Franklin Vernon provided an example of how programs viewing themselves as "cultural islands" are in fact embedded within historical capitalist relations, through the discourses of "self" that they promote. In this response, I expand on Vernon's argument to situate the quasi-therapeutic practices he identified in the history of…

This article explores some of the key themes of John Macmurray's recently published lecture, "Learning to be Human". It focuses initially on three elements of his argument: relationships in education; education and the economy; and our corrosive obsession with technique. It then utilises Macmurray's views to develop a typology of…

This research objective is to highlight an innovative, holistic, inclusive, integrated approach to a sustainable future promoted by the "Earth Charter" and describe the structure of its ethical framework. The main conclusion of the research is that the ethical framework of the "Earth Charter" is based on a limited number of…

Article supports the concept of exchange of human resources indicating with examples how the giver as well as the receiver is strengthened in the exchange process. (Editor)

This article describes a therapeutic program for inmates that attempts to stimulate moral reasoning. Based on Kohlberg's theory of moral development, the program relies heavily on group meetings designed to focus on and resolve a variety of moral issues raised by the participants. Through guided moral discussions,'' participants tend to develop…

Author contends that teachers need to teach for the present rather than for the future. Teachers should relate to their students as human beings, to put humaneness first in schools and to emphasize the nonintellectual areas of human development. (Editor)

Course focuses on assisting teenagers to understand themselves and their environment and to become aware of educational and vocational opportunities. Brief course outline is included. (CJ)

The trend toward the development of the person with emphasis on perceptual awareness, psychological growth, self-actualization, nonverbal learning, and creative behavior is called synaesthetics, or humanistic education. The development of affective objectives should include not only the arts, but also the academic subjects. (JR)

Humanistic and open education advocates, who believe that there are no neutral positions nor totally independent judgements, are concerned with freeing individuals, and advocate an educational process that responds to the needs of individuals rather than one that requires conformity to a predetermined model. The rationale for similar positions…

This article discusses a process in which people in a community setting offer counsel to one another. (Author)

The basic task before the educational profession today is to study and understand the evolutionary-humanist revolution, to follow up its educational implications; and to enable as many as possible of the world's growing minds to be illuminated by its new vision of human destiny. (Author/JB)

The author is concerned with politics in a wider sense--providing children with an individual and collective sense of identity in time and space, giving them opportunities for the exploration of shared experience, making them aware of the responsibilities and privileges of community. (Editor)