The authors discuss their use of Appreciative Inquiry coupled with Circular Questioning to create what they have titled a Conversational Space. They discuss their experiences using conversational spaces in several venues across their campus: in classrooms, in campus-wide faculty discussions, and in informal and formal student and faculty…

Traditional university adult education is seen as catering for the elite in contrast to a university radio study group campaign which proved far more effective in reaching the less well educated and financially insecure rural inhabitants of Tanzania, and which promises to help break down social strata rather than reinforce them. (Author/KP)

This round table discussion, with Ilya Prigogine and others of the Brussels school, consists of a series of questions and answers relating to thermodynamics and biological order. (JR)

This article discusses the problem of a modern or revised curriculum without a corresponding change in teaching methods and teacher confidence in being able to implement the new programs. Inservice courses, largely directed by the teachers themselves, are discussed as aid in lessening the problem. (LS)

The author compares the relative merits of the lecture and discussion group instructional modes. (HMD)

This article describes "open-chair roleplaying," a form of roleplaying that is a means for identifying and exploring student concerns in group settings. (RWP)

The focus point of this article was a trip by students to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the high point of their experiences and a format to analyze child awareness, interest, and concern for contemporary art. (Author/RK)

The basic purpose of the great teachers seminar was to bring outstanding instructors together to discuss nothing more instructional problems and successfully employed solutions. (Author)

Directed Reading Thinking Activities and Reflective Reading Thinking Activities are compared, with examples showing how each technique generates classroom discussions. (RB)

Discusses analogy as a key to the meaning of literary works, e.g., viewing Hamlet as a character of honesty. (RB)

Two postlaboratory discussion strategies (Probing and Nonprobing) were tested for effectiveness on learning science concepts by sixth graders. Similar laboratory experiences were provided to all, but discussion strategies differed. Analysis indicated significantly higher mean gain scores for the Nonprobing strategy group. (PS)

In a large art undertaking, students experience their ability to expand their selectivity. (Author/RK)