For his Humanities Curriculum Project (HCP), Stenhouse defined the humanities as the study of human issues of universal concern. Because he viewed curricula as praxiologies (hypothetical strategies for realizing ideas in practice), secondary English teachers using the HCP materials were given general principles which they had to translate into…

Describes a variety of computer toys and computerized toys for children. Maintains that while the toys provide stimulation, they do not develop children's imaginations. Cautions against allowing computers to alienate society and emphasizes that computerized toys should be used as tools rather than as substitutes for learning. (Author/MJL)

The history of the work environment and efforts to humanize it are related. Motivations for humanizing are discussed: worker welfare and the belief that worker satisfaction improves worker productivity. Efforts to increase humanization, such as legislation and efforts by labor unions, are also discussed. (CT)

Discusses the tasks of library administration in relation to autocratic, participatory, and contingency approaches to management problems. The psychological and organizational side-effects of the three management styles are considered and a humanistic combination of approaches is suggested. A bibliography is included. (JL)

The humanities are described as the custodians of the human image. Today's humanities have burdens which are social and conceptual. Higher education training in critical thinking works against the image of man, which keeps civilization vital. (JN)

Sport as a social institution channels human experience along lines reflective of the Western cultural definition of reality as a linear, role-specific, and inflexible phenomenon. This attitude impedes the appreciation and development of the creative and philosophical aspects of athletics. (LH)

Discusses how the Archdiocese of Louisville has begun taking initiatives to become a more equitable employer. Addresses seven components of compensation including income continuation, deferred income, pay for time not worked, health and accident insurance, loss of job income continuation, and spouse and family income continuation. (MZ)

Analyzes Charlotte Perkins Gilman's views on education as social nourishment, social parentage, and social motherhood, examining the strengths and limitations of the conceptions as metaphorical statements about education and discussing the incisive feminist insights her theory contains, the radical ramifications for the role of women in society,…

A word of caution is expressed to make administrators aware of the danger in sacrificing achievements in humanization in the public sector to human resource accounting. (AG)

Lists 25 random "characteristics of action" regarding ethical concern, human value, and self-expression which executive and administrative management personnel should incorporate into their behavior in order to break out of the stereotyped roles which restrict their individual fulfillment and management potential. (DC)

One school district has taken a step toward greater humanization. At Lewiston-Porter Central School District in Youngstown, New York, Step Ahead Letters provide formal positive reinforcement for effort and improved achievement by any and all students, irrespective of academic ability. (WM)