The present controversies concerning competency-based/performance-based teacher education (CB/PBTE) are not new. The scientific approach to teaching, in the form of Herbartian theory, was prevalent at the turn of the century. At the same time however, Dewey's ideas on teaching the whole child and teaching as an art were beginning to enter into…

In order that English teachers may be important to themselves, important as teachers, and, through their behaviors, important to their community and to society, they must accept the challenge of being humanists. Ten characteristics describe humanists: (1) they revere life in all forms; (2) they have profound respect for the human mind and its…

According to this book of "psychological talks to parents and teachers," the American education system is a major social tragedy because it fails to recognize the potential of the individual. Individual differences are often ignored in the "assembly-line" approach to education and labeling children according to test scores is a way of dehumanizing…

The culminating remarks in this paper call for the building of a new Atlantis, a"...home where the unquiet heart of modern man can find peace." The author reviews the historical importance of Latin as a "connecting tissue" among European languages and its significance in the development of a common linguistic heritage. From this frame of…

Alternative programs in open education for student teachers in both the Department and the Graduate School of Education at the University of Utah are making substantial contributions to promoting growth in education students; genuine interpersonal relationships between themselves and their students; and humanistic values, attitudes, and behaviors.…

This paper briefly outlines the author's thoughts on what is humanistic education. By observing various curricula and projects purporting to be humanistic, the author describes three types of approaches: a) humanistic content curricula, or, courses dealing with specific areas of human concern; b) humanistic process curricula, or, learning skills…

Prepared for the International Congress of Cybernetics, Imperial College, University of London, September 4, 1969, this paper is concerned with man in organizations. The major hypothesis explored is that managers of large enterprises--public or private, in any context--have an increasingly urgent socio-humanistic responsibility to create…

The author defines education as a deliberate, organized attempt to help people to become intelligent and states that "education leads to understanding--it has no more practical purpose." He examines the purposes of education in the past and suggests that its primary goal was to train people for a certain job and position in life; education was…

Anthony Wayne Smith, President, National Parks and Conservation Association (NPCA), delivered this address before the Annual Meeting of The Humane Society of the United States, Newport, Rhode Island, October, 1971. Reviewing the philosophy and activities of the NPCA, he discloses how the wildlife preservation movement of the NPCA needs the help of…

Information in the literature stresses the use of more humane approaches to education. The number of titles for the last 10 years was counted in the Education Index. The results indicated that there is a significant trend toward an increasing number of titles published. (Author)

Describes a humanistic, non-cognitive, experiential approach to the teaching of writing and discusses a study which confirmed the effectiveness of this approach at the Study Skills Center of San Diego State University. (DD)

Long-term objectives for teaching literature to the student of English as a second language include developing an appreciation for literature and forming a civilized character through the modification and enlargement of values. Short-term objectives are to provide vicarious literary experiences and to reinforce language learning. (SW)

Characterizes the life and writings of Liutprand of Cremona, a Christian bishop in tenth century Italy who became famous for his humanism. He employed his knowledge of the classical tradition to promote the cause of a newly conscious Christian-Saxon leadership. (Author/AV)

A recognition of pradigmatic diversity and the contribution of multiple paradigms to planning greatly enriches both theory and practice. This analysis groups planning definitions into two general models, associates both with hard and soft systems thinking, and examines conceptual roots. The interpretive/humanist paradigm often highlights…

Offers a reassessment of the feasibility, even given "ideal" conditions, of conducting relevant research on the dynamics that take place in self-help groups. Examines kinds of changes, group methods, group members, group leaders, and environmental conditions. (Author/ABB)