Describes a three-pronged program on teaching human relations in the classroom. (Author/RK)

This paper examines how computer technology changes the nature of experience and knowledge through the philosophical lens of phenomenologist Don Ihde, suggesting that educators must increase their awareness of the ways that computer technologies modify, extend, and transform the nature of experience in the classroom. (SM)

Focuses on a simulation game to express the power and legitimacy of the teacher authority as a motivator of human behavior in facilitating student learning. States the instructor in this game is an active participant. Concludes the game achieves teacher-student understanding of how authority figures influence others behavior. (KDR)

This paper outlines aspects of the teaching-learning process and the underlying theoretical framework. Techniques of effective teaching are described and analyzed. Selected teacher behaviors and some of the underlying assumptions concerning the teacher-learner interaction are examined. For the purpose of clarity and brevity, the teaching process…

The major findings of this study were as follows: (1) beginning teachers relied on experienced teachers to define for them appropriate standards for student achievement; (2) experienced teachers, in general, were hesitant about offering assistance to beginners for fear of appearing interfering; (3) beginning teachers asked for assistance only when…

Man and His Environment is a course that teaches human behavior and preventive medicine to medical students, with multidisciplinary professionals, medical students, and institutions collaborating in its organization, delivery, and evaluation. Course content, instructional methods, student and course evaluation, and administrative organization are…

This book is designed to illustrate learning for the whole person, including attending to spiritual, biological, intellectual, and emotional dimensions. It is expected that learners will discover the meaning of learning from the heart and teachers will learn how to develop their own such learning and then to explore ways that they can teach from…

In this monograph, the authors identify four different strategies for field experiences that offer administrative trainees positive applications of theory to practice in educational planning, management, and supervision. In historical perspective, a case study comparison of field experiences conducted at Harvard University and the University of…

The purpose of this bulletin, one of a series designed to aid the social studies teacher, is to explain the use of sociodrama in the classroom. An eight-step procedure for development of the sociodrama is described. Purposes of sociodrama are discussed and three major types of sociodrama are identified: the life problem, the problem story, and the…

Of the eighty-two participants who attended the institute from August 2 to August 13, 1965, fifty-three were classroom teachers from the elementary and secondary levels. Administrators and other school personnel made up the remainder of those enrolled. The primary objectives of the Institute were as follows: (1) understand the historical…

This paper reviews the various matching model (aptitude-treatment-interaction) strategies that might be used in human relations training (HRT) settings. The introduction provides a definition of matching models, discusses the need for a matching model approach in HRT, identifies certain assumptions about HRT, and provides an overview of the rest…

This experiment in attitude modification was undertaken at a community college to: (1) develop a systematic procedure for assessing student attitudes, (2) determine if human relations courses had any effect on student attitudes, and (3) determine if the semantic differential was an effective tool for measuring student attitudes. Full-time students…

Methods and resource materials are suggested for teaching elementary level students about the concept of interdependence in terms of the Bicentennial. The rationale lies with a belief in human interrelatedness and the universality of human rights for which the signers of the Declaration of Independence struggled. Students are encouraged to explore…

This paper will discuss the author's experiences with converting a traditional classroom-based course to a hybrid class, using a mix of traditional class time and web-support. The course which was converted is a lower-level human relations class, which has been offered in both the traditional classroom-based setting and as an asynchronous online…