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Kowitz, Gerald T.; Dronberger, Gladys B. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1977
Counselors developing evidence on the potency of affective education programs find that student autobiographies are a rich source of data. This article describes a system for counting words that relates to self, home, and school and how the frequency counts within categories discriminate among students by gender and academic classification.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Biographical Inventories, Humanistic Education, Measurement Techniques
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Sparks, Dennis – School Counselor, 1977
Reviews, from the perspective of a school counselor, basic tenets of two contemporary educational trends, optional alternative education and deliberate psychological education. Describes blending of these trends at ALPHA (Alternative Learning Program for the High School Age), a public alternative high school located in Livonia, Michigan.…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Educational Innovation, Humanistic Education, Models
Ryan, Leo V. – Notre Dame Journal of Education, 1975
The attempts of St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, to respond to the pastoral "To Teach as Jesus Did" is described. For journal availability see SO 504 329. (DE)
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives
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Bartels, Cynthia S.; Calkin, Abigail B. – 1980
The paper describes a program to teach high school students with emotional and behavior problems to count their feelings, thereby improving their self concept. To aid in instruction, a hierarchy was developed which involved four phases: counting tasks completed and tasks not completed, counting independent actions in class, counting perceptions of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances, High School Students
Bennett, Christine I. – Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 1979
An eclectic approach to individualizing instruction in secondary schools is suggested which includes the following classroom strategies: experiential learning, mastery learning, learning centers, peer and cross-age tutoring, and independent study. (JMF)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Experiential Learning, Humanistic Education, Independent Study
Berdy, Seymour – 1974
This study examined in detail the success factors of guidance counselors in the College Discovery and Development Program in New York City. The writer attempted to approach the study of human dynamics and humanistic qualities on several levels: the philosophical, the psychological, the organizational, and the experiential. The program sought to…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged, Humanistic Education
Maples, Mary F. – Humanist Educator, 1977
This paper is concerned with the norm-referenced, standardized achievement, aptitude, and intelligence tests that are being administered to elementary and secondary school children in our schools today. Why do school systems continue the use of standardized tests despite all the abuse being heaped on the practice? (Author)
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Counseling Objectives
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Zeff, Shirley B. – Social Casework, 1977
Available from: Social Casework, 44 East 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010. A group tutorial program coordinated by the principal and a consulting social worker for 15 underachieving high school students emphasized individualized instruction with a humanistic approach. (CL)
Descriptors: Group Instruction, Humanistic Education, Learning Disabilities, Program Descriptions
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Carpenter, Patricia; Sugrue, Dennis P. – Adolescence, 1984
Describes the G.I.T. (Getting It Together) program, a heterogeneous delinquent treatment program combining affective education and social skills training. Delinquents with immature personalities or neurotic features appeared to benefit more from the program than those with characterological disorders. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Group Therapy, Heterogeneous Grouping
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Swart, Richard – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1979
The author describes a resource room program to help junior-senior educable mentally retarded students in a modified open classroom designed to facilitate learner involvement on an individualized basis and to emphasize affective growth. (SBH)
Descriptors: Humanistic Education, Individualized Programs, Mainstreaming, Mental Retardation
Dottin, Erskine S. – 1982
The Upward Bound Project for low income youth in Florida emphasizes humanistic education rather than education based on the capitalistic model of production, consumption, and competition. The project, which can serve as a model for education in developing countries, focuses on creating self-concepts and values to counteract those of an acquisitive…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Change Strategies, Developing Nations, Disadvantaged Youth
Dotterweich, Andrew H., Jr. – 1976
The purpose of this practicum was to develop, implement, and evaluate a humanistic system for student registration and self-scheduling in a comprehensive high school. The author developed a model registration and scheduling system, which was introduced on an experimental basis in a Baltimore-area high school and then evaluated by staff members and…
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Humanistic Education, Management Systems, Models
Aanestad, Naedine – 1976
The humanities course described in this paper encourages high school students to examine alternatives for the future and to make decisions on the basis of the most desirable outcomes. Classroom instructional materials include films, sound and slide sets, film strips, tape recorders, a record player, and a television. Students participate in…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Decision Making, Futures (of Society)
Conger, D. Stuart – School Guidance Worker, 1978
This article (1) defines the term "life skills"; (2) describes the skills that comprise life skills; (3) explicates the structure and process of the life skills curriculum; and (4) provides a sample lesson plan. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries, Group Counseling
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Kunkle-Miller, Carole; Blane, Howard T. – Journal of Drug Education, 1977
A small group affective education approach to teaching high school youth about alcohol stresses group exploration of student-generated questions and concerns by creating an atmosphere of free emotional interchange in which students can sort feelings, facts, and myths. (Author)
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Drinking, Educational Programs, Group Counseling
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