The objective of this article is to define a model for school staff development that is founded on the principle of relevance. That model is CONSEL or Confrontation-Search Laboratory, originated at Xicom Communications Laboratory. (Authors/CB)

Involving students directly in decision-making through environmental gaming simulations will allow them to better understand the theoretical base of their actions, test their ideas, confirm their reality, and see the practical consequences of various alternative strategies of action. This instructional technique moves beyond the case study stage…

Results showed that imagery and frequency factors have independent and additive effects in verbal discrimination learning. (Author)

Results confirm the observation that college students tend to select the more meaningful of two redundant-cue elements for completion of the associative stage of PA learning. (Authors)

Defining the concept of accountability-- the hottest issue of the day." (Author/RY)

Refocuses the work of Charles Reich's, The Greening of America", to conceptualize certain sub-currents experienced in public schooling. (RB)

Reports two approaches to learning, including (1) a 3-hour discussion meeting once a week and (2) provision for a variety of learning activities to be pursued individually, with the latter approach preferred by students. (Editor/SB)

Examples of mathematics objectives classified under the headings of creativity, understanding (second level), and evaluation are given. Assessing and redesigning curriculum in light of the objectives are discussed. (DT)