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…

This article explores some of the key themes of John Macmurray's recently published lecture, "Learning to be Human". It focuses initially on three elements of his argument: relationships in education; education and the economy; and our corrosive obsession with technique. It then utilises Macmurray's views to develop a typology of…

This research objective is to highlight an innovative, holistic, inclusive, integrated approach to a sustainable future promoted by the "Earth Charter" and describe the structure of its ethical framework. The main conclusion of the research is that the ethical framework of the "Earth Charter" is based on a limited number of…

This article describes incorporation of the goals of personal growth, knowledge of group process, and application of process groups in professional settings into a course. Evidence that students participating in the course tended to respond more freely to each other, justified the continuation of similar courses in the curriculum. (Author)

This study was concerned with investigating the effects of human relations laboratory experiences on the interpersonal behavior of male and female college students. (Author)

A course called "growth groups" was developed in an upper division baccalaureate nursing program to facilitate the unfolding of human relations skills in the nursing student. This article explains the unique dimensions of the course, its philosophical assumptions, its implementations, and its evaluation. (Editor/TA)

As a culminating experience of student teaching, a three-day debriefing seminar follows the final week of field experience. It affords opportunities for both a sharing of professional concerns and a program of human relations training for home economics teacher education candidates. (LRA)

Article supports the concept of exchange of human resources indicating with examples how the giver as well as the receiver is strengthened in the exchange process. (Editor)

This article describes a therapeutic program for inmates that attempts to stimulate moral reasoning. Based on Kohlberg's theory of moral development, the program relies heavily on group meetings designed to focus on and resolve a variety of moral issues raised by the participants. Through guided moral discussions,'' participants tend to develop…

Author contends that teachers need to teach for the present rather than for the future. Teachers should relate to their students as human beings, to put humaneness first in schools and to emphasize the nonintellectual areas of human development. (Editor)

Course focuses on assisting teenagers to understand themselves and their environment and to become aware of educational and vocational opportunities. Brief course outline is included. (CJ)

The trend toward the development of the person with emphasis on perceptual awareness, psychological growth, self-actualization, nonverbal learning, and creative behavior is called synaesthetics, or humanistic education. The development of affective objectives should include not only the arts, but also the academic subjects. (JR)