Demonstrates that even very young children are capable of abstract thought and expressions of their own spirituality, and argues that spirituality can and should be a part of the educational curriculum. The author suggests that spirituality in education, if nurtured, enhances the educational experience and helps the child fully develop as a human…

Affective teaching strategies were used to raise nursing students' awareness of chronic illness and patients' and families' experiences. Strategies included clinical journals, role playing, conceptual drawing, and presentation of an affective project. (SK)

In the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust, clandestine schooling became a form of resistance to Nazi attempts to eradicate Jewish culture. A variety of community groups provided schooling that attempted to give a sense of normalcy as well as hope. (Contains 144 endnotes.) (SK)

Presents some different angles to the humanists opposition to corporatization. Notes three different vectors of change pushing to a greater involvement with what might be called marketplace issues. Notes that chairs and other administrators have a particularly important role to play in disseminating a greater understanding of the challenges and…

Although educators sometimes wonder, students are indeed thinking in their classes. Students' thinking is shaped by their values and attitudes. The question is, should education be shaping the values and attitudes that shape student thinking? Changes in student values and attitudes are tricky to measure, particularly at a time when some alumni,…

Twenty-five years ago a small volume of essays entitled "Crisis in the Humanities" was published containing an ominous message: namely, that the humanistic disciplines had arrived at a crossroad--a turning point at which a decisive change for better or worse was imminent. Humanistic scholarship appears to have declined since that…

The author discusses two teaching methods used at the college level: 1) lectures; and 2) encounter group techniques. (Author/RM)

Educators and parents must insure that any curriculum for young children be humane and that it reflect the child's needs, as opposed to adult expectations and desires. Learning theories and the role of the teacher in a humane curriculum are discussed. (Author/RM)

Author believes the liberal arts college should be restored to the center of the educational process, and improved patterns must be devised for interaction between those in the liberal arts and those in professional studies. By implementing these strategies, destructive fragmentation in higher education will be eliminated. (Author/PG)

Maria Montessori believed that preschool children were capable of practicing an elementary form of democracy, could direct their own learning and discipline themselves, and were able to thoughtfully control their behavior for the benefit of the group. She believed also that it was necessary to prepare the environment so that democracy would begin…

An analysis of the content, process, and purposes of common evaluation practices has revealed ten specific dehumanizing effects on participating students and educators. More humanistic, alternative evaluation practices have been suggested for each. (Author/BJG)

This paper lists and discusses general research topics that have humanistic implications under Aristotle's six elements of drama, showing how the theatre arts use research from all disciplines and relate to all aspects of human endeavor. Specific research topics are also discussed, as are areas needing immediate exploration, such as aesthetic…

This is a report of the first teachers' inservice training workshop sponsored by the International Schools Association. It begins with some introductory statements concerning the workshop and its theme--"Will your teaching survive the seventies?" It also indicated in these introductory remarks that the workshop was intended as a conference…

This bibliography cites resource books on the philosophy, purpose and methods of values education. Sources for values education and clarification for children, adolescents and adults are included. Also cited are a workshop guide for the learning of valuing techniques by parents, and a series of curriculum guides designed for a drug abuse…