Author attempts to describe and clarify some of the components of the humanistic school. (Author)

Article deals with the custodial approach in today's educational institutions, especially high schools. (ML)

The principal problem of the architect lies in satisfying the needs of his client. (CK)

Study investigated relationships between 4-year olds' expressed humanitarian and success value preferences and their ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and sex. (Author)

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

Provides a discussion of Protagorean thought noting the parallel with the modern spirit; emphasizes Protagoras' humanism and his belief in man's goodness and his susceptibility to betterment. (JF)

A way to teach speech that could be helpful to teachers of other disciplines. (Editor/IR)

Describes a number of approaches that schools may take to humanize the educational system and counteract contemporary objectivity, dehumanization, and alienation. (JH)

Many ways in which objects can be used to teach history are examined. An activity which requires students to hypothesize about the conditions of poverty and unemployment during the Great Depression and then to test their hypotheses by examining photographs taken in the 1930s is provided. (RM)

A study of New Jersey elementary schools revealed that the perceived authenticity of the principal's behavior was significantly related to the openness of the school's climate and to the humanism in the school's pupil-control orientation. Also, the more open the school's climate, the more humanistic the school's pupil-control orientation. (SB)

Discusses the importance of nonverbal communication by counselors in expressing humanistic feeling. Notes that facial expression (i.e., smiling) provides immediate feedback to the observer; use of space (i.e., close proximity) communicates warmth and humaneness; and tone of voice can complement spoken words and give them more meaning. (WAS)

Five Renaissance humanists associated with the court of Henry VIII (Erasmus, More, Vives, Pace, and Elyot) developed a rationale for the liberal arts that has important implications for the 1980s. The view can help define an educated person and show the importance of the teaching of moral values. (Author/MSE)

A collection of essays focuses on the need to integrate philosophy into sport and physical education. The function of sport philosophy is to examine beliefs and values as a basis for human behavior. Philosophical issues examined include: (1) cheating; (2) competition; (3) the development of self-reflection and responsibility; and (4) the…

This paper delineates six attributes of an ideal high school governance structure: respect, freedom, rationality, flexibility, equality, and involvement of staff and students in the decision-making process. (Author/SJL)

An intervention program based on the group-work method, activity sessions, and input at the cognitive, emotional, and interpersonal level proved to be an effective means of activating culturally deprived women, and effecting meaningful changes in them. (Author)