The Delors report remains a timely and challenging agenda for shaping education from the earliest years. This article reviews the status of basic education, defined as a passport to life in the report. Despite progress toward universal primary education and gender parity, countries are still far from education targets adopted in 2000. Lack of care…

This paper explores the long-term effects of assigning cultural symbols to one's natural sensory experiences. Sixty-two Washington State residents of differing occupations, ages 16-51, participated in the study. Participants' responses to the question, "When did you first learn the color green?" fell into two main categories. Some…

This book describes the needs and potentials of children and youth from birth to age 21, based on a holistic understanding of what human beings are and can become. The description is based on the insights of three early twentieth-century spiritual teachers--Rudolf Steiner, Aurobindo Ghose, and Inayat Khan--whose works, the book claims, articulate…

Anorexia nervosa has received considerable attention lately because of its increased incidence, potential danger, and resistance to treatment. A review of the literature on anorexia nervosa suggests that, although it is characterized by complex interrelated psychological and physiological processes, it is often conceptualized and treated in…

This book is about the human mind which is conditioned through education, formal or informal; it utilizes the philosophy of a world sage in order to understand the problems of contemporary society. "Things of the Mind" consists of four Socratic dialogues of which the main topics are: the meaning of an education that requires young people…

To ensure that curriculum development staff are focusing on student needs, this article suggests a question matrix showing the holistic relationship in the planning, implementation, and outcomes processes and in five interrelated program components (curriculum design, instructional means, resources, staff development, and learning experience).…

Discusses the contribution of the little-known linguist Gemelli who favors a holistic approach to human language emphasizing the human personality as an essential factor in the expression of speech. Gemelli makes clear the breadth of the field of language psychology in contrast with the narrowness of psycholinguistics. (CFM)

Discusses the second session of a Vassar College workshop on computers and the humanities which focused on how to teach computing to humanists. Arguing for a holistic approach, the author outlines the material to be taught and how to teach it. Emphasizes ample hands-on training, and instruction in general computer principles not the specifics of…

Describes alternative methods of drug education that have been and are being developed with a view toward better reaching and educating disenfranchised groups. A case is made for excellence in general education and active learning models in drug education, emphasizing the need for a holistic approach. (JAC)

Proposes six principles to follow when teaching students to think. Aimed at teaching thinking as an indivisible process rather than as a set of discrete skills, the principles involve active learning, the articulation of thinking, intuitive understanding, structuring courses developmentally, motivating learning, and establishing a positive…

Science is still taught as something separate from the moral and spiritual life of people. Instead, there are basic human truths that bind us all. Just as science is now exploring the interconnection of all matter, education must explore the interconnection of all areas of learning. (CS)

A hermeneutic or interpretive concept of human social life is discussed in this article. Suggestions are offered to physical educators for studying activities such as education and sports more holistically. Problems concerning generalizations in cultural research and problems related to seeking truth through interpretive cultural research are…

A holistic approach can direct the synthesis process so that the "big picture" is experienced by gifted students and meaningful integration of previously analyzed components can be accomplished. Holistic synthesis provides an alternative to traditional instruction, supplying the stepping stone to more effective problem solving in the social…

The introduction to the special issue on holism with learning disabled students addresses five current practices not espoused by the holistic model: segmentation of learning, narrow school goals, preoccupation with students' deficits, lack of consideration of student interests/needs in selecting curricula, and obsession with objectivity and fact.…

Describes a holistic health care program (Personal Health Management System) initiated within several retirement communities. Initial findings suggested that program participants experienced significant increases in their health and well-being while nonequivalent control group subjects did not. Conceptual and methodological issues are discussed.…