This review analyzes current trends in the literature concerned with the training of school administrators. Emphasis is placed on the effectiveness of a variety of inservice training strategies, including workshops, simulations, seminars, and encounter groups. In university-based training programs, the trend is toward greater use of the humanities…

Both the social studies and humanities have imitated the sciences in 2 respects: in methodology, i.e., a passion for counting, documentation, exactitude, analysis, and critical exchanges that often border on the petulant; and in degree of specialization to the extent that the humanities are even more specialized than the sciences. This…

This monograph contains four papers. The first: "The University: A Secular Church?" by John W. Harris argues that there is a real need to apply general educational theory and research to the operations of the American university, and that education that really engages the student in thinking about the issues of human existence cannot ignore…

This paper addresses itself to four major areas relevant to the study and understanding of the relationships between man, as a person and as a social being, and the scientist, his society and his science. The essay presents four phases of a value clarification strategy and definitions of student verbal statements associated with these phases. Four…

To identify major strengths and weaknesses in the Master of Arts Program in Humanities at San Francisco State College and assess what the program had contributed to the vocational future of its graduates, an evaluative study was made of forty-seven degree candidates. The study consisted of: (1) the history and curriculum of the M.A. humanities…

These five essays explore curriculum reform, the future of America's schools, inquiry-directed education, rights and responsibilities, and the roles of teachers and schools in an age of confrontation. The central theme is the role of the organized profession in educational change. In the final analysis it is the students, the teachers, and the…

This book discusses education (and its relevance) in the broadest sense, as not merely the formal training of students, but a process that all thoughtful people are engaged in throughout their lives. Searching questions are asked about basic attitudes. The main concern here is the quest for new values and life-styles and more satisfying modes of…

The conceptual framework for a humanities program presented in this dissertation was arrived at through a literature review, which yielded many alternative recommendations, and a mail questionnaire. The replies of 117 individuals resulted in the establishment of the following priorities: (1) the humanities are defined as specific objectives to be…

The Florida Title III Consortium was funded by the Office of Education to initiate a training and research project for the "Preparation, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Learner Centered Humanistic Approach to Curriculum and Instruction. This paper presents the highlights of this approach, including: (1) the involvement of the governing board…

A descriptive history is presented of the Children's Theatre Association of Baltimore, an independent community children's theater, focusing on the years 1943-1966, the period in which founder Isabel Burger was in office. The Association's educational goals, influence, and contribution to the community are stressed. A major portion of the research…

This annual report discusses the status of programs created to broaden the uses of the humanities by the American public. Included in the discussion is an experimental program on a statewide basis for informal adult education in the humanities and The Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, a national series which will bring humanistic learning…

Some achievements made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities are reported and the shape and future of the U.S. commitment to the humanities are discussed. It is suggested that public policy should nourish excellence and creativity while expanding access. (JMD)

Environmental problems are complex, and involve the interaction of many factors. The author attempts to focus on the humanistic and human elements in connection with environmental studies and environmental problems. He examines the purpose of a humanities education, and nine elements of an ideal humanities curriculum. (Author/RK)

The humanities were originally designed to produce responsible and effective citizens, suggests a former director of the National Endowment for the Humanities. This paper discusses where today's humanities study has gone wrong and how it can again become an integral part of both higher education and people's lives. (Author/LBH)