This pilot study investigates content-area preservice teacher perceptions of literacy practices as humanizing pedagogy. Findings from open-ended survey questions and a focal interview suggest preservice teachers see the connection between literacy learning and the teaching of their content area. They also have a budding understanding of how…

Playful teaching is a little-explored way to reinvigorate secondary classrooms with our vibrant mutual humanity. The author has come to believe not only that the ludic can be harnessed for academic engagement and growth but also that play can infuse the US secondary classroom with the humanity, equality, and democracy it lacks. It all begins with…

Although computer-assisted instruction is increasingly common in the alternative school setting, little research has been conducted regarding its relationship to emancipatory education for alternative school students. In the following case study, the author explores the environment of the computer-assisted classroom through an investigation of…

One of the many consequences of a neoliberal, high-stakes policy in No Child Left Behind has been that teachers and administrators have resorted to the systematic removal of vulnerable student groups, such as Latina/o English language learners. This process has dehumanized these students and commodified aspects of their identity, such as language,…

This is a review of literature for the high school or college humanities teacher who is committed to the teaching of religion as part of the human experience. (Author)

Describes the efforts of the administrative team at Minot (North Dakota) High School to improve school climate and solve discipline problems through humanizing education. (DS)

Selections from "The Science Teacher" magazine, appearing generally between January 1970 and May 1972, are offered in this compilation. Articles are divided into four sections: (1) A Point of View--personal perspectives on the nature and scope of the environmental problem, (2) Aspects of the Problem--relevant background material, (3) Environmental…

Proposed is a philosophy of learning that regards education as vital, rich, meaningful and here-now-living. (MM)

The school experience should increase a child's sense of humanity and of the potentialities for depth and range in human relations. (MM)

Nine short stories and excerpts are presented relating to 18th-Century French History. The purpose of the readings are to: 1) increase student sensitivity to conditions in 18th-Century France; 2) add to their appreciation of the variety of human experiences; and 3) strengthen student insight into the nature of human beings. (Author/JR)

This response to recent criticisms of the new social studies deals with some of the problems in areas of inquiry, value clarification, humanization, current events, and conflict resolution found in social studies texts. (JR)

Describes a method for assessing humanized science content and presents the results of a content analysis study conducted on 60 secondary science textbooks to determine the presence of "humanized content." (JDH)

After distinguishing between what humanizing education is and what it is not, specific steps which can be taken to humanize secondary education are pointed out. (KM)

Argues that English embraces a broad range of hitherto separated and opposing curricular components such as creative dramatics, media instruction, electives, independent study, and behavioral objectives along with its trational concerns. (RB)

A plan for improving teacher quality calls for close cooperation between faculty of education staff at New York State University at New Paltz and public school officials. (DS)