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Publication Date: 1997
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Contextual Curriculum: Getting More Meaning from Education.
Bolt, Les; Swartz, Ned
New Directions for Community Colleges, n97 p81-88 Spr 1997
Describes the purposes of contextual learning, or learning by associating classroom theory with real-world applications, and its role in workplace education. Reviews three common delivery models of contextual learning: self-contained curriculum components, cross-disciplinary approaches, and integrated curriculum approaches. Discusses assessment procedures that best verify contextual learning. (AJL)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship, Job Training, Labor Force Development, Nontraditional Education, Student Evaluation, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Education
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Language: English
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