The lesson presents the case of a person accused of killing to prevent being caught while fleeing from a politically repressive regime. Student skills in making moral and ethical value judgments are developed through activities involving critical thinking, moral reasoning, participation, and oral and written language exercises. (Author/DB)

Process education practices are designed to assist the learner with coping with change in his life and living with the stress of immediate change, as to develop learning processes capable of coping with continuous change. (JD)

Argues that it is not just the teachers of art subjects who should be concerned with their pupils' emotional development. (Editor/RK)

Presents an updated summary of the basic propositions of a relationship-centered approach. Places this approach in the larger context of current counseling research and suggests implications and recommendations for theory, research, and practice. Findings from process and outcome research support the relationship-centered integration. Discusses…

Family caregivers (n=30), mostly daughters caring for parents with dementia, participated in an education and support program. Responses from 24 after three months showed the following outcomes: practical caregiving knowledge, increased understanding, awareness of community services, fellowship with other caregivers, and awareness of their own…

Instrumental learning goals, influenced by the emphasis on education's economic role, threaten the integrity of higher education and clash with expressive learning. Ways to counter these effects include recognizing the affective dimension of education, committing to research-led teaching, and adopting creative methods of learner support. (Contains…

A survey of 135 education majors at the University of Cyprus found they tend to reject a purely instrumental or vocational approach to higher education, believe the university and the education department have a vocational orientation, and generally are satisfied with their professional preparation. A need to reaffirm the humanistic mission of…

Describes an upper level communication theory course in which both mainstream positivistic/scientific and critical humanistic paradigms are explored in a dialectical fashion. Notes that students resist material that challenges their ingrained world view. Calls for a pedagogy that replaces value-free social science with humane values and critical…

In response to James Mulick (EC 232 032), this paper questions the value of the rhetoric used and motives ascribed to both proponents or opponents of the use of aversive therapy with persons having severe mental retardation. Questions concerning distinguishing aversive therapies from abusive treatment and identifying dehumanizing treatment are…

Explored how six humanistically oriented graduate students reconciled self and social responsibility. Results suggest that personal growth, meaningful work experiences, and social change values may be related. Generated questions for further empirical research. (Author/ABL)

Considers the role of the humanities in the study and practice of educational administration, offering significant insights into the human condition and the philosophical and moral aspects of education. Discusses the limitations of the subject-object dualism underpinning traditional social science. Explains how Slipperjack's "Honor the Sun,"…

Formerly U.S. Commissioner of Education and Chancellor of State University of New York, Ernest Boyer is a renowned humanist. An avid Civil Rights advocate during the 1970s, Boyer believes knowledge should be channeled toward humane ends. As president of Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching, Boyer broadened the foundation agenda to…

The way in which teachers interact with learners may be more important than the teaching methods used. With adult learners, there is the possibility of a mutual teaching-learning relationship, which becomes the moral responsibility of both parties to achieve. (SK)

A discussion of the relevance of the liberal arts to social work education examines the "content" and "perspective" controversies. Social work is seen as applied human values, therefore intertwined with the liberal arts. It is proposed that social work education recast and strengthen its relationship with the liberal arts. (Author/MSE)