Describes an innovative panel of multi-ethnic fifth-grader who share their feelings with other students in an assembly, and the possible positive and negative consequences which may result from this kind of program. (DM)

The Family Involvement Communication System (FICS) model provides a human relations umbrella'' approach for parent and teacher input and participation in a school's elementary guidance program. FICS is designed as an ongoing consultative services program in which the counselor functions as the initial trainer of paraprofessionals and as…

This publication was prepared as a guide to dealing with school human relations problems, with a focus on leadership training. It describes one method of organizing and training teams of administrators, teachers, support staff, parents, and others to pursue desirable human relations goals. The model program presented here was developed to aid…

The Special Friends Program at Kainalu Elementary and Kailua Intermediate Schools uses a slide show to introduce children in regular education to their severely handicapped peers, then structures systematic interactions between the two groups. This interview with the program's founder, Chris Kube, discusses the programs' philosophy, development,…

Human relations services funded under the Emergency School Aid Act were found to have had favorable but generally weak effects on student intergroup relations. Process and impact evaluation should be combined and individual effects should be examined. (Author/CM)

This human relations program consists of a series of weekly classroom discussions and activities in the fifth through seventh grades, which give each student an opportunity to: (1) express, openly, opinions on matters of importance to him; (2) recognize and accept the feelings and concerns he shares with his peers; (3) consider how his feelings…

The purpose of this guide is to give elementary social studies teachers supplementary materials to aid in the balancing of the view of the historical contributions made by black Americans, and to help develop attitudes which overcome prejudice and intolerance. Through discovery, concept and inductive teaching it is hoped that the students will…

A nationally acclaimed antiviolence program, Second Step teaches three basic skills needed for living peacefully in society: empathy, impulse control, and anger management. In Bethel (Alaska), where student gunfire killed a student and principal in 1997, Second Step is used enthusiastically, having been modified to fit Yupik Eskimo culture and…

Developed by a state committee on human relations for administrators, classroom teachers, special service personnel, parents, and community groups, this curriculum guide contains ideas and suggestions for implementing principles of human relations into the educational system. Major sections discuss: (1) The American Democratic Society, (2) Major…

This guide for teachers K-12 is intended to provide knowledge and techniques of implementation on the subject of eliminating prejudice in the schools. Background knowledge is given in the form of objectives of schools and in the nature of prejudice. Implementation methods are suggested for use in the classroom as well as for the use of resources…

This is an elementary school guide for teaching about human rights prepared for use in the Detroit, Michigan public schools. The guide presents a number of overall goals and specific educational objectives in the area of human rights. Each of these objectives is paired with corresponding classroom activities and resource materials. Topics of study…

This book presents the results derived from the Report to the Ford Foundation on the Ford-Esalen Project in Affective Education. Confluent education refers to a philosophy and a process of teaching and learning in which the affective and cognitive aspects of learning flow together. The project's purposes were: 1) to assemble the various approaches…

The Institute's many purposes include: (1) sensitizing educators to the need for career development education; (2) assisting teachers to develop instructional units into which career education activities will be infused; (3) collecting community resources for the teachers' utilization; (4) assisting counselors to back up teachers during…