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ERIC Number: EJ113018
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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A Different Kind of Learning About Urban Man
Berry, John
Community and Junior College Journal, 45, 6, 24-25, Mar 75
Describes "Biology 201--The River," an ecological and environmental study of the impact of man and urbanization on the Des Plaines River and its Drainage Area in Chicago. Each student selects his/her own study project, which involves a "contract agreement" with a faculty member, a data generating experiment, library research, a seminar talk, and a final written report. (DC)
Descriptors: Biology, Ecology, Environmental Education, Field Experience Programs, Field Instruction, Performance Contracts, Science Instruction, Student Projects, Student Research, Two Year Colleges, Urbanization
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Identifiers: City Colleges of Chicago IL Wright College; Illinois (Chicago)