Reports result of Language Laboratory Utility-Analysis Survey'' conducted among 467 foreign language teachers of 90 community colleges in California. (DS)

To help administrators guard against the proliferation of meaningless innovations, the author suggests 10 basic questions that should be asked before plans for any innovative programs progress too far. (Editor)

An account of recent attitude and policy changes concerning pregnant students. The author appeals for an approach that opens futures and promotes inclusion and affection. (Author/JF)

Describes limitations inherent in traditional computerized information systems in school districts. Characteristics of more flexible, humanistic systems are described, and techniques for utilizing new technology to establish such systems are discussed. Emphasis is placed upon the changing role of nontechnicians with respect to direct communication…

Reviews Einstein's main contributions to physics, and analyzes the importance of a coherent body of theory. Einstein's involvement in nonscientific issues such as nuclear disarmament is also included. (HM)

Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum, a prominent leader in the Jewish-Christian dialogue movement, has called on Jews and Christians to promote a "new humanism that seeks to restore the Biblical value of life in the face of growing callousness to human suffering throughout the globe". (Editor)

Issues of human rights and the mentally retarded, especially those with Down's Syndrome, are reviewed noting the influence of Christianity, definitions of "humanness," quality of life issues, utilitarian and formalist philosophies, the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons, and the right to work. (DB)

If correctional education aims to transform individuals and bring about change, we need to consider the whole person who comes with human needs, emotions and attitudes. In order to expand our approach, alternative programs should be explored. A somewhat unusual but very promising approach to address offenders' human needs is the use of animals in …

This paper first defines race and related dehumanizing experiences and then explores the history of the study of Blacks in ethnography and in psychoanalysis before addressing the primary focus: psychoanalytical ethnography. Psychoanalytical ethnography is valuable for transforming racially wounded communities into vibrant open communities through…

Author believes the liberal arts college should be restored to the center of the educational process, and improved patterns must be devised for interaction between those in the liberal arts and those in professional studies. By implementing these strategies, destructive fragmentation in higher education will be eliminated. (Author/PG)

Contains a checklist of characteristics of humane management. (JG)

Papers presented at the 25th annual conference of the Australia College of Education addressed four major themes: The Brave New World of 1984; The Communications Revolution; Being Human in a Technological Age; and Implications of the Technological Society of Education. Papers in this volume include: (1) "The Challenge of Education in the…

Adopts the dramatic form of a modern morality play to examine the confrontation of humanistic curriculum values and educational accountability. (WM)