This article presents a systematic eclectic model for organizational change. It is a proactive model in which the change agent defines goals, assesses needs, and reaches out in an active, purposeful way to intervene in the target system. Paper prepared for the Chicago, 1975 Convention of the American Psychological Association. (Author/BP)

Advocates a change in educational emphasis in which humanism is seen not as an alternative but as a given. Suggests switching focus from measuring end-results to providing options which emphasize process and which reflect two themes, namely active learning from concrete experience and the symbolization of that experience through sensory means. (BR)

Describes a developmental marine humanities program under development at Oregon State University. The philosophical rationale of the program is provided. (CP)

This is a description of a model for use in a values clarification program for adult learners. The aim is to help adults become familiar with a tool to aid them in clarifying the meaning of conflicting values in life situations. (Author)

Reviews current approaches to moral education that seem most applicable to higher education: Durkheim's and Dewey's noncognitive approaches; Kohlberg's cognitive-developmental approach; British moral educators' rational-analytic approaches; and Feinberg's and Polyani's comprehensive perspectives. Includes a discussion of some existing U.S.…

For the past eight years at Harvard Medical School, students have viewed the behavioral science course as an introduction to psychiatry and to the doctor-patient relationship in much the same way as pathophysiology has served to introduce medicine. Course organization and effectiveness are reviewed briefly. (LBH)

Describes humanistically-oriented learning activities which give second language students a feeling of achievement: encouraging students to express themselves in the second language; having students update or improve educational materials; having students update or improve educational materials; students writing statements about themselves;…

Argues that affective education is important and inevitable. Notes, however, that it does not seem to be an important topic in British and U.S. educational research. Discusses the difficulty in assessing any development in the affective domain and reviews several programs which attempt to do so. Concludes that if affective aims are important, they…

Humanistic processes emphasize people, whereas bureaucracies emphasize impersonal roles. Although the two processes are poles apart, they can coexist in the same organization. The authors describe how humanistic processes can be implemented in educational settings. (MD)

Examined the psychological condition of 126 teachers of emotionally disturbed children. Results indicated teachers who were not humanistic in their teaching approach and who were burned out were significantly more dissatisfied and frustrated and believed their needs were either being ignored or subverted. Burned-out teachers reported significantly…

Examines a high school literature censorship case, and challenges the assumption that values can be "absorbed" through emotional engagement with a "transparent" text. Concludes with guidelines for avoiding indoctrination by viewing literature as the construction of fictional worlds whose values are decoded by calculated acts of…

This posthumous paper attempts to clarify curriculum fundamentals such as boundaries, conceptual units, relationships, principles, and ethical dimensions. Presents an ontological approach viewing curriculum as a highly complex and dynamic interaction of events and acts and stressing the importance of the learning environment. (MLH)

Provides brief descriptions of models of general types of environmental leadership programs. Summarizes the characteristics of conventional approaches to teaching values and skills. Also, elaborates on four examples of leadership programs, reviewing their distinctive features. (ML)

Issues concerning the role of the humanities and humanistic education in public policy, social issues, and politics are discussed in the contexts of both More's "Utopia" and the contemporary political situation in the United States, emphasizing the importance of developing a humanistic approach to power. (MSE)