This conceptual paper draws on varied academic disciplines to set forth a model of educational leadership grounded in social justice and responsive to the unique challenges and strengths of rural Appalachian schools and communities. Model development grew out of discussions between faculty and graduate students in an educational leadership…

John Dewey is known as the greatest and the most representative of U.S. philosophers. His philosophy, influenced by and developed during a period of great expansion in U.S. history, and great upheaval in U.S. social life, is characterized by a common sense, extroverted pragmatism. Sigmund Freud, in a ironic twist of fate, has been an important…

Author proposed to build a case for humanistic reading programs, for his contention was that reading programs must focus upon the individual and the content of reading materials must reflect the life space of the learner. (Author/RK)

A discussion of how humanism and technology are integrated into educational practice. (HB)

Author answered the criticisms of Schutz, Smith, and Rowan, an author on human potential and two social psychologists, who challenged his use of data concerning encounter groups. (RK)

Research has not addressed issues of life meaning in a life-span developmental framework. The Loss and Transcendence paradigm was developed as a humanistic-existential approach to life-span development which has as its central theme the concept that individuals are in a continuous process of creating their lives and their selves. To explore loss…

Dilthey's contributions to humanistic philosophy and education include: (1) his view of man as a social and historical creature, (2) his methodological reliance on the isolation of experience, expression, and understanding, and (3) his emphasis on autobiography, biography, and objectivity of the mind in research methodology. (BJG)

Educators and computer scientists have the obligation to humanize students' images of the computer. This can be achieved if students can be brought to realize that computers can be viewed as extensions of the human brain, making possible otherwise inconceivable human advances. Students should be shown that these machines can perform functions…

As several authors (Charles Reich and Theodore Roczak, for instance) have concluded, a new or counter culture is emerging. It is unlikely, however, that this culture can or will dispense with technology. Instead, its characteristic will be a new form of humanism in which the rational and irrational sides of humanity will be fused into a harmonious…

In this review of "On Personal Power: Inner Strength and Its Revolutionary Impact" by Carol Rogers, the authors find Rogers' ideas on the political effects of humanistic theory and practice (though they may err on the side of optimism) to be as fresh, powerful, and useful as his previous work and thought. (MJB)

The key concepts of "mythological" and "redemption" are defined in the light of current literature in the field. The paper takes the view that these concepts are realities; they are not linguistic traps. (Author)

As a contribution to the dialogue between humanism and behaviorism, this research questions the basis of recent trends toward a more consensual mutual accomodations of perspectives. Briefly reviews the behaviorist and humanist movements. Recommends a dialectical interplay of polarities combining causal understanding from a point external to the…

Presented are summaries of the salient features of the two theories of learning and a brief consideration of their applicability to various learning situations. Skinner and Thorndike are the major theoriests chosen to represent the behaviorist school while Rogers and Maslow have been selected to represent the humanist school. (Author/NG)

The Needs Assessment Process consists of four phases; design, data gathering, analysis and summarization, and action-taking. A brief description of some of the key humanistic competencies needed in each phase were presented. (Author/RK)

Challenges the assumption that an effective social work practice must be rooted in an established theoretical foundation. Presents an alternative model--a common sense, humanistic, and reflective approach that represents the actual nature of effective helping. (Author/ABB)