Defining Experiential: Higher Education Educator Perspectives on Experiential Education Criteria and Experiential Learning Forms
type: CreativeWork
description: In the field of experiential education, there is a general understanding that concepts and definitions of experiential education and experiential learning differ by individuals, departments, organizations, and institutions. The purpose of this quantitative descriptive research study was to gather the perspectives of individual experiential educators across higher education (n = 121) on what they perceive to be experiential education’s criteria and what forms of educational methodologies qualify as experiential learning forms. The findings demonstrated inclusive perspectives regarding both criteria and forms, such as receptiveness to experiential education being able to occur within classrooms, in short durations, and without third-party participation. The findings support broadening the parameters of what qualifies as experiential, which can have significant implications for encouraging and expanding equitable access to experiential offerings.
abstract: In the field of experiential education, there is a general understanding that concepts and definitions of experiential education and experiential learning differ by individuals, departments, organizations, and institutions. The purpose of this quantitative descriptive research study was to gather the perspectives of individual experiential educators across higher education (n = 121) on what they perceive to be experiential education’s criteria and what forms of educational methodologies qualify as experiential learning forms. The findings demonstrated inclusive perspectives regarding both criteria and forms, such as receptiveness to experiential education being able to occur within classrooms, in short durations, and without third-party participation. The findings support broadening the parameters of what qualifies as experiential, which can have significant implications for encouraging and expanding equitable access to experiential offerings.
author: Gaszak, Paul
keywords: experiential learning, experiential education, higher education, taxonomy, definition, equity, Curriculum and Instruction, Disability and Equity in Education, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Educational Methods, Higher Education and Teaching, Other Education, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education, Teacher Education and Professional Development, Vocational Education
date published: 2024-05-01T07:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T03:21:20Z
provider: National-Louis University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: National-Louis University