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ERIC Number: EJ199511
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Apr
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Toward a Redefinition of Relevance.
Shanahan, Daniel
Educational Leadership, v36 n7 p511-14 Apr 1979
Relevance is a function of how much substantive change a subject introduces into a student's life. This can occur when teachers bring real dynamism into the classroom and inject imagination into teaching. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Imagination, Opinions, Relevance (Education), Student Responsibility, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Improvement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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