Presents the fallacy of four commonly held views about the necessity of grading and suggests ways the principal start the process of grading reform. (Author/DN)

The theory of human relationships as set forth in Thomas Harris' book "I'm OK - You're OK" can be applied in schools, says this author. He tells how teachers can help humanize education through the Child, Adult, Parent positions. (Editor)

From an October 20, 1972, address, NAHE conference, Seattle, Washington. The interdisciplinary nature of humanities education is emphasized, with the major focus on the need for humanistic education'' rather than humanities education''. (JB)

The principal will play a key role in designing educational systems that free the human spirit to exercise initiative, to experiment openly, to enter fully into the enterprise of living and learning as complete people. (Author/WM)

Schools are essentially human systems; without people they are nothing but wood, concrete, and paper. Yet, the people who make up schools -- professionals, parents, service personnel, and students -- often form into ineffective and poorly coordinated groups, much in the way that employees in the bureaucracies of industry and government become…

This article defines the aims and goals of a humanistic curriculum design. The philosophical foundation and assumptions are integrated into the problems and issues of a real school situation. The achievement of the new curriculum is described as a process of complete overhaul of the current public school structure. (Author/DE)

In this publication, the authors suggest that the findings reported are sufficiently well supported by evidence to act as useful guides, even if tentatively. The central purpose of the program was to develop a theory and technology for structural and cultural change within the public schools. The program deliberately emphasized both formative and…

Proposes some educational objectives that offer direction for educational leadership while providing a constructive avenue for other institutions, agencies, and individuals to have a say in the schooling of children. (Author/WM)

Educational progress in developing nations has often had adverse effects as objectives were designed after those of well developed countries; tomorrow's educational objectives should be directed toward the development of the individual's aptitude, imparting the ability to learn constantly and attain full development of all faculties for the whole…

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?…

Case studies describe attempts to develop educational forms that are personally, intellectually, and socially valid in two Massachusetts elementary schools--the Charles River School, a small private school in Dover; and the Parmenter School, a public school. Both schools have tried to reorient the first six or seven years of formal education along…

This study is one of a series initiated by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. The series includes 21 case studies of innovative educational institutions in seven different countries for the purpose of exploring the ways in which these institutions execute the planning, implementation, and evaluation of…

This paper focuses on the principal's role in developing an improved or humane school environment for learning. It explores the thesis that the principal can be an effective and dynamic climate leader for change, but that he works within a participative process that involves all those who are part of the school environment and some who are not.…

Certain issues are cited as the most difficult in secondary education. These include the failure to provide equal educational opportunity; the establishment of school programs that are throught to be irrelevant or that treat student populations as homogeneous entities; unyielding bureaucracies; and a lack of opportunity for parent, student, and…

Identifies the components of the current social trend, "McDonaldization", as efficiency, calculability, predictability, and the substitution of nonhuman technology for human technology (or control). Contends that market forces and mass production have imposed "McDonaldization," on the British educational system. Considers…