The humanistic approach to the teaching of speech is vital, especially in light of current trends in interpersonal communication. Four interrelated classroom goals should be pursued: (1) the establishment of a climate of trust, (2) the encouragement of open expression of emotions, (3) concentration upon the persuasive expression of interpersonal…

This study is one of a series initiated by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. The series includes 21 case studies of innovative educational institutions in seven different countries for the purpose of exploring the ways in which these institutions execute the planning, implementation, and evaluation of…

This collection of essays gives the reader intimate views of the author's perspectives on topics ranging from social justice and education to service learning. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1 focuses on the general nature of the author's social and cultural critique of education. Relationships between educational policies and…

The philosophy of "Tribes" and the process of the "Tribes Learning Community" are described. The mission of Tribes is: "To assure the healthy development of every child so that each has the knowledge, skills and resiliency to be successful in a rapidly changing world." Central to this approach are two paradigms: (1) "Rather than fixing kids, fix…

The present status of the elementary school counseling profession (the existence of 10,000 such counselors in the United States, a professional journal, a national conference, etc.) is described. The roles of secondary and elementary school counselors are differentiated and training programs for elementary counselors specifically designed for them…

Suggests several ways to humanize middle school mathematics: telling anecdotes about famous mathematicians, capitalizing on student insights, taking the fear out of making mistakes, and using a variety of learning experiences. (Author/SJL)

American society has consistently pursued a political vision of humanitarian development--a vision of a free, open, and liberating pluralistic society. One of the crucial problems confronting society is how to provide an education for all children. The idea of including children and youth with significant disabilities in regular classrooms is a…

This article discusses the need for education about family life, who should teach it and the kinds of information that should be taught. The author feels that parents need to be taught to raise their children to be loving and to accept differences among people. (EJT)

For more than 80 years, jobs in the United States have been designed by people for others. For most of these years, the experts in job design have placed the production technology above the job holder in importance. Since the 1950s, many jobs have been redesigned around new, computer-based technology. Often, the net effect has been to make those…

A human systems approach that emphasizes knowing the parts of a phenomenon, their order, and particularly their interactions needs to be adopted by industrial arts. A student-based theoretical framework that incorporates systems and subsystems in industrial arts has been presented by Donald Maley. The theoretical base includes 10 organismic…

This essay briefly presents the evolution of technology and the resulting warnings that many prominent writers have offered in defense of an analytic inquiry into man's interaction with technology. Various ways in which technology has been used to manipulate people are described, e.g., Vietnam, Watergate, the CIA, the Tuskegee Study, Subliminal…

The major contention of this paper is that the emphasis in developing countries on non-formal alternatives to formal schooling can be related to a major reconstruction now underway of the concept of economic development. The earlier concept of development is defined as economic growth reflected in increased gross national product, principally…

Five short essays by the same author comprise this document on humanistic education. The essays deal with defining humanism, day care centers, the politics of educational change, learning facilities, and a parable about education. In the first essay, the author sets out to define humanistic education. Education should not be concerned as much with…

In our concern with passing on information and acquisition of specific skills, we lose sight of the essential goal of education as the improvement of the quality of life and the development of sensitive, self-actualizing individuals. As teacher educators, we must teach students a humane approach in the classroom. Through a sensitive examination of…

Progress is described on a new approach to improve man-machine communication in order to significantly expand and diversify the capabilities of the computer interfaces that people use. The objective is to design computer processes that can assimilate particular aspects of dialogue between people, then transfer the processes into man-machine…