When will community college humanists recognize that their classrooms are diminished, their courses ignored, and their teaching fields assaulted by advocates of other curriculums, not because the humanities are less worthy, but because the advocates of career and medical education, to name but two, have stepped out of the classroom to take…

This paper describes the philosophy and development of the Extracurricular Centres for Highly Gifted Children in Transvaal, South Africa. The centers' concepts of "gifted" and "highly gifted" are defined, and characteristics of gifted children are listed. The centers offer enrichment and acceleration classes in subjects outside…

This paper discusses a practicum that developed a pilot program in interpersonal communication, creating a pattern of courses that would instruct students in the use of listening/talking skills for dyadic and small group situations. The paper shows how the need for this program was established and assessed and how a multidisciplinary committee…

The purpose of this study was to survey alternative schools to determine what their English programs are like, what kinds of problems and successes have been encountered by their English teachers, and what suggestions they have for others who encounter similar problems. Questionnaires were sent to administrators and English teachers in a number of…

In this discussion of the use of mentors working with at-risk students, it is suggested that universities involved in preservice education should establish jointly, with local schools, the training of teachers in affective education--mainly in the area of self-esteem. The stress on cognitive development should take a secondary role, rather than a…

This monograph considers issues in the training of sexuality skills in students with severe mental retardation. An introduction stresses the importance of such skills for these students. A profile of 12 common characteristics of this population and a summary of human commonalities precede the body of the guide. Common manifestations of sexuality…

The Nueva Day School and Learning Center presents itself in this paper as a case study in school humanization. The project attempts to make students into consumers of the system, able to pick and choose among options, rather than its products. Serving as the means for organizing change is a curriculum development model that includes a progression…

GENTRAIN is a modular program for interdisciplinary humanities instruction. The authors recount the development of the program from creating their own textbooks, arranging teaching teams, organizing the vast amount of available material, deciding on class format, to discovering a group of enthusiastic supporters among the community's senior…

This handbook provides teachers with suggestions for planning, implementing and evaluating programs for kindergarten children. Chapter I briefly outlines child development principles and program characteristics for the kindergarten. Chapter II discusses how teachers can create an environment for learning through scheduling, organizing the teaching…

Although designed to assist vocational, technical, and industrial arts educators in the understanding, development, and implementation of a comprehensive affective education program, this teacher's manual is adaptable to other areas and levels of education. Six chapters comprise the manual. The first four chapters introduce major strategies to…

Prepared as a definitive statement of educational quality for Texas, this document sets a goal for public school legislation. The model includes four coordinated strands: the problem-focused curriculum, the humanistic values curriculum, the curriculum for specialization, and the curriculum for personal growth and development. Program descriptions…

Developed for teachers seeking an alternative classroom approach that develops students' life skills, this manual introduces, describes, and facilitates the implementation of TOUCH (Team Approach for Occupational and Useful Career Education--Humanized). Parts 1 and 2 introduce and define TOUCH as an instructional process which uses subject area…

Focusing on ways of extending UNESCO's 1974 recommendation concerning international education to the university level, educators from India, Mexico, Sweden, Nigeria, and the United States convened in Paris, August 22-26, 1977. The 1974 recommendation reaffirmed the responsibility of UNESCO nations to pursue educational opportunity, and advancement…

A large number of home economics program and course goals developed by outstanding teachers using available models and guides is presented in the document. The collection contains concise statements of what students can know and can do in the major content areas of home economics learning, and in the areas in which home economics relates to values…

The document provides very thorough guidelines for planning, implementing, and evaluating "character education," (or moral/values education, or citizenship education) in elementary and secondary schools. Character education promotes students' positive and realistic self-image, respect for others, and decision-making skills for participation in…