This paper is concerned with people who contact clergymen for counseling who could benefit from the short-term directive therapeutic approach of Rational Emotive Therapy (RET) and the reluctance of clergymen to use RET. The integration of the precepts of Christianity and the concepts of RET is considered. This paper is specifically a response to…

The primary aim of global education in the elementary and secondary schools is to prepare students for responsible citizenship in a present and future global society. Global education is based on the propositions that the extent of interdependence in the contemporary world is such that we can speak of a global society, that students can be…

IN "EDUCATION FOR LIBRARIANSHIP RE NEW MEDIA," CAROLYN I. WHITENACK GIVES A BRIEF OUTLINE OF LIBRARY EDUCATION AND STATES THE PHILOSOPHY, STANDARDS, AND PATTERNS OF CURRICULUM RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AT THE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE LEVELS. JOHN M. MORIARTY DISCUSSES "EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE FILM PRODUCTION…

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE UNITED STATES SECONDARY SCHOOLS OFFERING HUMANITIES PROGRAMS ARE LISTED, ALPHABETICALLY BY STATE. ANNOTATIONS PRESENT DESCRIPTIONS OF THE APPROACHES TO STUDY IN THE HUMANITIES COURSES (E.G., AMERICAN STUDIES, WORLD CULTURE, GREAT IDEAS). MANY ALSO INDICATE (1) GRADE LEVELS, (2) SCHOOL DEPARTMENTS ADMINISTERING THE…

ADULT EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES INCLUDES ALL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AS DETERMINED BY THE PURPOSES OF THE SPONSORS, WHICH TAKE PLACE IN AN ORGANIZED CONTEXT. VARIETY, FLEXIBILITY, DECENTRALIZATION, AND SENSITIVITY TO THE NEEDS OF THE LARGER SOCIETY ARE AMONG ITS MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES. THE CRITERIA OF ADULTHOOD ITSELF--MARRIAGE,…

IN ONTARIO, "HIGHER EDUCATION" CONSISTS OF 16 UNIVERSITIES, WHILE "POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION" IS THE AREA OF TEACHERS' COLLEGES, SCHOOLS OF NURSING, TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTES, AND COLLEGES OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY (CAAT). A CAAT INCLUDES A TECHNOLOGICAL CENTER, A TECHNICAL AND SKILLED TRADES CENTER, A BUSINESS AND COMMERCE…

SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL CHANGES ARE NECESSITATING MODIFICATIONS IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP. LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL CHANGE ARE DISCUSSED UNDER FOUR MAIN POINTS--(1) THE CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, (2) THE EMERGENCE OF A NEW TYPE OF EDUCATIONAL LEADER AS A RESULT OF THESE INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES, (3) THE CHANGE IN ATTITUDES…

A SERVICE BULLETIN PREPARED BY A COMMITTEE OF TEACHERS IN MADISON, WISCONSIN, ABOUT THE TEACHING OF INDIVIDUALIZED READING IN GRADES THREE TO SIX IS PRESENTED. THE MADISON PHILOSOPHY OF INDIVIDUALIZED READING IS GIVEN. SUGGESTIONS FOR READING MATERIALS, FOR ORGANIZING A CLASSROOM, AND FOR RECORD KEEPING ARE PROVIDED. AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF…

POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND REGULATIONS WHICH APPLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL PROGRAMS IN WISCONSIN ARE PRESENTED. THE DOCUMENT SHOULD BE USEFUL IN PROGRAM PLANNING AND FOR THE ORIENTATION OF STAFF, BOARD, COMMITTEES, AND THE COMMUNITY. MAJOR DIVISIONS ARE (1) GENERAL INFORMATION WHICH INCLUDES PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES, AN DEVELOPMENT OF A…

THIS DOCUMENT IS A GUIDE FOR TEACHING ART IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE. IT PRESENTS BACKGROUND INFORMATION IN THE AREAS OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART, UNDERSTANDING WORLD CULTURES AS RELATED TO ART, AND ART AND THE COMMUNITY. THE ROLES OF ART COORDINATOR, CLASSROOM TEACHER, PRINCIPAL, AND PARENT ARE DISCUSSED. THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES IN ART,…

THIS BOOKLET IS A GUIDE FOR KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS. DISCUSSED ARE THE ROLE OF THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, KINDERGARTEN PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES, INFORMATION TO THE PARENTS OF KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN, PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES, SCIENCE EXPERIENCES, ACTIVITIES, AND EXPERIMENTS, NUMBER ACTIVITIES, GAMES, FINGER PLAYS, AND CHORAL SPEAKING. ALSO PRESENTED…

The document reviews the establishment and goals of kibbutzim in Israel and discusses the impact on the second generation of those born in the kibbutz. Israeli kibbutzim, established over 70 years ago, are voluntary, primarily agricultural, collective settlements of community owned property and collective economic production. The collective…

The Politburo of the Communist party controls all aspects of Soviet life, including education. Education is the responsibility of all the organizations, institutions, and persons in the state, but the schools, as directed by the Party, have the leading role in developing a citizenry of proper social outlook. This "new Soviet man" will…

This report summarizes the program and activities of the Center for High School philosophy from 1972-1974. The publication begins with a very brief description of the Center's background and major objectives. Established in 1971, the Center serves as a clearinghouse for information, ideas, contacts, and counsel on every aspect of high school…

This paper presents an overview of the philosophy, psychology of learning, teaching methods, and curriculum of the Waldorf Schools. Most Waldorf teachers are influenced by the esoteric form of critical idealism propounded by Rudolf Steiner. The child is considered by Steiner to be a spiritual being who has reincarnated on to earth in a physical…