Traditional schools have assumed the role of fitting the individual for his place in society. Unique needs and interests have been placed second to "the common needs of all." Such educational programs are now being challenged by those who see a dehumanizing trend in current practices. In the new curriculums, primary emphasis is on…

In this paper the affective domain entails provision for the growth of attitudes and behaviors that deal with feelings, emotions, values, and in general the personal concerns of students. Its place in curriculum can emerge from an exploration of the following questions: To what extent can we identify and describe a distinct affective curriculum?…

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…

All research on curriculum development incorporates implicit assumptions about the nature of persons and the nature of learning. These assumptions fall into two major categories: (1) psychological assumptions, based on empirical descriptions; and (2) logical (conceptual) assumptions, which give explanatory accounts of meaning. Most curriculum…