A secondary course designed to study human attitudes and values through the use of multimedia, multidiscipline social studies is described. For journal availability see annotation SO 504 171. (Author/DE)

Presents many of the moral and ethical considerations of modern society. Questions the role of education in dealing with these issues. (CP)

Authors summarized an extended period of their work and examined some philosophical learnings as well as attempts to concretize their beliefs into a workable technology for their effective implementation. (Author/RK)

A dean, convinced of the importance of the student as a person, makes a strong and candid critique of existing attitudes towards the student. (Editor)

The philosophy of the open classroom is examined in detail by constructing two ideal typical classrooms to summarize both the open and closed classroom models, demonstrating how the open education approach responds favorably to three major areas of criticism for the present system: the classroom environment, teaching and learning, and…

The historical background, aims, activities, specific character, and list of officers and national representatives of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education are presented. (DE)

Often approaching reading with feelings of stress, anxiety, and fear, disabled readers need affective as well as cognitive training in remedial reading programs. Their intellectual objectivity, self-understanding, and rapport with teachers and classmates could be increased, and their anxiety reduced, if remedial reading specialists would…

This junior high school level curriculum guide on drug education is a revision of a 1981 guide. It is one of nine sequential guides for elementary and secondary teachers and administrators designed to prevent drug misuse and abuse through combined cognitive and affective development. The affective model upon which this curriculum is based has…

The creation of a new undergraduate curriculum in psychology is discussed. It is suggested that the undergraduate psychology curriculum is valuable as an end in itself rather than solely as preparation for a career in the field. The new curriculum would be structured principally around a program of intensive study of the practical, personal…

The purpose of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching is to recognize and enhance teaching as an art and as a profession, by providing career school teachers with opportunities to study advanced topics in the sciences, arts, and humanities, to engage in informed discourse, and otherwise to pursue scholarly interest. The Center…

The handbook was intended to help teachers of pupils with emotional and/or behavioral disorders teach daily living and coping skills. An initial section describes basic assessment and intervention strategies, noting the use of a social/emotional objectives checklist and a sample affective unit on living with fear. The checklist is presented with…

This document contains written summaries of workshop activities which took place at the 1984 summer workshop sponsored by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The theme of the workshop was "The Human Dimension of Teacher Education for the 21st Century." Following a description of the background, structure, and objectives of the…

This article defines the aims and goals of a humanistic curriculum design. The philosophical foundation and assumptions are integrated into the problems and issues of a real school situation. The achievement of the new curriculum is described as a process of complete overhaul of the current public school structure. (Author/DE)