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ERIC Number: EJ215967
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Feb
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Initiative Activities: A Good Risk.
Boyer, Allan C.
Phi Delta Kappan, v61 n6 p421-22 Feb 1980
Initiative activities are fabricated problems that require the mental and physical cooperation of a group of 8 to 15 people. A typical activity is the electric fence, in which students are instructed to get everyone over a chest-high barrier without touching it or reaching through it. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Outdoor Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Initiative Activities