Technological development and our human potential are two of the greatest challenges facing humankind today. The appropriate response to technological development seems to be to shape it for positive and productive human uses. Just as America once shifted from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy, we are now shifting from an industrial…

Having people employed in a corporation personnel office who are trained in employee relations, group insurance, retirement planning, labor laws, wage and salary administration and combine that knowledge with a sincere appreciation for people's individuality is an asset to the community, the corporation, and their fellow workers. (AG)

Presents suggestions to humanize instruction and the learning process on the college or university level. (Author/PG)

This article discusses how the Eastern tradition of inwardness and unification is an important lesson for Western education in the arts. (JS)

The goal of this study was to produce an improved medical consent form. This form was designed to record the informed consent discussion between doctor and patient which should include an explanation of what procedure will be performed, by whom, why, the risks, and the alternatives. Patients, doctors, and hospitals may all benefit from the use of…

This paper constructs a typology of the philosophical assumptions of a humanistic, competency based, teacher education program. At the same time, the paper fills in the assumptions of the typology. It is indicated that the listing of assumptions is characterized by completeness, sequential ordering, and the fact that it is non-compromised. The…

Glasser builds his alternative, a "School Without Failure," on an analysis of what children need to achieve a successful identity and on an examination of the ways in which schools affect children to teach them failure. The author discusses the Glasser approach and describes an attempt to implement the approach in a Palo Alto elementary…

This project did the planning and pilot phases of an effort to improve the teaching of human relations in grades K-12 of public and private schools in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. In the pilot phase, the project furnished on-the-job training for approximately 70 schools. The training was given by teams of human relations…

The Cherokee's version of how the earth was created is given. (NQ)

The Arapaho's version of how the earth was created is given. (NQ)

The notion of alienation as presented in the writings of Frantz Fanon needs a theoretical analysis which considers its economic, racial and political aspects. Marx wrote on alienation in a similar way portraying it as a self-fulfilling prophecy which is fraught with violence and dehumanization. (VM)

Addresses several issues related to humanizing science teaching, noting that in theory, such humanizing could cover any aspect of the changing relationship between man and science. Suggests that aims and objectives are needed so that materials for humanizing science can be adequately evaluated. (JN)

An alternative title might be, "How to Make Your Students Feel Ten Feet Tall"! (Editor)

Author stated that man must learn to live with man in order to create a humane climate in which education can fulfill its role as a developer of minds. (RK)