Experiential Education as a Catalyst for Social Change: Is It Time to Challenge the Metaphor?.

Nessel, Linda J.

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Publication Date: 1994

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Experiential Education as a Catalyst for Social Change: Is It Time to Challenge the Metaphor?

Nessel, Linda J.

Journal of Experiential Education, v17 n2 p30-33 Aug 1994

Describes community experiential education programs that empower local citizens to work with city planners in deciding the future direction of their urban neighborhoods. Questions whether such programs are true catalysts for social change when participants return to their home environments without a support system that values or utilizes learned skills. (LP)

Descriptors: Activism, Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Education, Cooperative Planning, Experiential Learning, Participative Decision Making, Public Service, Secondary Education, Social Change, Urban Planning, Urban Youth

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)

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