Evaluates the Rust Conference held in 1985 in Vienna, Austria. Explains that the workshop topic, "Central American Challenge," was used as an experimental application of the person-centered approach to conflict resolution in an international context. Concludes by admitting limitations and expresses optimism that this approach can be used…

Describes teacher developed materials that will acquaint secondary students with the human aspects of war. The materials use fiction and the emotional impact of drama. Samples of dramatic scripts developed by the author for use in his school's Remembrance Day are included. (RM)

States the need for global education and suggests ways in which it might be accomplished most effectively. Suggestions include focusing on (1) the oneness of humankind; (2) the innate goodness of human beings; (3) equality between men and women; (4) the right to education; and (5) the necessity of ecological harmony. (BSR)

This statement, prepared by the Academy of Humanism and endorsed by 16 Humanist Laureates, decries the assault on secular humanism in the schools by conservative religionists and biblical fundamentalists. (MT)

Outlines major features of humanistic perspective in sociology. States that what is methodologically and/or epistemologically central to the humanist perspective is a critique of excesses of positivism and advocacy of utilization of philosophy and other humanities as sources of information or data in investigation of social reality. Provides…

Reviews anthropological thinking on ethnic and racial prejudice. Provides examples of discrimination and cites the major theorists who have played a part in developing anti-racist views of society. Concludes that racism has no scientific or legal justification, that racism is a crime against humanity, and that it is the enemy of peace, culture,…

Advocates teaching humanistic elements such as parents' history, individual uniqueness, potentiality, awareness, learning, new experiences, communication, and truth in discovery. (BJD)

Land is finite, and the earth's resources are limited. Environment is therefore not a matter of ethics or aesthetics alone but of economics. It is a necessity, not a luxury. We must work to understand the place of human beings in the environment. (CS)

Two important current movements are environmentalism, respect for the natural environment and the effort to preserve it, and feminism, concern for the rights of women and the worth of values traditionally associated with the female. These two movements are closely related, both philosophically and in their concrete goals for society. (RM)

Past emphasis in the definitions and goals of environmental education has been on information, motivation and skills. The author contends there is a further need in modern society to which environmental education should address itself and advocates the exploration of humanism in people and their institutions as a fundamental goal. (BT)

This brief paper explored two main implications and provided a model for a humanistic philosophy of education. (Author/RK)

A program by two 6th-grade classes at Horace May Elementary School and a group of senior citizens in Bemidji, Minnesota, brought the children in teams of four to spend a full day with the senior citizens. (Author/MLF)

Authors stress the need of students to know more human beings and to know more about human beings; and they list several ideas for the study of current events. (GB)

Everything begins with subjective states,'' is the basic position of Phenomenology, and only through subjectivity can ultimate reality be reached. Behaviorism, on the contrary, sees mind'' as part of the material world and behavior as determining man's essence. Change is attained by altering behavior which leads to changes in attitudes. The best…

In this paper, I should like to consider a humanistic paradigm of communication science not to replace but to truly complement the physicalistic paradigm. My sole purpose is to enlarge the domain of validity for the term science'' in the universe of communication studies. (Author)