The major focus of this article is the presentation of a new and humanistic approach to drug education. The author discusses the Interactive Learning Process (ILP) Model, an alternative values-oriented teaching strategy. It is believed that this program is responsive to the unique academic and emotional needs of today's youth. (Author/BW)

Homer's Odyssey can serve as a good source of working definitions of humanism, humanist, humanities, and their relation to humanistic education, a concept which has been adulterated by some, misplaced by others, and diluted by many. Humanism is defined as an attitude that man is independent of any devine realm and therefore responsible for himself…

Speeches given at the 1978 National Conference of the Teacher Corps are reproduced in this report. These presentations are divided into three general categories--topics of broad interest to educators, trends in education, and the responsibilities of the teacher corps. (JD)

Research into the definition and the priority structuring of eight values-oriented elements reveals a variety of differences associated with teacher (and preservice teacher) age, sex, and professional level. A study of 246 graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee education department established significant…

This publication about dance is a conversation between a professional dancer and a dance and humanities high school teacher. As part of the National Humanities Faculty Why Series, the book is intended to help students, teachers, and citizens maintain and improve their intellectual vigor and human awareness and to help them reflect on the purpose,…

Compiled in this creative newsletter, among other items, are philosophies, viewpoints, activities, teaching approaches, and resources on humanistic psychology, a philosophy which emphasizes the individual's uniqueness. The lead article briefly defines and provides a rationale for humanistic psychology. Announced in the second article is an…

This paper provides an historical and contemporary overview and criticism of individualized instruction, beginning with the Dalton Plan and Winnetka Plan of the 1920's. While there appears to be a proliferation of new individualized methods and procedures, they have existed in several forms in the past and have been utilized on a large scale,…

Draws together excerpts from Whitehead's writings on the nature of science, the nature of education, and the social science curriculum. Illustrates the use of Whitehead's work to answer the attacks of modern critics on science. (CP)

The relationship between personality factors and political orientation has long been of interest to psychologists. This study tests the hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between self-actualization and liberalism-conservatism. The hypothesis is supported. (Author)

While affective education holds major promise, it defies a coherent integrated description at the curricular or programatic level, because so many models exist. A basic issue is how to incorporate affective education into the cognitive and psychomotor domains. The bibliography includes readers, curriculum activities, research summaries, teacher…

The author examines some of the roots of present ideas about human sexuality and modern concepts of masculinity and femininity. He then briefly analyzes some of the origins of modern society's discomfort with things sexual. Finally, he presents some ideas to guide future interpersonal relations. (Author/HMV)

The author identifies three distinct variations of youthful nihilism. Transitory nihilism refers to a temporary adolescent condition brought about by intellectual and moral growth. Reflective nihilism refers to the attempt to make nihilism a legitimate philosophy. Psychogenic nihilism refers to a condition of psychic instability brought about by…

The importance of fostering and encouraging a child's natural sense of play is pointed out as a means of helping individual growth toward future happiness and positive attitudes in later life. (JD)

The author suggests that, given as few external constraints as possible, the activities of mathematics with which students involve themselves bear little resemblance to the activities normally demanded of them in mathematics. (MN)

Presented is a mainstreaming paradigm--situational socialization--which is the process component of an input-process-output model, and which represents the process of acquiring the new knowledge, behavior, and attitudes that both normal and mild to moderately handicapped learners need for success in interpersonal relationships. (Author/DLS)