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Harris, Sally – 1980
If children entering school today are to avoid a 12- to 20-year apprenticeship in alienation dominated by the mere manipulation of words and numbers, education must foster an appreciation for the roles the humanities play in helping mankind rise above the earthly and achieve a reflective overview of society. Such an appreciation can be obtained…
Descriptors: Art, Art Expression, Artists, Humanistic Education
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Hart, Gordon – College Student Journal, 1975
Several questions are raised in this article about the effectiveness of the values clarification approach. The article concludes that values clarification is a consistent and carefully sequenced approach to helping students live their lives in a more consistent and satisfying manner. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Counseling Effectiveness, Decision Making, Humanistic Education
Fersh, Seymour – 1983
In the past, the process of education was one of training--the learner was encouraged to follow the ways of priests, parents, professors, and patriarchs. This system works well as long as two conditions exist: if there are few modifications in the society and if people remain in the same place. Increasingly, the opposite conditions are true: few,…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Empathy
Hennessy, Thomas C., Ed. – 1979
This book contains papers in revised form that were delivered during the Fordham University 1976 Institute on Moral Education. The eight papers are titled: (1) The Teacher as Moral Educator; (2) Ten Years as a Moral Educator in a Catholic School; (3) Moral Education at the College Level: A Blueprint; (4) Moral Education at the Elementary School…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Ethical Instruction, Human Dignity, Humanistic Education
Titus, Dale N. – 1994
This paper highlights trends in values education in public secondary schools, crucial issues in both religious and secular values education, and effective strategies for teaching values in formal and invisible curricula. A review of the history of values education in the public schools is accompanied by relevant research pertaining to the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Codes of Ethics, Ethics, Humanistic Education
Brown, Faith – 1980
This monograph offers a rationale for including affective programs in middle schools and outlines one such program. This "homeroom program" is based on the generally accepted idea that young adolescents need to develop emotionally and socially as well as intellectually. These students have a need to understand themselves and others and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Class Activities, Humanistic Education, Individual Development
Jones, Virginia – 1982
The American College Testing Program's College Outcome Measures Project (COMP) Objective Test and Activity Inventory were administered to 93 Nazareth freshmen in fall 1980 and to 36 seniors in spring 1981. Results provided data on the actual level of student performance in relation to several key general education outcomes and comparisons of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Gains, College Freshmen, College Role