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Fisher, Gary L.; And Others – Techniques, 1986
To deal with both academic and affective needs of reading disabled children, a program designed to train professionals in remediation and counseling skills was developed. Over a two-year period, this program has succeeded in improving academic skills and self-concept of most of the 51 disabled readers. Continued training of dual-specialist…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Humanistic Education, Program Development, Reading Difficulties

Stilwell, William E. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1976
This article describes a model for implementing an affective education program which was developed using systems analysis techniques. Seven independent and interdependent functions are identified and described. The use of experts and an affective education advisory board is recommended. Also, assessment techniques and a team approach for…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Humanistic Education
Goodson, Max R. – 1977
Research and graduate education may be conceived as a theoretically based skill that becomes accessible to an individual through deliberate and disciplined study. A personal transformation is involved in education, as is the identification of the self with the discipline. John Dewey has developed the concept of a developing organism in a…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy, Graduate Study, Higher Education

Kohn, Sandy – Journal of Experiential Education, 1991
Advocates empowering students to help them take control of their lives. Provides specific ideas on how educators can facilitate this process. Uses concepts from humanistic education, group dynamics, Quaker thought and action, and experiential programing. (KS)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Group Dynamics

Busky, Henry F. – 1975
The paper was written for someone who wishes to develop and introduce the Human Potential Seminar in a community college setting. The first phase of the paper deals with Prince George's Community College's first experience with Human Potential and how it trained its staff, got the seminar transferrable to four-year colleges and worked it into the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, Human Development, Humanistic Education
McCarthy, J. M. – 1974
Despite the proliferation of subject matters in the English curriculum, formal education continues to concede a priority to literature and the linguistic arts. In the past, the English curriculum has been shaped largely by essentialistic forces with an emphasis on skills. This position has been challenged by a strong existential trend in the last…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, English Curriculum, Humanistic Education

Kline, William B.; Vernon, Ann – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1986
Defines a process that will enable counselors to design their own guidance activities relevant to the special needs of various student populations. Six steps are suggested: experiencing, publishing, processing, generalizing, developing, and applying. (ABB)
Descriptors: Counseling Objectives, Counseling Techniques, Elementary Education, Guidance Programs
Peters, Richard O. – 1981
Several models of curriculum and staff development are described to provide guidance toward the goal of harmoniously blending a humanized curriculum and humanized instruction. The author compares the "explosive" and "implosive" designs for program development and instruction and argues that the implosive design should be adopted and that…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Humanistic Education, Models

Rest, James R. – Counseling Psychologist, 1977
This paper analyzes and raises questions about two existing moral education programs, and suggests directions for future research in this area. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, 1975. (Author/BP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Psychology, Humanistic Education, Methods
Howard, Grover A.
This document describes the evolution of the Exploratory College at Rio Hondo Junior College (Whittier, California) from its inception at a faculty retreat in 1970 through its first year of operation in 1972-73. The Exploratory College was designed as an alternative center for exploring new ways of learning within the college community. By being a…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Experimental Colleges, Humanistic Education, Humanities
Golden West Coll., Huntington Beach, CA.
This document describes the planning and implementation of an interdisciplinary humanities program at Golden West College. A planning committee sought input from faculty and students in order to determine what needs were not being met by current general education requirements and to determine how an integrated program could be developed involving…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, General Education, Humanistic Education

Vicary, Judith R. – Journal of School Health, 1976
An affective education teaching model is outlined defining a continuum of affective development and the resulting range of approaches possible at present and in the future for meeting affective goals. (MB)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Objectives, Concept Formation, Content Analysis
Bretherton, Diane; Weston, Jane; Zbar, Vic – Theory Into Practice, 2005
This article describes the development of a peace education project, including the Peace Education Kit, in schools in Sierra Leone. The program, initiated by the World Bank, has involved working partnerships between local and international agencies and provides a case study of how schools can work with the community to contribute to a national…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nongovernmental Organizations, Peace, Humanistic Education
Netherton, Jean C.; And Others – 1984
These four presentations provide information on various aspects of the use of the Time-shared, Interactive, Computer Controlled, Information Television (TICCIT) system by Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC). First, Jean C. Netherton provides background on the 10-year history of NVCC's involvement with the TICCIT system and offers…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Faculty College Relationship
Gunning, Ann F. – 1976
Although it is not without flaws, decentralization of the school administration--returning decision-making power to school principals and classroom teachers--can contribute to a return to humanistic education and to the elimination of assembly-line education. Researchers, curriculum developers, and educational publishers can help in this movement…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Decentralization, Humanistic Education, Program Design