An author reflects on memory, language, the real, children's literature, myths, icons, and the interplay between structure and freedom. (IRT)

Very few organizations have developed encounter to the profound and responsible degree that Delancy Street has done. This article provided a glimpse of what it can really mean to be a participant observer in social science research. (Editor/RK)

Suggests a new strategy for the proponents of science to rebut the cultural anti-science wave. This strategy involves publicizing the anti-hero scientist and presents a number of candidates from the past as examples. (GS)

English teachers, especially those in large consolidated schools, must avoid the tendency to consider students as numbers rather than people. (DD)

Described is an alternative theoretical perspective to more traditional views dealing with the environment. The concept of "wilderness" is introduced as a subject for application within this theoretical alternative. (Editors/BT)

Reports that the World Congress of Psychiatry voted to condemn the Soviet Union for the abuse of psychiatry for political purposes. (SL)

The separatist philosophy of science and nature and the holistic philosophy of humans and science in nature are described. A new view which combines a humanistic and scientific view is presented. It is suggested that science teachers communicate their love for nature as well as their need for orderly thought. (AJ)

Defines humanities and pleads for greater support for these disciplines. A national lobby is proposed to improve education and professional outlook for humanities teachers and greater emphasis and financial support for improvement of humanistic teaching at lower levels. Taxes on low-grade movies and television are suggested to provide funds. (CHK)

Discusses effective management techniques and stresses the importance of practicing positive employee relations. Suggestions for management effectiveness include trusting employees, maintaining flexibility, being accessible to employees, having a written problem-solving policy, and giving employees equal opportunity for advancement. (BH)

Suggests sociological method of group study, SYMLOG (Systematic Multiple Level Observation of Groups), as means for bringing elements of psychoanalytic and humanistic techniques into behavior therapy. Discusses numerous applications of SYMLOG. Sees SYMLOG as useful for both individual and group behavior therapy and as a way to facilitate social…

The author reviews various court decisions that have had an impact on the inclusion or exclusion of secular humanism in the public school curriculum. Particular attention is paid to one decision stating that secular humanism is a religious belief system for the purposes of the first amendment. (CH)

Defines the reflexive dimension of teaching sociology, a dimension which explicitly recognizes that personal experiences and values significantly shape the perspectives transmitted to students. Posits five characteristics of reflexive teaching, identifies sources of resistance to such teaching, discusses how the author includes the reflexive…

When a form of high technology becomes obsolete, many people acquire a fear and distrust of the future--a neurosis called the ruins complex. But humanity can respond positively to the ghosts of dead technology and invent a hopeful future. (Author/RM)

Author presents his conception of Bowers's essay, especially his understanding of Bowers's definition of nihilism, and concludes that there may be more to fear from those who fear nihilism than from nihilism itself. (SA)

Humor can be a crucial factor of learning environments and of communication. Recent investigations of humor in educational settings mostly focus on learning performance. This paper shifts the attention to the enhancement of social climate through humor. Humor can be an element to solve critical social situations. To develop humor, it is necessary…