Drawing from my experiences as an American-Israeli Jewish woman in social work academia, I use this paper to reflect upon the ways in which the Council on Social Work Education's newly-mandated anti-racist and anti-oppressive paradigms are problematic for the future of the social work profession. While it is important for social workers to address…

This secondary humanities curriculum is based on four assumptions: humanities are for all students, must be interdisciplinary as well as presented through multimedia, deal with real issues affectively as well as cognitively, involve value judgements and decision making. (JH)

Outlines the history and roots of affective education and points out its shortcomings in contemporary educational programs. (MD)

The consequences of the sixties' denial of the traditional view of the university as keeper of the culture, the subsequent demand for practicality in curriculum and evaluation, and the problems this has raised for the humanistic disciplines are examined. (JMD)

Based on recognition of the apparent inadequacy of didactic methods in drug abuse education, a staff development model was planned and implemented which sought to bring about the personal involvement of teachers and students. The program involves in-service training, curriculum development and affective education. Evaluation suggests program goals…

Suggests ways by which teachers can develop more humanistic" education by focusing on human experiences and basic human concerns in the education process. (Author)

A more lasting change in smoking behavior and attitude results from a smoking intervention program that uses affective educational activities such as values clarification and discussions pertaining to feelings and emotions as they relate to cigarette smoking. (MM)

Suggesting the use of the vocational shop program for personal development in addition to learning mechanical skills, the authors propose that instructors plan specific values and values clarification activities as a regular part of the shop program, including the teaching of positive attitudes and moral development. (BM)

Presents an educational history and forecasts the future of education in light of the philosophy of realism. The author reviews Socratic, Platonic, and modern educational traditions and concludes that opposing levels of human existence, including freedom and necessity, activity and contemplation, etc., should be balanced with the emphasis on…

It is essential that teachers review their emphasis on affective education. In this chaotic world, man's very survival may depend upon the quality of his own life and his human relationships with others. (Author)

Prosocial education consists of school experiences designed to promote prosocial behavior. This paper demonstrates that: (1) there is an absence of prosocial behaviors in educational goals; (2) educational tradition venerates rationality and objectivity associated with "masculine" thinking and denigrates emotionality and relatedness associated…

This booklet traces the historical development of human education as it has been instilled into the young people of America from colonial times to the present and provides a future prognosis of humaneness in the schools. Humane education promotes humane behavior and is an important part of the humane movement in the United States, although until…

The purpose of this study was to determine what personal attributes, in the opinion of teachers, were needed by the effective educator. Once identified, these attributes would be assessed in entering and exiting students in the teacher education program at the University of Wisconsin. A theoretical model for the "ideal teacher" was devised listing…

The 1970 ASCD conference identified some of the major barriers to implementation of humaneness in contemporary secondary schools. In part I of this conference report, "The Barriers--and the Way Out," the following papers are presented: James B. Macdonald, "A Vision of a Humane School"; Douglas D. Dillenbeck, "External Management as a Barrier to…

"Invitational Education" is a metaphor for an emerging model of the educative process consisting of four value-based assumptions about the nature of people and their potential: (1) people are able, valuable, and responsible and should be treated accordingly; (2) education should be a collaborative, cooperative activity; (3) people…