Considers the problems of articulation within the contexts of racism, changing lifestyles, student activism, and educational dehumanization. (EA)

The author discusses 12 principles for helping K-12 students develop values. The principles are: watch your modeling; help students feel secure and cared for; help students feel capable and appreciated; accept student confusions with empathy; encourage the sharing of confusions; make learning a living process; introduce neglected life issues for…

Over two hundred periodical, dissertation, book, research paper, and essay citations of works published between 1948 and 1972 are listed in this bibliography which concerns itself with human motivation needs. Over 140 authors are represented. Some of the wide ranging topics included, in addition to and in relation to various aspects of motivation,…

"Invitational Education" is a metaphor for an emerging model of the educative process consisting of four value-based assumptions about the nature of people and their potential: (1) people are able, valuable, and responsible and should be treated accordingly; (2) education should be a collaborative, cooperative activity; (3) people…

The problem of the desegregation process in public schools, beginning with the Supreme Court decision Brown v the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, is that it is conceived of as an artificial climate imposed by ratios and busing rather than a learning situation wherein ethnocentricity is developed as a positive attribute. Integration, however,…

The "Insights" newsletter, published eight times during the academic year, is intended for elementary teachers interested in open education. The newsletter includes descriptions of actual classroom projects, discussions of teaching techniques, and sources of curriculum and professional materials. This issue treats the topic human…