The problem of liberal education in the modern university is confronted in this book directed to academics in all fields. The history of the evolution of American higher education is examined and a philosophical consideration of how liberal education can be achieved today is addressed. The role of the development of libraries, research, and…

The manuscript contains 48 essays commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Far Western Philosophy of Education Society. Topics included are cultural awareness; the teaching of values; philosophy and teacher education; humanistic education; existentialism and education; the nature of man; and the educational philosophies of Abraham J. Heschel,…

Humanistic education, basing much of its theory on data provided by subjective experiences, is an attempt to create new perceptual systems for understanding human beings and to make these processes available in educational settings. Humanistic education is surveyed, with the view that its component branches are organized bodies of knowledge, each…

This collection of more than 30 activities is designed to provide the second language teacher with practical ideas for creating a more person-centered, communicative environment in the classroom. Any environment that human beings create is a product of their expectations. The expectations that students and teachers have for each other in many…

This study compared the effects of the Stuttgart School District's developmental guidance program with the effects of one of its traditional school programs on children's affective-social development. Affective education data were collected at the end of third grade (May, 1975) and again at the end of fourth grade (May, 1976) for 58 boys and 47…

The "Insights" newsletter, published eight times during the academic year, is intended for elementary teachers interested in open education. The newsletter includes descriptions of actual classroom projects, discussions of teaching techniques, and sources of curriculum and professional materials. This issue treats the topic human…

This pamphlet on informal learning is part of a series of booklets and monographs written in nontechnical language so that beginning teachers and the general public may gain a better understanding of educational problems. The first section of the booklet defines informal education, identifies its requirements and examines the underlying…

This handbook for teachers and parents presents 100 practical and easily applicable ways to enhance the self-concept of children in the classroom or at home. The techniques are drawn from many of the newer approaches to self-development such as gestalt therapy, psychosynthesis, guided fantasy, sensory awareness, transactional analysis, expressive…

The high school journalism teacher who initiated the Foxfire Project discusses the memorable learning experiences and community studies in which students are involved as they develop and publish the Foxfire magazines. The author describes the project objectives and the successfully implemented teaching techniques and learning activities so that…

This monograph results from a series of papers presented at Brevard Community College during the 1975-76 academic year as part of a lecture series in postsecondary education. Issues discussed include: (1) the future of community college governance relative to increasing federal regulatory involvement; (2) institutional goals as essential…

One of the major goals of the middle school is to help students gain and refine skills in the area of values clarification. One way of securing such value clarification is to plan and assign value sheets--carefully planned and written activities designed to elicit value clarification patterns of language usage from students. Six different formats…

The lack of empirical data on teacher self-perception led to this study of the effects of selected courses in humanistic education on the self-perceptions of preservice teachers. Changes in self perception of students in three courses -- Values Clarification, Discovering Your Teaching Self, and Transactional Analysis -- and differences in those…

The primary objective of this guide is to provide a value oriented, broad framework, incorporating behavioral objectives prescribed by Alberta's Department of Education, for educators planning a sequential base for Senior high social studies programs. The premises are that a new social studies curriculum is needed in order to give students…

This book is written for the large number of people who are either interested or actively engaged in teacher education. In chapter one, the preparation of teachers in this country is set in an historical perspective, identifying the major patterns of training and institutional arrangements. In the second chapter, a summary is provided of research…

An addendum to the final evaluation report (ED 130 950) of a senior high school Humanistic Studies Program is presented. The program was begun in the 1972-73 school year at Woodson High School, Washington, D.C. The program purpose was to provide interdisciplinary academic and cultural experiences to students in grades 10-12 in art, music, history,…