Discusses educational methods that increase the engineering student's awareness of social problems and culture; includes individualized programs, staff training, non-traditional instructional approaches, and humanizing educational environment. (MLH)

Experientially-based, independent studies, conducted during the month-long January term at St. Lawrence University, and reactions to them are described. Emphasis is on the conflicts arising from non-structured studies approved by the Department of Geology and Geography. (LBH)

This paper examines the relationship between English and Sociology if taught in a humanistic way. (JB)

Suggests ways by which teachers can develop more humanistic" education by focusing on human experiences and basic human concerns in the education process. (Author)

A humanistic program implemented in a suburban Kansas City school district helped educators deal with the problems of absenteeism, poor motivation, lack of discipline, vandalism, tardiness, and drug use. The model is being looked at by many school districts throughout the United States. (RM)

Proposes that by reading fiction in translation, students can develop appreciation of the universality of humanity. (JL)

Peace as a goal of education means influencing individuals in the areas of knowledge, attitudes, and action. Adult education can foster peace through the dissemination of broadly-based information, problem-centered learning, empathetic learning, and promotion of moral values. (SK)

A study to test a theory of affective learning and to develop a data-gathering instrument for evaluation of affective learning is reported. Two primary areas of affective learning are (1) coping with feelings about professional knowledge and (2) coping with feelings about illness, disability, and death and dying. (Author/MLW)

The school is a unique environment in which the tenets of behavioral, humanistic, and cognitive-developmental psychology can merge. A synthesized model that guides educators toward the application of behavioral, humanistic, and cognitive-developmental techniques is greatly needed. (CJ)

Five Renaissance humanists associated with the court of Henry VIII (Erasmus, More, Vives, Pace, and Elyot) developed a rationale for the liberal arts that has important implications for the 1980s. The view can help define an educated person and show the importance of the teaching of moral values. (Author/MSE)

The nature of the socio-technical theory, which is emerging as an alternative to the systems-efficiency model, is discussed. It is felt that the systems-efficiency models of education are out of touch with the personal, subjective, and creative aspects of human reality. (CJ)

Educational practices should strive to avert the catastrophe of nuclear warfare by communicating a sense of the reality and accessibility of peace. Educators must be responsible to all mankind for the values they hold and teach. Humanization should be the goal of curriculum development. (PP)

A special dental health curriculum, called the Tattletooth Curriculum, demonstrates the use of the humanistic model in health education and its concern for the learner as a total person. The main concept in the development of this curriculum is that the prospect for changing behavior is unlikely unless the health information is personally…

A fictitious American school district provides the setting for model educational and organizational objectives. In an attempt to meet the requirements of the expanded school role, the curriculum includes topical areas such as sex and human relations education, race, international relations, and environmental education. (JN)

In this introductory article to a theme issue on multicultural education, the author argues for an across-the-curriculum multicultural policy based on fundamental liberal and humanistic values rather than on currently fashionable prescriptions which overemphasize race and racism or which fossilize the cultures of immigrant groups. (Editor/SJL)