The project's objectives include helping obese students understand their problem in ways that are relevant, interesting, creative, yet academic, and wiping out the pathetic prophecies and painful experiences concerned with obesity in children and teenagers. Concise objectives of the program's educational component and definition of areas of…

This is a guide to leading nature and human nature activities in camp and other learning situations. The book provides a humanistic approach to environmental education to help people learn life skills that will enhance the quality of life, the quality of the human environment, and the quality of the natural environment. The book contains 12…

This paper examines the subject of "contract teaching", particularly as it relates to the field of instruction for physical education majors. Essentially, contracting for grades includes, "...an agreement between a teacher and a student at the beginning of a course as to the grade the student expects to receive and the amount and quality of work…

The purpose of this study is to determine whether locus of control scores for students in "open" programs changed significantly over a one-year period and whether there was any change different from change experienced by students in a "traditional" program. The lack of significant group main effects indicated that students in the open programs did…

In light of the pressures of historical circumstances and with a commitment to educational integrity, this work seeks to reconceive the mission of the liberal arts and sciences. Chapter I defines the key criteria of humanism and holism and offers a critique of current liberal education in terms of curriculum coherency and intellectual and personal…

Self-science is an experience-based program designed for children from the second grade through the upper elementary grades. Its aim is to equip children with affective and cognitive skills that can broaden their understanding and functioning in all learning and social situations. Students are taught to use scientific inquiry methods in studying…

A review of the history and development of experiential learning in its educational and therapeutic contexts emphasizes the value of self-awareness as a prerequisite to interpersonal and group development. It also serves to underscore the potential of the Self Awareness and Interpersonal Communication (SAIC) program in an American society with…

This book contains papers in revised form that were delivered during the Fordham University 1976 Institute on Moral Education. The eight papers are titled: (1) The Teacher as Moral Educator; (2) Ten Years as a Moral Educator in a Catholic School; (3) Moral Education at the College Level: A Blueprint; (4) Moral Education at the Elementary School…

This supplement to "The Laundry Works," an affective education materials manual for Juvenile Court Schools, presents activities designed to assist school personnel in developing an environment conducive to the self-exploration process. The materials focus on the use of guided awareness, relaxation, and meditation. A brief introduction…

This book is one of a series of publications preserving the best writing and speeches of outstanding leaders of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Jay Bryan Nash was one of the founders of the Alliance. The speeches and essays by Nash in this collection are, for the most part, appearing in published form…

A study was conducted to examine the effect of Miami-Dade Community College's Intercurricular Studies Division on the level of self-actualization of students participating in the program. The two-semester program emphasized development of the student as a total person: first semester courses utilized the concept of "self" as an…

This guide is a description of a course designed to help 11-to-13-year-olds cope with the problems that arise as a result of the physical, emotional, and social changes they are experiencing. The package, called "Self-Incorporated," consists of 15 15-minute television programs, this teacher's guide, and related materials which…

The need at the community college level for the development of new styles or modes of education that are consistent with the uniqueness of the individual student and will help him realize his human potential is discussed. Such styles or modes are based upon an educational theory called confluent education. The Semester for Self-Directed Study is a…

School curricula reflect the sociocultural values held by society. As such, curricula may adopt: (1) a philosophically humanistic, individual-sensitive orientation, or (2) an economically-driven, social development orientation. This first orientation supports self-realization and prioritizes a broad-based and multidisciplinary school curriculum.…

This book is designed to illustrate learning for the whole person, including attending to spiritual, biological, intellectual, and emotional dimensions. It is expected that learners will discover the meaning of learning from the heart and teachers will learn how to develop their own such learning and then to explore ways that they can teach from…