Talcott Parson's concept of cognitive rationality as the main purpose of the university is considered and juxtaposed with a new religious conciousness, born of the critical intellect and housed in the contemporary university. (JH)

Liberal and conservative approaches to English still competing. (JH)

Describes a drug education program designed for elementary schools that attempts to deal with the causes of drug abuse rather than the symptoms. (Author/DN)

The relationship between personalized computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and learning, attitude, and personality were examined. Subjects were 181 students, predominantly female, enrolled in a one-year teacher training course at McGill University. Treatments consisted of two versions of a series of ten CAI lessons, one written to appear highly…

The theory of human relationships as set forth in Thomas Harris' book "I'm OK - You're OK" can be applied in schools, says this author. He tells how teachers can help humanize education through the Child, Adult, Parent positions. (Editor)

This publication contains two articles focusing on creating a climate for learning. In "Creating a Climate for Learning, and the Humanizing Process," Simon O. Johnson offers practical suggestions for creating a humanistic learning environment. The author begins by defining the basic concepts--humanism, affective education, affective situation,…

Five computerized narrative assessment reports are discussed. These are: (1) the Teaching Information Processing System Student Report, used for a college economics course; (2) the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) Score Report; (3) the Programmed Composition of Psychological Test Reports employed at the Mayo Clinic for reporting results…

This monograph discusses the question of flexibility as permitted by the standards of the National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), a question of concern to educators eager to meet the standards and to satisfy the needs of school personnel. Flexibility is defined, and the purpose and design of NCATE standards discussed.…

While the humanization of organizations has long been a goal of organizational psychologists, it is not as easily achieved as its advocates have wished. In humanized organizations, members are treated justly, are engaged in meaningful work, encouraged to develop their potential, and are treated as ends rather than as means. That these ideals have…

A review of humanistic psychology literature by the author leads him to specify five major elements of a humanistic orientation. It is concluded that it is the teacher's orientation, rather than any specific technique, which is the significant determinant of whether or not the classroom experience will have a humanistic orientation. For journal…

In an outpouring of metaphysical anguish, Adrian Redman exhorts his companion, his own pilgrim self, and an uncompassionate society to forego the dichotomy of creativity/conformity--the necessity of absolute choice--in favor of spontaneity, freedom, and joy in the unique development of each individual from a (metaphorical) pupa to a butterfly.…

Employee services and recreation programs have been gaining in popularity since the late nineteenth century. The focus of these programs has varied from team sports to aerobics. This article traces the employee services movement and suggests trends for the future. (DF)

Examines the role of leadership as it is viewed by others in the organization; the relationship of humanistic management to the leader's health and home life and, consequently, to his or her job performance; and the influence of changing economic conditions on the expectations of management and resulting leadership style. (Author/IRT)

Article concerned itself with what constitutes a humane school, the characteristics of a school's learning activities, a description of necessary instructional conditions, and how a school organization can maintain efficiency and accountability in its learning program and still be centrally concerned with people. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that the verbal creative thinking abilities of fluency, flexibility, and originality are negatively related to authoritarian pupil control orientations as measured by the Pupil Control Ideology Form (Willower, Eidell & Hoy, 1967). (Author/RK)