Uses theme of integration presented in William Butler Yeat's poem "Among School Children" to explore some counseling solutions to current problems in high schools. Recommends counselors provide opportunities for students to integrate their experiences; develop programs for life-career development that are in themselves integrated; and…

Examined characteristics of "The Journal of Humanistic Education and Development" and the earlier "Humanist Educator" regarding author information, editorial board membership, and general content. Found that majority of the Association for Humanistic Education and Development officers, editorial board, and authors have been from the southern…

Compares and synthesizes past decade of research into facets of wisdom, searching for a unified definition. Concludes that factors relating to wisdom (age, experience, intelligence, knowledge, intuition, common sense, and personality) can be unified theoretically if wisdom is viewed as the recognition of and response to human limitation.…

Reviews studies which call attention to the need for appropriate (humanistic) classroom and curriculum training among teachers who advocate humanistic ideals to improve their efficacy. Concludes that experimental methodology and evaluation instruments exist to substantiate positive effects of humanistic classroom and curriculum management factors…

Recounts the international contribution of Polish educator Bogdan Suchodolski in strengthening the exchange of educational ideas. Emphasizes the evolution of his philosophy of cultural education. Describes the Polish humanist's career as a founder of international educational organizations including UNESCO and the worldwide recognition and honors…

Contends that ecological approach can turn the current educational and social problems into possibilities and place the first truly human being on the planet Earth by the year 2000 and that parents, educators, counselors, policymakers, business leaders, and others informed about an ecological approach and committed to the necessary social…

It is time to make pharmaceutical education more humanistic. There are established techniques, syllabi, and courses for imparting human values to learners. One or two faculty members integrating human values into courses can make a significant impact on students, even if the goal is simply to create awareness or increase sensitivity. (MSE)

Innovative programs discussed at 23rd International Conference on Alternative Education resemble those of 1960s. Although there is no typical alternative school model, some common structures and processes include collaborative, site-based management, small school/class size, extended teacher roles involving student counseling and guidance,…

Hyperrationalization in educational policy creates problems in the imposition of standards by centralized authorities and pursuit of efficiency through standardized tests, based on the assumption that education can be routinized and mechanized. A humanistic alternative is to make students the focus of educational policy and practice. (Contains 33…

Stresses a different non-traditional model of science: the looseness of the knowledge held, the idiosyncratic methods by which it is obtained, and the personal way in which it is used to solve problems. Further stresses the importance of tacit knowledge and the affective driving force. Argues for the inclusion of authentic science in school…

The proposition of "the more national, the more international", when applied to education, is not absolutely right. Given education, educational research and the modernization of educational research, these can be more international only when their essence represents, reflects or implies the trend of human education and educational…

Background/Context: If we take as a given the desirability of an education that promotes principles of respect, pluralism, rational critical inquiry, compassion, innovation, and excellence, then humanistic pedagogies should be paramount to that educational vision. Yet humanistic education in the Middle East has been on the demise in past decades…

The overarching goal of a liberal arts education is to provide students with the necessary skills to construct lives of substance and achievement, helping them to become wise citizens. By offering programs and implementing practices that adopt an integrated and holistic approach to student learning outcomes, institutions of higher education may be…

Studies investigating repetition in SL/FL learners' private speech have focused mainly on its cognitive and metacognitive functions. In the present study, the classroom observations, video-recordings of lessons, audio-recordings of six learners and two teachers and simulated recall interviews were conducted in Japanese language classes over two…

This paper examines self-concept in children in order to learn and develop classroom strategies which will address the affective component of the primary school child. The introduction discusses the background of affective education, the history of educational movements, self-concept development, and the evaluation of self-concept through…