Non-task-oriented activities that take place in a therapy group are conceived of as processes geared towards establishing and reassuring safety. The authors take an existentialist Langian approach to safety and discuss the notion that necessarily unresolved perceptions of ontological insecurity act upon members as individuals and as a group. (NG)

This article assesses past and present utopian models for the organization of future societies. It examines some thoughts on designing the future and outlines a future habitat based on self-sustaining systems and compatible social, political, and economic structures. Available from: 923 Kensington Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14215. (JK)

Competency education in the applied behavioral sciences can be enhanced by synethesizing the values of humanistic psychology with the measurement, evaluation, and accountability that characterize behavioral psychology. (Author)

Describes how humanist sociology informs the teaching and practice of social research in an undergraduate course. Includes a description of student research projects and teaching strategies which support a humanist sociological perspective. (JDH)

Stresses the need for theoretical justification for the development of humanistic education programs in today's schools. Explores Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs and theory of self-actualization. Argues that Maslow's theory may be the best available for educators concerned with educating the whole child. (JHZ)

Examines the strengths and weaknesses of Terry Eagleton's "Literary Theory," a book explaining the Marxist position on literature and criticizing what it calls the liberal humanist approach for its tendency to isolate literature from life. (MM)

The article describes a graduate level, inservice program for improving teacher competence, broadly defined in terms of personal growth, in which student decision-making, collegial teaching, and the generation of ideas from personal experience are used to develop competencies to plan and bring about educational change at the preschool-elementary…

This study investigates students' perceptions of teachers' pupil control behavior, classroom robustness, and student self-control. Results reveal an association between humanistic pupil control behavior of teachers and high levels of classroom robustness, high levels of classroom robustness and high student self-control, and teacher humanism in…

College courses in the social sciences should be oriented toward the study of man, rather than the course for its own sake. Discussed are different teaching approaches for the study of man. (Author/RM)

Discusses Copernicus' and Bruno's successes in astronomy with a background of changes in intellectual and academic freedom of their times. Stresses the importance of theoretical simplicity, mathematical beauty, and individual's extrication from prejudices in science research. (CC)

As computers increase in sophistication and as predictive data become more readily available, the individual will have significant information about his present self and his future educational and vocational probabilities. However, counselors will have to ensure that the individuality of the student remains intact. (Author/CJ)

Describes the most useful types of knowledge for developing the humane capabilities of individuals in contemporary American society and lists five specific implications for educational change. (JH)

Considers a commonly held proposition of humanistic psychologists/educators and argues for its validity: that human beings have an innate striving to be all that they can be. The stress-equilibrium dynamic is also used as a basis for support. Others are encouraged to offer constructive criticism. (JAC)

The recipient of the 1983 Humanist of the Year Award discusses the need to integrate sexuality into the whole of life. To deal effectively with problems in our personal lives, in the classroom, and at the national and international levels, we must continue to study human conduct and interaction. (RM)