While Buber and Neill insist upon promoting the freedom and happiness of the student, their attitudes toward discipline and order and the role of the teacher in this regard differ radically. This difference is traceable to a contrast in principles concerning the nature of the person and religion. (Author/SJL)

Interdependent learning promotes cooperation and mutual attraction among children. This concept is extended into the realm of play and games. Studies show the social impact of well-designed cooperative games programs. Recommends that elementary school counselors teach children to tune in to their bodies and to learn how to relax. (Author/BEF)

A multidisciplinary, holistic course was introduced at the Australian National University to relate scientific evidence to the demands of decision making and problem solving. Student participants are shown to improve in independent judgment and decline in dogmatism. Program design and implementation are discussed. (MSE)

The use of values clarification methodology in public schools and by quasi-public agencies is questioned. Among the objections raised are that the approach is theoretically weak, conflicts with many traditional beliefs, and constitutes an invasion of privacy. A re-orientation among environmental educators is advocated. (WB)

While a coach's practical goals necessitate having a winning team, this need is not inconsistent with other goals motivating players intrinsically, helping athletes deal with competition-related stress, and building an appreciation of individual worth and of team cooperation. (JD)

Describes an innovative approach to the training of professionals in the field of alcoholism, utilizing both the principles of humanistic education and simulation techniques. (Author)

Results indicated that Ss in the vocational training class were superior to the other two groups in social maturity and career attitudes. Additionally, significant differences in social maturity and career attitudes were found among the three learning disabled groups. (Author/SBH)

To avoid becoming mere technicians of medicine, future physicians need to understand the human contexts of medical problems. Though courses in the medical humanities tend to range freely, the three disciplines most consistently drawn from are ethics, literature, and history. (Author/MLW)

The classroom is a ritual space in which the wisdom of the past is enacted and the shape of society to come is determined. As seen in literary works, there is a division between liberal learning and the world of action. Liberal learning enacts large, universal patterns of action. (JN)

The dispute resolution center at the University of Massachusetts illustrates how a legal studies program can form the basis for conflict resolution in the local community as well as on campus. The center draws heavily on the skills and experience of individuals in both the academic and public sectors. (MLW)

Although the liberal arts curriculum has many defenders, it is seen as needing believers. To make the liberal arts credible for students and others, programs and research that show the concrete value of this education must be actively supported. (Author/MLW)

Instructional technology is defined and related to the concept of humanism in science education. The historical development, characteristics, and applications of five technologies of instruction are described. (JMF)

Folklore has traditionally been excluded from the definition of the humanities. The value of folklore to the humanities is in providing an opportunity to view the tension between tradition and creativity, an appreciation of oral power, and an appreciation of cultural diversity. (JMF)

The National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park, N.C., a major center of intellectual thought that has been established through a predominantly private effort, is described. The creation of a national center for the humanities, site selection, applicant selection, and the endowment campaign are discussed. (MLW)

Isolates three educational theories that undergird much of teaching and administrative practice and describes their application to administration and how they lead to rather distinct administrative styles. (Author/MLF)