This paper argues that moral judgment is suffering at the hands of instrumental rationality and identity thinking, concepts from the tradition of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory that help explain degradations in human relations. These concepts are not new, but they are realized in novel ways, and the implications continue to be…

Utilising the theoretical frameworks of theory of power and theory of performativity, this case study explored how learners exercised agency in the construction of their identity in school discourses. Data capture incorporated a mix of a survey, semi-structured interviews and field notes. Data was analysed using content analysis. A total of 90…

Franklin Vernon provided an example of how programs viewing themselves as "cultural islands" are in fact embedded within historical capitalist relations, through the discourses of "self" that they promote. In this response, I expand on Vernon's argument to situate the quasi-therapeutic practices he identified in the history of…

The nonfiction letter offers students an opportunity to study a dying art while also gaining insights about people, places, and eras. Teaching students the value of letters teaches community, caring, and connection. Whereas reading great works of literature can and does provide insight into life's purpose and meaning, the nonfiction text of a…

This guide presents activities to increase human relations skills for women. Each activity includes sections on the goal, group size, materials required, time required, objective, procedures and directions, discussion questions and key points, and evaluation. Activities are: (1) self-esteem, including sections on interaction, insights, and…

TWENTY-NINE ADMINISTRATORS REPRESENTING NINE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE COUNTY SCHOOLS OFFICE PARTICIPATED AUGUST 21-25, 1967, IN THE FIRST OF FOUR SCHEDULED FOUR-DAY SESSIONS TO INCREASE PERSONAL AWARENESS, PRIMARILY THROUGH T-GROUP MEETINGS, AIDED BY THREE-PERSON GROUP SESSIONS, LECTURETTES, EXERCISES, AND DEMONSTRATIONS. THE…

This study was designed to determine whether student teachers receiving human relations training along with their student teaching experience would show any changes in their self-concepts and to see if these changes were significantly different from those of student teachers involved in the student teaching experience only. A 30-hour,…

This bibliography is comprised of abstracts of 115 ERIC documents (reports, books, articles, and speeches) on human relations activities for the schools, including sensitivity training and self-image enhancement activities. Six sections cover (1) background material on human relations, (2) general material on the need for intergroup activities,…

Educators, since they influence young lives every day, must be more aware than most people of how their private views of the world affect their perceptions. This article explores the concept. (Editor)

Outward Bound is an educational experience of self-discovery that uses challenges found in a natural setting as the teaching medium. Program adaptations of Outward Bound concepts and methods for alternative education fall into five categories: 1) motivational programs, 2) human relations programs within a school, 3) alternatives to traditional…

The findings of this study suggest that teachers are in need of didactic and experiential training to increase the probability of success along the critical dimensions of affective education as it relates to the relationship process. At present, it appears that we are lacking accountable behavior in these critically important areas that affect the…

Blacks are urged to change their attitudes and the attitudes of those who work with them to move from a pattern which sees people as clients or patients to one which views them as constituents who can and should have something to say about what happens to them. (Author)

Reviews 57 references related to: (1) Self-Concept in Occupational Selection, (2) The World of Work and Self, (3) Workmanship, Manipulation and Self, (4) Employees and Productivity, (5) Motivation and Alienation, and (6) Research on the Results of Training in Business and Industry. Training Technology is a quarterly supplement to Educational…