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Experimenting Community: A New Curriculum for Human Service Professionals

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Title:	Experimenting Community: A New Curriculum for Human Service Professionals
Authors:	Butler, Harry, Bilorusky, John
Source:	Education and Urban Society. Feb 75 7(2):117-140.
Peer Reviewed:	Y
Page Count:	24
Publication Date:	1975
Descriptors:	Community Involvement, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning, Experimental Curriculum, Higher Education, Human Services, Individualized Instruction, Learning Experience, Performance Contracts
Abstract:	Four curricular models are contrasted: the performance model (which is exemplified by most college curricula), closed and open contrast models, and the "experimenting community" in which learning experiences emerge from a process of interaction. This latter approach is elaborated upon in terms of its emphasis on nurturing improvisational learning, flexibility in developing community involvement activities, and its implications for integrating content and process for human service workers. (EH)
Journal Code:	CIJAUG1975
Entry Date:	1975
Accession Number:	EJ115190
Database:	ERIC

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Abstract:	Four curricular models are contrasted: the performance model (which is exemplified by most college curricula), closed and open contrast models, and the "experimenting community" in which learning experiences emerge from a process of interaction. This latter approach is elaborated upon in terms of its emphasis on nurturing improvisational learning, flexibility in developing community involvement activities, and its implications for integrating content and process for human service workers. (EH)