Humanistic and open education advocates, who believe that there are no neutral positions nor totally independent judgements, are concerned with freeing individuals, and advocate an educational process that responds to the needs of individuals rather than one that requires conformity to a predetermined model. The rationale for similar positions…

This article discusses a process in which people in a community setting offer counsel to one another. (Author)

The basic task before the educational profession today is to study and understand the evolutionary-humanist revolution, to follow up its educational implications; and to enable as many as possible of the world's growing minds to be illuminated by its new vision of human destiny. (Author/JB)

The author is concerned with politics in a wider sense--providing children with an individual and collective sense of identity in time and space, giving them opportunities for the exploration of shared experience, making them aware of the responsibilities and privileges of community. (Editor)

Racial relations are considered within a discussion of what constitutes an effective human being. The term "minority status" is dehumanizing as it is currently used and defined. That which is cruel to and destroys other people is labeled "inhumane". A fully functioning person, program, or organization conforms to six evaluative…

This paper describes a curriculum in human relations, written from a behavioral frame of reference, the primary objective of which is the development of teachers who can act freely and spontaneously, i.e. with intentionality. Intentionality defines a central objective of teacher training, namely the teacher who can respond and act appropriately in…

This document, which is a presentation of a philosophy of education and human relations, is written in two distinct sections by two different authors. The two authors believe that human relations is very important in education and that the open classroom actually depends on the openness of the teacher. The authors hold in common the view that the…

Discusses the use of a dialectical approach to personality assessment and psychotherapy. Focusing on the concept of change, a dialectical approach would emphasize the person as process, would focus on growth, and would emphasize treatment of clients within the context of other human relationships. (BD)

Discusses ways to accelerate and to share exploration of sound new ways to achieve the development of the individual's sense of worth, especially in the elementary school. (GB)

This personal response to German history by a professor attending a major conference at the University of Heidelberg reflects on the country's long history of education and research, the role of language in history, a speech urging tolerance by the Dutch woman who protected Anne Frank's family, and her reactions to a visit to the Dachau…

This bibliography is designed to assist resource aides, teachers, librarians, and parents in selecting books for children which will reinforce positive human relations skills. Part I lists books dealing with responsibility, self-attitude, feelings, communication, families, and the development of self-worth. Part II lists books dealing with…

This report describes a human relations training methodology which shows the basic importance of attuning students to their own private world of stimulation and is the cutting edge of the motivation to learn. The study includes four sections: (1) methodology of personal growth training, (2) an explanation of why such an intensive method of…

Investigates effects of human relations laboratory experiences on interpersonal behavior of college students. Subjects were 79 college students. Results indicate participation in human relations training laboratories does have an effect on self-perception and behavior. (Author/HMV)

A summary of the experiences of a counselor educator while introducing psychological education into a counselor education curriculum and an assessment of that curriculum. (JC)

Four sessions of a program for business executives were studied to compare effects of T Group training versus a lecture discussion approach to interpersonal relations in organizations. Both programs produced equal change in participants' beliefs about effective interpersonal behavior. T Group training showed greater effects on perceptions of self…