Computer outreach refers to the application of local computer capability to the development of new or improved computer uses. This study describes three outreach areas. "Computer uses for elders," the first area, focuses on elders as a new group of computer users or clients. The second area, "computer use and abuse," aims at helping to insure the…

This book presents both a rationale for humane classrooms and specific processes for developing them. In each chapter, a specific dimension of humane interpersonal relationships is presented, followed by an instrument for assessing the dimension and a study which both validates the dimension and illustrates how local investigators could employ it…

Perhaps one of the tragedies of our time is the belated recognition of the importance of technology in the affairs of man. Technology has been and continues to be a powerful force in society. It has changed the way man lives, the way he thinks about himself and others, and his perceptions of the future. We are discovering that continued…

The speaker presents his philosophy for operating a school and some suggestions for working with teachers, students, and parents to create a humanized school. Among the suggestions are holding block coffees with parents, having monthly "truth sessions" with the P.T.A. board, inviting parents to visit the school at any time, publicizing teacher…

Putting the "reconceptualist approach" into its setting in curriculum theorizing raises fresh questions about its meaning in relation to other modes of curriculum theorizing. The human process of expanding awareness and concern underlies the call for reconceptualization. Discussion of "hidden curricula" and of reformist efforts…

This report reviews programs of individualized instruction in the basic skills of mathematics, language arts, science, and social education as well as in new curriculums which foster the skills needed for social education as well and emotional growth. The development and operation of an experience-based model for career education is described, and…

The first requirement for educating a child in a desegregated school is for the instructional and administrative personnel of the school to become aware of the issues and problems incident to school desegregation and to seek alternatives which might be employed to reduce tensions and insecurity among children. Consequently, an inservice program…

Statistics bear out comments by concerned administrators that across the nation teachers are working in a state of fear, at times subjected to assaults, harassment, intimidation, and rape; and that unlawful and violent acts by students on campuses have occurred with so much more openness and defiance than in the past that the physical safety of…

In this paper the affective domain entails provision for the growth of attitudes and behaviors that deal with feelings, emotions, values, and in general the personal concerns of students. Its place in curriculum can emerge from an exploration of the following questions: To what extent can we identify and describe a distinct affective curriculum?…

This booklet describes how managers and administrators can become more humane in their management activities. The publication lists 14 characteristics of humane management and stresses the importance of (1) employer trust of employees, (2) involvement of employees in decisionmaking, and (3) communication between the employer and the employees.…

This booklet is the fourth in a series of five published in connection with the Guam Assessment of Educational Needs. Collectively, the series represents an effort to identify and validate the most critical education needs for the Guam schools so that improved educational opportunities can be developed for Guam students. This document provides an…

Case studies describe attempts to develop educational forms that are personally, intellectually, and socially valid in two Massachusetts elementary schools--the Charles River School, a small private school in Dover; and the Parmenter School, a public school. Both schools have tried to reorient the first six or seven years of formal education along…

Many of the "revolutionary" ideas in education have been procedural changes (e.g., team teaching) or sophisticated variations on old themes (e.g., "new" math). This anthology of readings attempts to break through familiar patterns of thinking about curriculums. Three initial articles under "The Process of Curriculum-Making" examine certain…

A computerized information retrieval system has been designed to support the secondary school counseling effort. The system, entitled Total Guidance Information Support System (TGISS), runs on an IBM System/360 Model 65 facility and uses the IBM 2848 Display Control Unit. The software consists of an interactive communications program developed in…

Participants of the twentieth Lake Okoboji Educational Media Leadership Conference examined various issues in the field of instructional technology, and suggested new directions. This report presents descriptions of general meetings and group studies. Ten subtopics were discussed: (1) humanizing education via instructional technology, (2)…