Many of the "revolutionary" ideas in education have been procedural changes (e.g., team teaching) or sophisticated variations on old themes (e.g., "new" math). This anthology of readings attempts to break through familiar patterns of thinking about curriculums. Three initial articles under "The Process of Curriculum-Making" examine certain…

Sensitivity training in the classroom can help children cope with and adapt to their environment--family, peer group, friends, school, and teachers--and get them to talk honestly and openly about emotional, social, and intellectual feelings and concepts. Some techniques of encouraging students to explore, to become involved with and aware of…

The purpose of this book is to bring together information on the conditions which would aid in maximizing the learning potential and behavioral development of the very young child with particular emphasis on the types of experiences that should be received by young babies who spend part of their time in a day care center. The papers presented by…

Maslow's Politics 3 is a humanistic social psychological philosophy which is against any attitude or value that rests on a merely evil or good conception of human nature or of society. His thoughts and clippings on the subject which were written or collected during 1968, 1969, and 1970 are presented in two primary thought sequences: 1) what is…

This issue, part of an annual series prepared for Maryland educators, presents the problem solving aspect of learning behavior by reviewing some of the variables which affect how individuals confront intellectual problems. Selected studies and a bibliography which are helpful in developing instructional methods which take into account individual…

This is the author's personal document in which he tries to simply see what learning is about. He draws heavily on Fritz Heider for his phenomenological analysis, by which he means an analysis of learning based solidly and integrally on what can be simply seen by all men. The paper distinguishes a learning process found in the developing child,…

While the perceived role of television may differ considerably from its actual function, such perception plays an important part in determining individual response. First-year college students' opinions of the personal and social contributions of television were measured in a survey using students in a basic speech class. Students thought…

This manual is designed for use by teachers engaged in doing dramatic work with their classes. The lesson plans and vocabulary are specifically suited to children in the primary grades, but they may also be used with older children who are inexperienced in this type of structured creative activity. The introduction to the book discusses the basic…

A teacher assessment system is presented which holds that there is no ideal teacher and that to maximize the potential of an individual during a teacher education program, each candidate must be known as a unique person. This system has the following characteristics: (1) design for administration through a central office, and (2) need for a…

The study was designed to determine the effect of T-group experience on an individual's perceived level of personal functioning. An experimental group of eight counselor trainees, who received a T-group experience for an academic quarter, was compared with a control group of eight students, comparable in age and experience who were enrolled in a…

Quotes and writings of students involved at the Federal Youth Center in Ashland, Kentucky are used in this report to show how they feel about the Newgate Project at the Center and about a course called Personal Development. Newgate has increasingly stimulated the prison environment in a positive manner to enhance the confinement situation of the…

To measure the educational and personal growth of students receiving associate degrees at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) in June 1972, all 594 candidates for the degree were analyzed in terms of age, sex, academic aptitude, major, and transfer intention. In addition, student-perceived educational benefits were assessed by administering five…

This paper contrasts the reactive and proactive approaches to personal growth and development for college students at a university. The potential of residence hall education and proactive growth activities is specifically pointed to, while all of student affairs are challenged to look at the more proactive growth model. Basic goals of a proactive…

Recent emphasis on industrial and urban development is described as a factor contributing to the greatly accelerated flight from the land. The concept of rural redevelopment is examined along with educational policy changes needed for rural redevelopment. The author's stated opinion is that rural redevelopment in the United States and other…

Addressed to those who are involved in the education of adults, this paper reviews hypotheses of patterns in adult development, and discusses possible roles of educators and educational programs in facilitating growth throughout adult life. The following topics are included: Time and the Life Cycle, Socialization and Roles, Stages of Adult…