An experiential learning program to meet teachers' needs as a model of appropriate membership and leadership roles in discussion is described. The use of imagery and its influence on the methodology of the program are described, and evidence from teacher transcripts is discussed. It is concluded that effective discussion is the external evidence of having learned to communicate with others in a group and that the use of imagery is an indicator of discussion at its deepest level of communication.
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