Academic field trips provide students with practical experience outside of the classroom to supplement what they have learned. Field trips allow students to observe places, objects, phenomena and processes in their natural settings. The objectives of field trips are to give students hands-on learning experiences not available in the classroom, test the application of classroom theories, develop observation skills, cultivate positive attitudes and values, and enhance knowledge of development practices. Pre-field trip activities include orientation, site selection, and planning assignments and responsibilities. During field trips, students conduct group work, brainstorming, data collection, analysis and make recommendations. Expected outcomes include a 4,000-8,000 word report analyzing local conditions, identified challenges, and proposed solutions. Field

1. ACADEMIC FIELD TRIP
TRAINING GUIDE
By
S. O. ADEBISIS. O. ADEBISI

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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

5. Pre-FIELD TRIP Activities
 OrientationOrientation
 Site identification and selectionSite identification and selection
 PlanningPlanning
 Assign responsibilities to individuals
and make them understand their
role.
 What will be learned? • What
teaching method will be used?
 ExecutionExecution

6. 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 decisionInterpretation of results for decision
making, recommendation or solutionmaking, recommendation or solution
approachapproach

7. Plate 1: A group discussion during a Summit in Nigeria

8. 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 include
1)1) Comprehensive analysis of localComprehensive analysis of local
conditionsconditions
2)2) Identified challengesIdentified challenges
3)3) Suggestions on solution approachSuggestions on solution approach
4)4) Problems encountered on the fieldProblems encountered on the field

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

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

11. To What Advantage ???

12. 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.

13. Thank You