model or educational approach; programs must be adapted to the varying circumstance or situations. When providing…

Providing traditional knowledge and skills, the Colorado Outward Bound School (COBS) program has developed its program around a training phase, an expedition, solo, final expedition, and concluding phase. Intended to be an experiential learning experience that encourages students to become involved in exploring new or unusual areas of their lives,…

The report describes a model for establishing a small store to be operated by fashion merchandising students for academic credit within a post-secondary school program. It is intended to bridge the gap between graduation and employment by offering the student a hands-on retailing and merchandising experience during school hours before graduation.…

This yearbook contains 19 articles discussing current knowledge and concerns about youth from the ages of 15 through 25. Section I, dealing with youth as a stage of life, discusses the major themes and the implications of youth; sex differences in the opportunities, demands, and developments of youth; the physical and emotional health of youth;…

In an effort to put new vigor into the learning situation, an experiential approach to the teaching of social sciences in higher education is offered in this paper. The paper describes how the experiential approach is being used in an academic sociology course at Stanford which is adaptable to a wide variety of social sciences courses. Differing…

El Paso Community College (Texas), a task force school in the Cooperative Assessment of Experiential Learning project, is experimenting with a sponsored experiential learning system. An important requisite for a valid sponsored experiential learning program is an articulation agreement between El Paso Community based agencies and the college. The…

In this book, the authors document experiences that indicate that the open classroom -- the community itself -- constitutes distinct advantages over standard concepts. Using many actual cases, the authors show how students facing the realities of life -- particularly in urban areas -- provide their own and satisfactory answers to problems.…

This report attempts to present a state-of-the-art report on action-learning (experiential learning), share ideas and information about what is going on in the field, and promote the wider adoption of action-learning. First, the need for action-learning programs is explored. Included are discussions of one position of the Federal Government on…

This review surveys documents and journal articles previously announced in RIE, ERIC's monthly abstract catalogs, dealing with the growth of community schools. The community school is perceived to be the vehicle for the larger concept of community education -- a philosophy of education and society that radically changes the role of the public…

This idea-generating description of a successful class project tells how second grade students, through viewing a film on ecology were motivated toward involving teachers, schools, parents and community in a cooperative effort to collect used paper for recycling. Objectives of the project were to: 1) enable students to identify environmental…

This document is an institutional self-study prepared by the Community College of Vermont, a statewide noncampus institution which operates within local communities, providing educational opportunities to all Vermonters regardless of age, finances, geographic location, or previous educational experience. The college operates wholly out of…

Buildings and the larger environment can both make a positive contribution to the well-being, education, and development of mentally handicapped children. Because of the wide variety of handicaps experienced by children and different community opinions and practices, standard solutions are not recommended. Rather, an examination is made of the…