This article serves two functions. First, it addresses why studying collaborative discourse and collaborative argumentation is important for promoting students' deep-level understanding of content. A literature review is presented examining the evidence for this claim, concluding that engaging in collaborative discourse and argumentation might…

Explores cognitive attributes that allow individuals to function effectively in the changing nature of society and the workplace. Describes emerging models for learning and suggests that changing workplaces require a distributed cognitive model of human competence which promotes critical thinking and lifelong learning. (Author/LRW)

This document contains three papers on transfer of training and human resources. "The Effect of Organizational Support, Management Support, and Peer Support on Transfer of Training" (Susan E. Cromwell, Judith A. Kolb) reports on a longitudinal study of work environment factors that affect transfer of training in a university supervisory…