The present hierarchical relationship between school and central office is examined. An alternative decentralized system is suggested as a way to make open education possible and to bring about humanization. (Author/DN)

Lifelong education can be the primary agent of change in the educational system, such change being necessary to prepare humans to cope with the demands upon them in today's world. (Author/JB)

Indicates that women are eased out of science careers by factors other than a supposed lack of spatial ability. Advocates that the masculine bias in science be reduced through the humanization of science and technology and a realignment of societal goals. (GS)

Classical queuing theories and their accompanying service facilities totally disregard the human factors in the name of efficiency. As library managers we need to be more responsive to human needs in the design of service points and make every effort to minimize queuing and queue frustration. Five references are listed. (Author/RAA)

Learning can be a joy when teaching means seeing, knowing and caring for each student. Try the I.C.U. approach. (Editor)

Explains the purpose and history of United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Reviews decisions that were made at the 1989 UNESCO Executive Board meeting and lists the number of cases that have been resolved by various UNESCO actions between the years 1978-1988. Concludes that each case is a positive step forward.…

Recommends a social studies activity that combines geography and history within a current events framework to make the curriculum more interesting and challenging to the students. Explains that students investigate natural disasters from around the world and determine the effect humans have on these "natural" occurrences. (CMK)

In school administration, is today's emphasis on the managerial techniques of business and industry reminiscent of a turn-of-the-century movement? This article traces the historical background of where we are now in education administration. (Editor)

Presents many of the moral and ethical considerations of modern society. Questions the role of education in dealing with these issues. (CP)

The educational implications of three essential principles are discussed in relation to elementary classroom teaching: helping another to develop and learn; respecting and loving oneself and others; and blending the abstract and the practical. (CS)

The author describes an Israeli parent-teacher group discussion designed to build confidence in disadvantaged parents of their role as parents and human beings. As a result teachers developed a new sensitivity towards parents' interaction with their children. (DE)

English teachers must come to understand that the essence of language is creation, not communication. (JH)