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ERIC Number: EJ096037
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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Walkabout: Searching for the Right Passage from Childhood and School
Gibbons, Maurice
Phi Delta Kappan, 55, 9, 596-602, May 74
A rationale and blueprint for what could be the most powerful movement for the reform of secondary education in our time. Inspired by the walkabout of a native Australian boy -- the 6-month endurance test that precedes his acceptance into adult society -- it outlines the requirements of a similar transition to adulthood in postindustrial civilization. (Editors)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Field Experience Programs, High Schools, Independent Study, Student Experience, Student Projects
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Identifiers: Walkabout