True learning takes place from inquiry into all phenomena, not just from those explained by the standard instructional materials. (RA)

The dialectical capacity of human consciousness enables us to generate alternatives in opposition to previous conditioning. Transcending one's acculturation need not leave one searching for gurus. Authentic personal meaning may be attained from an existential reawakening. (RM)

The fact that different groups and different individuals hold strongly divergent beliefs about the correct methods to be employed to achieve discipline in the schools should provide an indication to educators that it is an appropriate time to investigate the dynamics surrounding their own pupil control ideologies. (BRR)

Reviews the concepts and assumptions underlying the Scanlon Plan, an approach to organizational development based on participatory management. The approach is summarized using four concepts (identity, participation, equity, and managerial competence) which can create a climate of mutual respect and confidence. (JAC)

Technology has altered the nature of politics and the understanding of citizenship in some fundamental ways, including the balance of knowledge and power. It is time to accept technology as part of the historical condition and to humanize it. (Author/MSE)

Discusses the limitations of Youniss's identification of morality with humanism and pluralism (universal developmental endpoints or socially constructed rational ideals), suggesting an alternative approach. (MP)

Traces the development of secular humanism in education and calls for educators to present their students with a "real" picture of the world, including the values upon which the Unites States was founded. (FL)

Defines the scope of the humanities. Discusses the role of the humanities in community colleges and the responsibility of humanities instructors to strengthen the discipline. Itemizes the qualities of humanists and identifies them as stereotypically feminine. Discusses the implications for male and female instructors. (DD)

Reviews the objectives and accomplishments of a Polish educator, Janusz Korczak, who was director of two orphanages in Warsaw from 1911-1942. Information is presented on Korczak's humanistic values, educational objectives, insistence that the individuality of children be recognized, and selfless devotion to the children in his orphanages.…

From philosophic literature, the author details six humanistic functions art can perform in modern Western society. He considers the ways that art can keep the imagination alive, preserve our capacity to form human relationships, bring order to the world, promote communality and continuity, and give a meaning to life. (SJL)

Rather than establishing the necessity of denying death, Becker and Choron accentuate human vulnerability. Recognition of this vulnerability challenges their assumptions by provoking a deep appreciation of the values of equality and community, which provide the critical support needed for an acceptance of human mortality. (Author)

Presents an approach to career counseling based on humanistic existentialism (HE). The philosophical and psychological background of HE is reviewed with implications for various counseling dimensions including diagnosis, process, outcomes, interview techniques, test interpretation, and occupational information. (RC)

Liberal arts education is described as both flexible and durable since its formulation. Though current pressures tend to fragment the senses of self and knowledge, the liberal arts, it is suggested, can reaffirm the values of wholeness and excellence. (Author/MLW)

Suggests that, while much of teaching business communications is journeywork, emphasizing audience and response means that there is a humanistic element also. (TJ)

Confucius' thoughts on humanism were analyzed and organized around two general themes: self-culture (self-cultivation, critical self-analysis, and how to become a virtuous person) and humanity (humaneness, learning, rules of propriety, and human brotherhood). These thoughts are designed to serve as guideposts for educators and curriculum…