Deep ecology is suited to outdoor education because it depends on direct experience of the environment for self-realization to occur. Joining experiential, presentational, propositional, and practical ways of knowing with deep ecology creates an educational framework that will enable outdoor education to deliver outcomes relating to sustainability…

This interview with David Jonassen discusses his role in the field of educational technology; his background as a student in higher education; mentors; practical work and research; important writings; research agenda; current direction of the field; and future possibilities. (LRW)

Case studies of four Australian apprentices and four trainees illustrate the following: their growing appreciation for the value of off-the-job training; preference for face-to-face training; centrality of relationships with off-the-job trainers; the implicit contract of expectations of the parties to the training contract; and dissatisfaction…

Presents commentary in response to the main articles of this target issue. Argues that the bigger picture that makes it essential to rethink school psychology must be derived from broader policy, practice, and research frameworks. Therefore, the authors seek to reflect on and push beyond the overall message conveyed by the three papers. (GCP)

Responds to commentary on evidence-based interventions (EBIs) in school psychology (this issue). A conceptual framework for future operation of the Task Force on Evidence-Based Interventions in School Psychology is presented within the context of identification, review, coding, analyzing and synthesizing, and disseminating research related to…

Attempts to make classroom activities relevant to the real world, and, whenever possible, provide students with assignments in their final year of studies that both prepare them for their Masters dissertation and allow them to carry out research relevant to real people and the real world. Describes an interdisciplinary and intercultural…

Dutch human resource professionals (n=20) were interviewed about the congruence of training strategies with theory. They use a variety of strategies to organize learning at orientation, learning/optimizing, and continuation phases. Strategies appear aligned with theories of liberal, vertical, and horizontal learning. Problems included resistance…

Traces the history of the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and the need to differentiate two-year colleges. Includes brief examination of classification theory and practice, followed by discussion of the particular challenges in classifying two-year colleges. Suggests new systems of classification would bring benefits.…

The example of Alcoa and North Carolina State University shows that partnerships in course design, development, and delivery can result in an engineering curriculum that bridges theory and practice and makes students aware of industry expectations. (SK)

Describes the theory of image restoration discourse as an approach for understanding corporate crisis situations. States this theory can be used by practitioners to help design messages during crises and by critics or educators to critically evaluate such messages. Describes and illustrates the theory's basic concepts. Offers suggestions for…

Discusses how conceptual change has developed over the past three decades, alternative approaches for analyzing it, multiperspective views of science learning and instruction, how conceptual change can be used to examine scientific literacy, and paths to a powerful framework for improving science teaching and learning. (Contains 91 references.)…

Many current marriage and family trainers focus on issues related to counseling theory, special issues, and techniques. This article proposes an integrative, comprehensive model of instructional design, using concepts based in learning theory and development. When implemented, this model can provide a consistent, developmentally sensitive training…

Addresses historical issues in psychiatric/mental health nursing in the United Kingdom including attempts to integrate it with general nursing, the balance of theory/research and practice, and tensions over the recent shift to university-level nurse preparation. Discusses needs for the future. (Contains 42 references and commentary by Sheri…

With an eye to the other contributions in this volume on the special needs of adult students, the authors provide some recommendations for research and practice. (Author)

This article was written interactively over an extended period of consultation and explores questions concerning the theory and practice of language awareness, its descriptive orientations, its relationship with critical social dimensions, and its connections with current theories of language teaching and learning. (Author/VWL)