The 15th annual summer symposia sponsored by the School of Library Science of Syracuse University invited speakers who represented efforts to humanize knowledge in the social sciences. They described their recent efforts in a neglected research area, namely the role and status of blacks in society. Dr. Charles V. Willie, a sociologist, presented…

The basic thesis of this paper is that less hassles, less interference, new cultural values, and current social trends make "now" a good time for improving schools. The author suggests that change is slow in coming because administrators are reluctant to take action while they are still in the throes of a dilemma over whether schools should…

Selections from "The Science Teacher" magazine, appearing generally between January 1970 and May 1972, are offered in this compilation. Articles are divided into four sections: (1) A Point of View--personal perspectives on the nature and scope of the environmental problem, (2) Aspects of the Problem--relevant background material, (3) Environmental…

Discusses the construct of technology and five themes in using technology to serve more humane ends: cultural and economic capability; ecological and environmental acceptability; energy and resource use; quality of life, human understanding and control; and population growth and food supply. (TA)

Physical education should address the health and leisure needs of all individuals rather than emphasize performance and competition for a few. (PS)

The responsibility of recreation professionals is to encourage others to recreate in more sensitive ways, rather than highly consumptive, power-based ways. The psychology of affluence and limits on resources and their influence on recreational activities are discussed. (DF)

Past emphasis in the definitions and goals of environmental education has been on information, motivation and skills. The author contends there is a further need in modern society to which environmental education should address itself and advocates the exploration of humanism in people and their institutions as a fundamental goal. (BT)

This article discusses how alternate counseling centers have begun to integrate humanistic approaches to the therapy relationship without ignoring or isolating themselves from the community, using youth services as a case example. (Author)

This article presents a philosophy perceived by young professionals, often members of the counterculture, who completed a series of questions concerning innovative programs with a humanistic orientation to drug treatment. (Author/RK)

Schools are changing: more and more are supporting growth that develops in students responsibility and control over their own lives. (HMD)

Described the Rohr elementary school as a humanistic model and how it was developed. (RK)

The New York State Urban Development Corporation is developing qualitative standards for housing based on the belief that the architecture of housing has a direct social consequence. (Author/MF)

Among the tasks of this discussion were the testing of the subjective/objective dichotomy and the question of the antithesis of permissive naturalism and social discipline, of self and society. (Author/RK)

Author stressed the need for more positive human relationships and charged that education's goal ought to be the development of more human human beings. (Author/RK)

Discussed the voucher system of education: its creation and use in a school district. (RK)