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School Reform Based on Experiential Education: What Does It Mean and Why Does It Matter?.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Carver, Rebecca Lynn |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Abstract | This paper reports on research in progress to create a new framework for looking at the public education of youth. The term "experiential education" applies to a variety of programs that engage participants intellectually, physically, socially, and emotionally with the primary goals of: (1) promoting student health, motivation, and self determination; (2) helping students develop positive and rewarding social relationships; and (3) developing students' skills and knowledge. The paper reports briefly on the first stages of research to develop and test the framework, using a program run by a private non-profit organization serving students at a public middle school identified as having a high percentage of "at-risk" youth in its student population. The resulting framework and theoretical model incorporate four pedagogical principles of experiential education: authenticity, active learning, drawing on experience, and connecting to the future. As an alternative to traditional schooling, experiential education allows students to develop communication and problem-solving skills even when they face the most complex and difficult of circumstances. But substantial investments in time, resources, and emotional commitment are required. Some of the thoughts of Howard Gardner, James Comer, and Henry Levin on school reform are discussed through the lens of experiential education. While different, each points to the importance of cultivating learning environments in which students can achieve the three main goals of experiential education. Appendix A provides name and location of experiential learning projects whose members participated in the study; Appendix B contains the 56 references for the literature review. (ND) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED386449.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
