Fourteen alternatives advanced for improving teacher education including strong advising programs, total media approach, strengthen foundations area, promote vocational education, develop K-12 concepts in teacher education, and stimulate research. (DS)

Providing humane high school environment requires some philosophical and psychological foundations. Fundamental is the belief in circumstances that permit persons to grow and change at their own pace, but under sensitive and rational guidance. (Editor)

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 real community school is organized around basic life concerns and the problems of living. Hence, it cannot be confined within four walls. (Author)

The author warns the readers not to limit their own definitions of the concept of humanization to kindliness and affection alone. He asks school administrators to pursue its tougher dimensions." (Editor/MS)

Forces in industrial societies have caused modern humans to lose their sense of place in the natural order. A cultural conscience is necessary if people hope to survive. Changes in public attitudes toward work, agriculture, science and technology, self-sufficiency, global interdependence, and education are needed. (AM)

Counseling and other areas of education base their practices upon accepted theories of how human minds function. As scientists alter theories to reflect new knowledge, counselors must review practices to ensure that techniques have not become obsolete. (Author/SK)

From philosophic literature, the author details six humanistic functions art can perform in modern Western society. He considers the ways that art can keep the imagination alive, preserve our capacity to form human relationships, bring order to the world, promote communality and continuity, and give a meaning to life. (SJL)

Confucius' thoughts on humanism were analyzed and organized around two general themes: self-culture (self-cultivation, critical self-analysis, and how to become a virtuous person) and humanity (humaneness, learning, rules of propriety, and human brotherhood). These thoughts are designed to serve as guideposts for educators and curriculum…

The historical relationship between art and religion is examined. Both are presented as potential means for establishing universal value systems; however, a new relationship in which art and religion are regarded as coequal partners in search for truth must first be established. (RW)

In both developed and developing countries, service industries and white-collar occupations have expanded; increasing white-collar unionization in economically advanced nations points to a new concern with shaping satisfying jobs. (Editor)

Describes experiences of working with critical pedagogy in teaching English as a second language. Provides insights into the constructive processes made possible when education is based on human needs and calls Freire's critical pedagogy particularly appropriate for second language learning. Concludes with a call for reconceptualizing education as…

Examines virtual reality (VR), and discusses the dilemma of defining VR, the limitations of the current technology, and the implications of VR for education. Highlights include a VR experience; human factors and the interface; and altered reality versus VR. (Author/AEF)

Nine short stories and excerpts are presented relating to 18th-Century French History. The purpose of the readings are to: 1) increase student sensitivity to conditions in 18th-Century France; 2) add to their appreciation of the variety of human experiences; and 3) strengthen student insight into the nature of human beings. (Author/JR)