EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Foundations of Experiential Learning

Levin: His action-research method led to the laboratory-training method and T-groups (Training groups), which today are the basis for planned-change interventions in small groups and large complex organizations. He was concerned with the integration of theory and practice. "There is nothing so practical as a good theory."

Dewey: Regarded by many as the most influential educational theorist of the 20th century through his guiding principles for experiential learning in higher education. He was motivated by the challenges of coping with change and lifelong learning. He incorporated into the experiential learning toolbox methods such as apprenticeships, internships, work-study programs, studio arts, and field projects, each of which emphasized that learning is experiential.

Piaget: Intelligence is not an innate internal characteristic of the individual but arises as a product of the interaction between the person and the person's environment, Action is key.