Purpose: This paper aims to explore the changing pedagogic discourses in China today, using the current wave of English curriculum innovation as a focused case. Given the cross-cultural nature of foreign language education, the change in the English as a foreign language curriculum in China has served as a fertile ground for different pedagogical…

This paper briefly outlines the author's thoughts on what is humanistic education. By observing various curricula and projects purporting to be humanistic, the author describes three types of approaches: a) humanistic content curricula, or, courses dealing with specific areas of human concern; b) humanistic process curricula, or, learning skills…

A curriculum analysis instrument, Assessment of Humaneness, is presented for evaluating social studies programs by students and teachers. Also discussed is the author's position that the only appropriate social studies curriculum is one which stimulates the development of humaneness, of human capabilities. (DB)

In this paper, an integrated view is presented of the direction that education must take if it is to become the creative, effective, joyful enterprise that many educators long for. Educational institutions are not humane because they fail to deal with the human condition in all its variety and meaning. They continue to affirm the intellectual part…

According to Wellesley A. Foshay, in order to achieve a humane curriculum subject matter and each experience must be responsive to the human condition in the context of all pedagogical intentions of the teacher. Six classes of experience--intellectual, emotional, social, physical, aesthetic, and spiritual--make up the human existence. Teachers may…

Detailed descriptions about Project Physics are presented in this report covering the period from July 1, 1964 - August 15, 1970. The objectives of designing a humanistically-oriented course, attracting more senior-high students, and contributing to the advancement of knowledge of the factors influencing physics learning are discussed with a…