Outlines the theoretical basis of Maharishi's Integrated System of Rehabilitation, which includes transcendental meditation, offering a uniquely effective approach to correctional rehabilitation. An example from Senegal shows significant decreases in violence, medical needs, and recidivism. (JOW)

A holistic philosophy that learning should be driven by a quest for meaning is manifested in adult basic education by such varied approaches as process writing, whole language, problem posing, alternative assessment, mathematics as problem solving and critical thinking, and family literacy. (SK)

Explores a way for writing teachers to provide feedback, assess growth, and monitor personal story narrative writing from a positive, supportive and holistic perspective. Lists and explains five dimensions of personal story narrative writing, discusses development, and provides examples of student writing. (PRA)

Describes contemporary educational thought as polarized between the reductionist views of utilitarianism and the unifying views of holism. Explains cultural evolution in terms of the Taoist principles of yin and yang. Evaluates current trends in education, and raises epistemological problems. Discusses the potential effect of utilitarian and…

Discusses the advantages of an interdisciplinary curriculum, especially in elementary school. Implementing interdisciplinary curriculum units helps children acquire targeted concepts and skills of various disciplines more effectively. Existing curriculum, current events, and student concerns are the places to find interdisciplinary unit ideas. (SM)

Six papers explore applications/implications of the unity thesis in discrete areas of educational research. The unity thesis argues that knowledge is all of a piece and allows for methodological diversity in educational research. Topics include a coherentist validity theory; policy analysis; hermeneutics; meta-analysis; and coherentist empiricism…

Describes a creative nursing curriculum based on human environments, phenomena, crises events, and lifestyle. (Author)

Three dimensions of designing functional performance assessment in occupational therapy are (1) the purpose of assessment (diagnosis of problem and measurement of outcomes); (2) variance in population (diagnostic classification and treatment settings); and (3) measurement methods. (SK)

The Myers Briggs Type Indicator can be a helpful tool for enabling returning adult students to know themselves and for enhancing student development. It should be used appropriately as part of a comprehensive plan for holistic academic advising. (SK)

Students of all ages can apply what they have learned about symmetry by creating quilts on the computer using LOGO. The paper explains how to complete a computer quilting project. (SM)

The U.S. Postal Service offers an employee career development program based on Tiedeman's Lifecareer concept. Employees learn that up is not the only way, they are valued by the organization, and they are responsible for their own career development. (SK)

Waldorf education, rooted in the spiritual-scientific research of the Austrian scientist Rudolf Steiner, conceives man/woman as a three-fold being of spirit, soul, and body whose capacities unfold in three developmental stages: early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence. Waldorf schools educate the whole human being--head, heart, and…

Notes that counseling profession has adopted wellness concept. Sees concepts of wellness and holism affiliating to create holistic health. Identifies five major tenets of wellness and holistic health: the system of interrelated systems; optimal functioning; preventative approach; personal responsibility; and a healthy lifestyle. Discusses each…

Argues that "career" and "personal" counseling should not be viewed as different types as counseling because holistic philosophy of counseling emphasizes helping "whole" persons whose lives contain many roles; research in implications of gender and race for career development further demonstrates inseparability of career and personal lives; and…

Experiential education can provide a framework for transmitting and inculcating the values and philosophy of deep ecology. The ideal outdoor experiential program would include the deep-ecology principles of (1) knowledge and sense of place; (2) wholeness of self; (3) identification with nature; (4) integrity of program practices with espoused…