Recommends that general education be established with science as a basis for man's view of himself and of his future and how these influenced, directly or indirectly, his past values and his present situation. (BR)

Author attempted to deal with the question of what the factors were in contemporary society which worked for or against the likelihood that in the late twentieth century, there would emerge an effectual side of education which would be integrally related to the humanistic educational traditions of the past. (Author/RK)

This paper advances a humanistic and literary view of history which has important implications for those doing educational evaluation in naturalistic settings. It stresses the particularity of historical events and the importance of investigating history from the perspective of the individual actors involved. It emphasizes being sensitive to…

Papers are included which focus on humanist geography, specifically the theoretical, methodological, and empirical implications of humanist perspectives for the study of human-environmental relations and the implications of the concern for these relations for humanist theory, method, and questions. Individual foci, defined by each author of the…

The author of "Centering" describes a personal journey from a relatively conventional, prescribed academic orientation to a philosophic position emphasizing truth seeking and question asking, a quest for wisdom, in which the emotional, physical, and spiritual spheres are fused. (SF)

Three meanings for the title of this article are discussed: the dawn of language in the species, for each individual (language acquisition), and as an academic discipline. It is argued that the third "dawn" will not take place until language is recognized as an independent discipline in its own right. (KM)

In depth psychological self-realization, known as transcedence or cosmic consciousness, is an individual's personal experience of reality. It is an internal, subjective, wordless perception of the essential wholeness of the universe and the individual within it. Little mention is made of mankind collectively in this philosophy. Forms of society…

This is a collection of five essays on futurism. In the first, Thomas contends that human beings will need more than ever to be taught the basic skills of communications and that communication will have to be multilingual. In the second essay, Katz explores the notion of teaching people to think, contrasting the Deway inquiry model and the…

This is a preliminary resource guide which serves as a directory to current activity in the ethical and human value implications of science and technology. The first section of the guide lists groups active in this area (primarily in the United States), compiled from responses to a letter. Part 2 provides a short list of 20th century classics…

Public schools in America, because they are obsessed with petty regulations and sterile mediocrity, destroy the natural inquisitive and creative spirits of children. A genuinely humane education must teach aesthetic and moral values as well as subject matter. This educational philosophy demands that learning be centered around the child's…

Five computerized narrative assessment reports are discussed. These are: (1) the Teaching Information Processing System Student Report, used for a college economics course; (2) the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) Score Report; (3) the Programmed Composition of Psychological Test Reports employed at the Mayo Clinic for reporting results…

This paper identifies the most critical factors pertinent to career guidance as: (1) use of humanistic psychology, (2) development of decision competency, (3) career planning and selection, (4) educational planning and relevance, and (5) the development of positive human relations skills as marketable skills. It describes computer-based programs…

Asserts that physics should be taught to stress the human aspects of laws of nature and scientific application of physical concepts. (CP)

Examines the extent to which national influence on the conduct of basic and applied science may be beneficial. Cautions against being over-zealous in humanizing science and describes the type of national policy necessary for the success of Canadian science and technology in the coming decades. (GS)