A retired education professor recalls being called a Communist sympathizer during the McCarthy era and finds a similarity in the label of "secular humanist," which is considered un-American by many today. He sees a real danger inherent in allowing anyone to label another person without proof that the appellation is appropriate. (MLF)

Characterizes the essential habits of mind and scholarly needs of humanists as these affect issues in acquisition, allocation of funds, book preservation, computerization, and problems of access to and use of collections. (Author/FM)

Adapted from the report of the Commission on the Humanities, "The Humanities in American Life" (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1980). The humanities' role in education is explored. (MLF)

Humanism cheats students because it gives them false ideas about their abilities and encourages them to aspire to unrealistic levels of achievement. It also reduces the level of performance that should be expected of teachers and paraprofessionals. (Author/IRT)

The teaching and study of technical writing can be improved if teachers will trade their covert acceptance of positivist theory for an overt consensualist perspective. (DD)

Believes the therapeutic situation that offers the greatest awareness with the least amount of dehumanization is a synthesis of the gestalt and the existential humanistic (EH) orientations. Considers the relationship and possible synthesis of the existential and gestalt positions. (Author/RK)

Further discussion of the relationship among art, ethics, and religion. (RW)

Describes a radio show called "Math Medley" featuring a variety of guests including past presidents of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), research mathematicians, classroom teachers, and leaders of environmental organizations. Features transcripts of two full introductions to the show. (Author/MM)

Focuses on the role of English language teaching in Chinese universities. Suggests that if ELT is to survive a a university subject, it must take the character of humanistic/philosophical education, although it should retain its technical aspects. (Author/VWL)

Analyzes the antihumanistic elements of Jacques Derrida's theory of deconstruction. Argues that the modern French intellectuals, including Foucault, Derrida, and Lacan, have had an antihumanistic effect on the American social sciences and humanities by rejecting the existence of truth, morality, and rationality. (FMW)

Reviews literature on both alcoholism and controlled drinking approaches based on a multimodal viewpoint. Provides a combined perspective of humanistic and behavioral principles. Presents the issue of alcohol involvement from a stage phenomena point of view and suggests intervention steps to address life-problem, emotional, and behavioral aspects…

Describes the current debate in literary study between the humanist/historicist and the anti-humanist/anti-historicist perspectives. Examines the political dimensions of this debate, including its relationship to Marxist theory and deconstruction. Asserts that literary texts are productions of ideology and that literary study should inquire into…

Presents material from a three-hour interview with Nevitt Sanford and from as yet unpublished personal papers of Sanford's, in which he reminisces about his development as a social scientist, civil libertarian, and humanist. (Author/NB)

Addresses the relationship between scientism and the dominant epistemologies in the field of mathematics education today. Suggests that the dominance of Cartesianism in mathematics education can be balanced by means of incorporating humanist philosophies. Contains 30 references. (ASK)