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…

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…

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)

This paper describes the proceedings of a meeting of 20 student personnel professionals, practitioners and educators from across the U.S. They met to develop a conceptual organizational pattern for establishing student development programs. The paper describes not only some of the outcomes, but also the process by which they evolved. It was felt…

This Comprehensive Affective-Social Educational System (CASES) can be developed to reach five program goals: (1) identify the needs for members of each of three constituencies and for the community; (2) specify with each constituent their appropriate student, teacher and/or parent goals; (3) select optimal strategies to facilitate reaching their…

The purpose of the practicum was to improve specific supervisory skills of the administrators in the Newington (Connecticut) public schools. The practicum was also intended to increase the amount of time spent by administrators in various categories of supervisory activities. Treatment included administrative focusing efforts, a planned and…

A geriatric health maintenance program, started as a community medicine elective and now an innovative model in humanistic health care, is described. Junior and senior medical students act as live-in facilitators of comprehensive health care for the elderly tenants in publicly subsidized housing units. (Author/MLW)

A descriptive analysis is presented on the strategy currently being utilized to evaluate the ESEA Title III Human Relations project, "Understanding Ourselves," in the Carroll County Public Schools in Maryland. Building on several theoretical postulates concerning the complex nature of school systems and concerning the organizational and…

These conference proceedings address a broad range of issues related to postgraduate education and training beyond the doctoral degree for maintaining expertise in all areas of psychology. They focus on six general issues: (1) models for education and training beyond the doctoral degree; (2) societal needs, changing demographics, and national…

In response to a low passing rate in a general psychology course taught at Howard Community College (MD), as well as to student and instructor dissatisfaction with the course, a systems model was developed and applied to improve course quality. The development of the model involved nine steps: (1) enumerating precise skill objectives which could…

Prepared as a definitive statement of educational quality for Texas, this document sets a goal for public school legislation. The model includes four coordinated strands: the problem-focused curriculum, the humanistic values curriculum, the curriculum for specialization, and the curriculum for personal growth and development. Program descriptions…

Outward Bound (OB) backpacking and Nordic ski programs aim to integrate humanistic goals (i.e., personal awareness and understanding and compassion for others) with the school's curriculum. Program goals fall in three areas--personal, group, and academic. In designing a successful course which will achieve the goals, there are several phases, all…