It is argued that educational planners, who have largely concentrated upon statistical techniques, can learn a great deal from the futurologists in terms of the development of a philosophical and historical perspective on planning. (Editor)

Pollution of natural resources such as information is the result of inefficient use of those resources and misplacement of those resources after use. Information workers must make judgements or assign priorities to information to ensure its use to serve the cause of a humane rationality. (1 reference) (Author)

The process, not the instrument, is the key to developing successful contracts with students, claim the authors, who feel that contracting offers a unique opportunity to personalize and humanize instruction. (Editor)

This cursory outline of the Human Development Program has been given as one example of Affective Curricula available for classroom use. While it is not within the scope of this paper to describe fully the mechanics of the Program, some mention is made of selection and preparation procedures. (Author)

Presented here is a summary of proceedings of a May, 1972, environmental debate held in Stockholm. The problems of development, of family planning, of the relationship between the rich and the poor countries and the problems of the environment, considered together, concern the whole of the world population in what is usually called the…

Author served as a reactor to Professor Moore's presentation The Responsive Environment Approach'' at the Symposium of the Day Care Council of New York in April 1969. While preparing for this task she became fascinated with the formulations underlying the Talking Typewriter. (Editor)

General and specific suggestions to teachers tired of the status quo. (SP)

To eliminate the public's fear of recombinant genetics the important link between science and the humanities should be part of the educational system. Universal applied genetics guidelines are needed that encompass philosophical and technical issues. Biological advances can revitalize humankind in the future. (AM)

Examines the clash between establishment sociologists and the humanists who helped to offset their dehumanizing ideas. A major portion of the essay traces the social history of the humanist movement in the United States. (Author/KC)

The influence of institutionalization of academic pursuits and the relevance (or irrelevance) of history to the individual are examined. (RW)

Discusses the educational thought of Paulo Freire, focusing on metaphysical, ontological, epistemological, and ethical aspects. Presents Freire as a constructivist who viewed humanity as an ever-unfinished construction by human beings. Contrasts Freire's thought with that of Plato. (AS)

The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development signals an unparalleled opportunity to link education with sustainability. But in the age of corporate globalization, will education bow to the external pressures that have always sought to subordinate it to vested interests, or will it reach beyond these narrow confines to the…

This paper first defines race and related dehumanizing experiences and then explores the history of the study of Blacks in ethnography and in psychoanalysis before addressing the primary focus: psychoanalytical ethnography. Psychoanalytical ethnography is valuable for transforming racially wounded communities into vibrant open communities through…