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Direct linkMayhew, Matthew J.; Wolniak, Gregory C.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Research in Higher Education, 2008
We investigated curricular conditions and educational practices that influenced the development of life-long learning orientations among 405 undergraduate students. Results suggest that growth in life-long learning orientations was facilitated by instruction that included opportunities for reflection, active learning, and perspective-taking and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learning Strategies, Active Learning, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedNijman, Jan; Hill, A. David – Journal of Geography, 1991
Presents a classroom project dealing with tropical deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Addresses environmental consequences and economic, social, and political causes. Involves both lectures and individual research and reports by student groups on deforestation causes. Includes a note-playing activity in which students make recommendations for…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conservation (Environment), Developing Nations, Economic Development
Peer reviewedTiemann, Kathleen A. – Teaching Sociology, 1991
Describes teaching about deviance in an introductory sociology course. Uses the "Baby Doe" case as a model. Students role play the courtroom case as a values clarification exercise. Allows students to experience the complexity of such issues firsthand. Finds method is a powerful tool for consciousness raising. (NL)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Case Studies, Citizen Participation, College Instruction
