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Faculty Experiential Learning Resources
Living and Studying Abroad – Research and Practice
Michael Byram and Anwei Feng (editors)
PUC Library Call No. LB 2375 L58 2006
Michael Byram is Professor of Education at Durham University and a Program Advisor to the Council of Europe Language Policy Division. Anwei Feng teaches intercultural and bilingual education courses at Durham University.
- PULSE link
- A table of contents (pdf) and more information about the book is available on the publisher’s web site.
- Preview the book in Google Books.
- Author biographies of Michael Byram and Anwei Feng
- Online paper “Developing the Intercultural Dimension in Language Teaching (.pdf) – A Practical Introduction for Teachers” by Byram, Gribkova and Starkey.
Developing Successful Partnerships with Business and the Community
Mary S. Spangler (editor)
PUC Library Call No. LB 2341 D494 2002
Mary S. Spangler became the 7th Chancellor of Houston Community College in March 2007. While the main focus of her book in on Community Colleges, the 10 articles show some different approaches for colleges to partner with the private sector.
- PULSE link
- Jossey-Bass – the publisher’s web site – has a table of contents and excerpt from the book.
- Full text is available online through ERIC (.pdf)
Experiential Learning: A Best Practice Handbook for Educators and Trainers
Colin Beard and John P. Wilson
PUC Library Call No. BF 318.5 B43 2006
Colin Beard is a senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University. John P. Wilson has worked as a consultant in various industries, and is also a researcher at the University of Sheffield.
This handbook is the product of theory and experience. It updates and expands their earlier book – The Power of Experiential Learning – published in 2002. The authors present a new conceptual framework called the combination lock model. They trace the historical and philosophical roots of the idea of learning through experience. Particularly interesting is the comparison in chapter 2 “Exploring Experiential Learning” of various process models from the fields of education, psychology and quality management: “Dewey’s learning process,” “Lewin’s feedback process,” “Kolb’s experiential learning cycle,” “Honey and Mumford’s learning styles,” “Shewhart/Deming cycle of continuous improvement.”
Unfortunately, early in the book the authors slip when they state that John Dewey “wrote extensively on the subject of experience, and also gave us a well-known library classification system.” (p. 16) While the philosopher John Dewey did write much about education and experience, he was not the same person as, or even related to, Melvil Dewey – the man who invented the Dewey Decimal Classification System.
The book, published by Kogan Page, makes nice use of charts, figures and summary captions. There are 16 pages of references, 3 pages of guides to further reading, and an index.
- PULSE link
- Kogan Page the publisher’s web site – has a table of contents and more information about the book.
- Find the first and the second editions of this book in Google Books.
- Reviews available through the Library’s Academic Search Premier database:
1) Rogers, A. (2006). Learning from experience. Adults Learning, Vol 18 Issue 1, p30-31, 2p; (AN 22452239)
2) Rickards, W.(2007) Experiential Learning: A Best Practice Handbook for Educators and Trainers. Journal of Experiential Education, Vol.29 Issue 3, p430-432, 3p; (AN 24497105) - Related paper – An online academic paper by Beard, Wilson and McCarter about experiential e-Learning (.pdf)
A Model for Work-Based Learning
Belle Alderman and Patricia Milne
PUC Library Call No. LC 1049 A53 2005
Belle Alderman is professor of children’s literature in the Division of Communication and Education at the University of Canberra in Australia.
Patricia Milne is associate professor of knowledge management in he Division of Communication and Education at the University of Canberra in Australia.
- PULSE link
- Scarecrow Press, Inc the publisher’s web site – has a table of contents and more information about the book.
- More about Belle Alderman
- Alderman – Get Real! Collaborative Learning in Higher Education (.pdf) – also available as a text version
- Another paper
- Alderman – Mentoring Relationships
Service-Learning Through a Multidisciplinary Lens
Shelley H. Billig and Andrew Furco
PUC Library Call No. LC 220.5 S476 2002
Shelley Billig is Vice President of RMC Research Corporation in Denver, Colorado. Andrew Furco is the founding director of the Service-Learning Research and Development Center at the University of California, Berkeley.
- PULSE link
- Information Age Publishing the publisher’s web site has a link to search the book as well as related material.
- Google Books link
- Eric link
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More about Andrew Furco
Related material
- Billig, S., Root, S, and Jesse, D. (2005). The Impactof Participation in Service-Learning on High School Students’ Civic Engagement – an RMC Research report (.pdf).
- Billig, S. and Eyler, J. The State of Service-Learning and Service-Learning Research. Chapter 12 in Deconstructing Service-Learning: reseach exploring context, participation, and impacts.(preview in Google Books).
- Butin, D. Of What Use Is It? Multiple Conceptualizations of Service Learning Within Education.
- Furco, A, Issues of Definition and Program Diversity in the Study of Service-Learning. Chapter 2 in Studying Service-Learning: Innovations ineducation Research Methodology. (preview in Google Books).
- Strage, A. (2004). Long-term academic benefits of service-learning: when and where do they manifest themselves?
Learning Through Serving: A Student Guidebook for Service Learning Across the Disciplines
Christine M. Cress, Peter Collier, and Vicki Reitenauer
PUC Library Call No. LC220.5 .C72 2005
Christine Cress is Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for the Postsecondary, Adult, and Continuing Education (PACE) program at Portland State University.
- PULSE link
- Stylus the publisher’s web site – has a table of contents and more information about the book.
- Related paper – At a glance: What we know about the effects of service-learning on college students, faculty, institutions and communities, 1993-2000: Third Edition. (.pdf)
Active Learning in Higher Education
An international refereed journal for those who teach and support learning in higher education. The publication started in July 2000 and appears 3 times per year. It is currently edited by Lynne P. Baldwin. A full-text online edition is available through PULSE.
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PULSE link for online full text
From the publisher Sage Journals online
The Handbook of Experiential Learning
Melvin Silberman
PUC Library Call No. LB1027.23 H36 2007
Mel Silberman is professor emeritus of adult and organizational development at Temple University.
- PULSE link
- Table of Contents along with brief excerpts from the book can be found at the publisher’s site - Pfeiffer
