Article is the transcript of a speech by Dr. John Barcroft, Director of the Division of Public Programs for the National Endowment for the Humanities, given at the National Meeting of State-Based Committees in Washington during May of 1973. (GB)

Prospects for the more decisive implementation of the New Way of the humanities lie with the principal. Schools will become humanized as principals inculcate certain attitudes in teachers which will by proximity be translated into the learning situation; i.e., students cannot be expected to read, study, and think if teachers have reeducated…

Describes the widespread popularity enjoyed by courses in Interpersonal Communication and traces the genesis of such courses to humanistic'' trends in education, contemporary theories in psychotherapy, and the concern for feelings.'' (DD)

From an October 20, 1972, address, NAHE conference, Seattle, Washington. The interdisciplinary nature of humanities education is emphasized, with the major focus on the need for humanistic education'' rather than humanities education''. (JB)

The humanists of the Renaissance developed a philosophy of education which stated that education must always be connected with the active life, must lead to the development of humanity, must be for the benefit of the community. (JB)

A review of selected materials on Third Force Psychology,'' Taoism and Buddhism, three movements which the author feels are influencing youth in a more humanistic'' direction. (SP)

Develops thesis that student alienation is due to the "intellectually sterile and severely limited view of reality upon which teacher education programs are based--i.e., "the pragmatist-empirical-naturalist orientation." (Author/JS)

A review of Value Change and Power Conflict in Higher Education," edited by W. John Minter and Patricia O. Snyder. (MB)

Author examines ways in which the current debate on the moral status of society affects education. His examination evolves out of a critical analysis of Paulo Freire's writings on literacy and literacy training. (Editor)