Someone possessed of conventional thought processes shouldn't even try to discuss opinions with poststructuralists. Derrida, Barthes, and Foucault couldn't care less about contradictions. P and "Not-P" can exist comfortably together as true premises of an argument that for them is perfectly deductive, and in the name of whatever revolutionary…

As character education continues to be an objective of the social studies, the more effective educators have taken up the challenge by first understanding the principles of their discipline and the opportunities for examining the values of character to be encountered. Social studies is rediscovering the focus on the actual men and women of history…

Adolescent sexual acting out behaviors frequently occur in the context of comorbid issues, such as depression, trauma, behavioral disorders, and developmental deficits, thus rendering any single treatment modality less effective. Augmenting traditional treatment with an existential-humanistic (E-H) perspective enables counselors to more…

Humaneness in education is a necessary ingredient, says this educator, but the urge to uplift each educational innovation as the ultimate answer to our educational problems should be held in check. (Author/RK)

Author collected quotes by people who have wrestled with the issue of inner ambivalence concerning technological civilization. (Author/RK)

Author discusses how accountability and humanism in education are complementary. (HB)

Discussed literature, a barometer for the humanities, and the basic drift of aesthetic theory. (Author/RK)

Author's aim in this article was to present humanistic or "third-force" psychology as a perspective from which to consider political events and the way we study them in the social sciences. (Author/RK)

Author focused on the rediscovery and use of catharsis in human potential encounter groups as well as the background of interest in catharsis, the current technology of catharsis, and attempts to overcome the drawbacks of catharsis with the aid of spiritual disciplines such as meditation. (Author/RK)

Excerpts from an address presented to the New Consciousness Education Conference on May 5, 1973 at the invitation of the International Cooperation Council. (HMD)

Article examined three end goals of education, provided a general discussion of the individualistic nature of goal-oriented behavior thereby looking at the materials and methods required for humanistically individualizing instruction. (Author/RK)

The author defines and discusses the humanist perspective. How a humanist would examine paintings and the value of the humanist perspective in society today are among the topics presented. Availability information is given in SO 504 095. (Author/RM)

Paper explores the degree to which the socialization of core values is a function of family as opposed to generational influences. Two value dimensions that characterize the range of choices from which respondents made value judgments are identified. (Author/AM)

Forces that would wrest personal autonomy from us are presently at work, both directly and indirectly, in the sports profession and in society at large. We are typically confused on the subject of man's nature; we have arbitrarily and unwisely relegated it to the subdisciplinary area of metaphysics where the topic rests in some disarray because of…

Section I of this paper presents a brief history of liberal education and reviews some of the ideas that have been expressed about its origin, and some of the ideas that have influenced liberal education throughout history. The definition of the purpose of liberal education is Woodring's: "It is the education that liberates men from the bondage of…