ACADEMIC FIELD TRIP TRAINING GUIDE

By

S. O. ADEBISIS. O. ADEBISI

What is ACADEMIC FIELD TRIP? Academic field trip is an off-campus learning activities to gain practical experience of what has been learnt in class.Field trip is an educational procedure by which the learners obtain first hand information by observing places, objects, phenomena and processes in their natural setting.

Such trip is made to places and locations of relevance to the cause of study like communities, institutions, centres, organisations, ministries, agencies among others.

Objectives of FIELD TRIP? To participate in learning experience that are

not normally available in the classroom, but are essential for sound training in development policy and administration

To test the validity and practicability of classroom learning to practice, thus helping students develop their own professional skills

To create situational teaching for cultivating observation, keenness and discovery.

To serve as a means to develop positive attitudes, values and specific skills.

Objectives of FIELD TRIP? To develop an agenda for subsequent

learning and achieving sustainable development

To verify previous information, class discussion & to conclude individual experience.

To enhance students’ knowledge on development practice

Finally, it is an integral part of the research studies

Pre-FIELD TRIP Activities OrientationOrientation Site identification and selectionSite identification and selection Planning Planning Assign responsibilities to individuals

and make them understand their role.

What will be learned? • What teaching method will be used?

ExecutionExecution

FIELD TRIP Activities Group work and BrainstormingGroup work and Brainstorming The student should have diary, pen to

record the observations made in the field trip.

Other resources like, camera, voice recorder, data sheet, questionnaires are to be planned.

Identification of SD gaps in the fieldIdentification of SD gaps in the field Data collection and analysisData collection and analysis Interpretation of results for decision Interpretation of results for decision

making, recommendation or solution making, recommendation or solution approachapproach

Plate 1: A group discussion during a Summit in Nigeria

FIELD TRIP Expected Outcomes Report (4,000 – 8,000 words), Report (4,000 – 8,000 words), (10 – 20 pages).(10 – 20 pages). Contents shall includeContents shall include1)1) Comprehensive analysis of local Comprehensive analysis of local

conditionsconditions2)2) Identified challengesIdentified challenges3)3) Suggestions on solution approachSuggestions on solution approach4)4) Problems encountered on the fieldProblems encountered on the field

Plate 2: A photoblend of activities at an Event in Nigeria

Plate 3: Snapshot of figures of the NSDN report, 2015

To What Advantage ???

Field trips help learners learn things very quickly and remember them for longer of time.

It provides an opportunity to solve the individual's problems by interacting with a group in a natural setting.

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