Classroom climate has often been labeled the "hidden curriculum." The positive or negative interpersonal communication between teacher and student influences student self-concept and academic performance. Teachers should be committed to the enrichment of the curriculum through the tenets of humanism and the creation of a positive classroom…

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)

Identifies the dominant metaphor in five orientations to research in small group communication. Argues that these orientations provide little pedagogical assistance in small group instruction. Proposes an alternative humanistic perspective for group instruction as a persuasive, individualized process in which ultimate control over learning resides…

A long-range program of staff development must be an integral part of any process of program development and maintenance. (Author/PHR)

Teacher effectiveness training is a packaged training program taught by personnel trained in the technique. Elementary students of teachers given teacher effectiveness training, at the University of Florida, showed a significant increase in positive self-concept over students whose teachers did not receive this instruction. (Author)

Gestalt approaches serve as a valuable tool for psychological education. They serve to enhance self-awareness and responsibility. Gestalt approaches can enliven a curriculum and promote self-understanding. Exercises are presented. (Author)

This article examines statements about humanistic education, basing its critique on both style and content. Part One attempts to locate humanistic education in the context of reformist movements in education and psychology. Part Two considers the movement's self-explanation and attempts to divine assumptions underlying its various justifications.…

The liberal arts college that gives teacher education a high priority in its purpose, that commits itself to the intellectual development of teachers through a humanistic curriculum and that values teaching for its faculty, as well as its prospective teachers, can make a significant contribution to improvement of education. (MLW)

Describes the curriculum involved in teaching "Facing History and Ourselves: The Holocaust and Human Behavior," a program written for secondary social studies students, and gives samples of student and educator reactions to the course. (JD)

Explores three elements of instruction that contribute to the development of humanistic educational programs for older adults, including intended educational outcomes, needs of older learners, and instructional methods. Presented at the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education meeting, Washington, D.C., March 1979. (RC)

Traditionally, the goals of a liberal arts education have been expressed in terms of "self-actualization,""self-realization," and other terms implying self-fulfillment. The reality is that focus on measurable "achievements" tends to put students out of touch with the functioning of their own psyches. (MLW)

Four-year institutions as well as community colleges are concerned about maintaining the humanities in the curriculum. Several issues faced by advocates of the humanities are presented along with specific proposals for changes in instruction, curriculum, and patterns of support. (JMF)

The article describes five summer programs for gifted and talented students offered internationally. The programs outlined are workshops in the publication arts, a study of humanistic development; computer science, writing, and photography workshops; a language study; a historical/social study of English history; and a workshop on photography,…

The author examines some of the issues regarding values education such as proper safeguards for ethical diversity, assumptions of an educationally sound moral values program, and classroom strategies presently in use. (Author)

The affective education program on human sexuality in this study increased students' awareness about the human body without increasing feelings of anxiety. The sessions provided an atmosphere which helped students understand themselves better and increase their knowledge about personal interests. (Author)