Discusses possible effects of increased state level of control of education in the United States using the Republic of Cyprus as an example. Notes more centralized form of educational governance may reduce the significance of each individual student and this must be weighed against anticipated benefits. (Author/ABL)

Revealed a positive relationship between the humanistic emphases of beginning teachers and the importance they assigned to such research-based teaching practices as the use of advance organizers, behavioral objectives, and cooperative learning strategies. (Author/ABB)

Considers a commonly held proposition of humanistic psychologists/educators and argues for its validity: that human beings have an innate striving to be all that they can be. The stress-equilibrium dynamic is also used as a basis for support. Others are encouraged to offer constructive criticism. (JAC)

Argues that behaviorism and humanism are incompatible, and any attempt to blend them is to deny the intellectual or practical existence of humanism as a theory of behavior. Humanistic theory must be recognized and application models must be designed and tested in school, childrearing, personal relations and leadership theory. (JAC)