(2003). Work. NAMTA Journal, v28 n2 p49-58 Spr. Draws upon Maria Montessori's writings to examine work as a universal human tendency throughout life. Discusses the work of adaptation of the infant, work of "psycho-muscular organism" for the preschooler, work of the imagination for the elementary child, community work of the adolescent, and work of the adult. Asserts that Montessorians' role is to aid development of the human personality by providing opportunities for the right kind of work. (Author/KB)…
(1977). Appalachian Citizens for Children's Rights: A Rural Community Self-Help Approach to the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. The report describes the design of a community development model for child abuse and neglect which used resources already existing in a rural area. The first section presents basic generalizations about rural areas, services, and rural human services professionals. Section II presents working papers, definitions, and concepts used in the project. Contents include papers on community responsibility in child abuse, societal and institutional abuse and neglect, operationalized definitions, self help groups oriented toward social change and children's rights. The development of ACCR (Appalachian Citizens for Children's Rights) is detailed in Section III. Section IV examines human service systems which exist in most rural communities. Covered are social services, health services, law enforcement, education, recreation, child care, and self help services. A final section discusses organization of self help programs in rural communities. (CL)…
(1980). Human Experimentation: Impact on Health Education Research. Health Education (Washington D.C.), v11 n3 p21-23 May-Jun. The problems of the use of humans as subjects of medical research and the protection of their rights are discussed. Issues include the use of informed consent, the evaluation of risks and benefits, and the review of research plans by a committee. (JD)…
(1999). ASIS '99 Knowledge: Creation, Organization and Use, Part III: Plenary Sessions. Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v36 p859-63. Describes the following sessions: "Knowledge Management: A Celebration of Humans Connected with Quality Information Objects (Plenary Session 1); "Intellectual Property Rights and the Emerging Information Infrastructure (Plenary Session 2); and "Knowledge: Creation, Organization and Use (Conference Wrap-up Session). (AEF)…
(1978). Education of All Handicapped Children and PL 94-142. Report of the National Conference on Human and Civil Rights in Education (16th, Washington, D.C., March 17-19, 1978). The effects and implications of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, Public Law (PL) 94-142, are discussed in this collection of conference presentations. A panel gave an overview of legislative and legal aspects of the law and its implications for personnel development and funding. Small group sessions were held on: individualized education programs; least restrictive environments; personnel development; the role of the collective bargaining process; student testing; school and teacher accountability; and agency and organizational roles. Presentations at the general sessions were on the National Educational Association Special Study of Handicapped Children, and implications of PL 94-142. Perspectives on the conference are given by several participants. Brief annotations and distribution information for ten films shown at the conference are provided. (FG)…
(2008). Developing Policies about Uncivil Workplace Behavior. Business Communication Quarterly, v71 n1 p103-106. Workplace incivility, including aggression and bullying, is a troubling phenomenon. Uncivil behaviors not only harm individuals but also diminish employee performance and sometimes result in legal action against companies. Thus, it behooves organizations and management to become vigilant and responsive to such behaviors. Yet the evidence shows that with the recent exception of attempted legislation in Hawaii (Chiem, 2007), few companies or jurisdictions in the United State have policies and procedures aimed at addressing uncivil behavior. In this article, the authors outline some points to consider when developing policies to counteract uncivil behavior in the workplace. In the process, they incorporate the views of two corporate representatives (a diversity manager at Georgia Power and a human resource manager at PepsiCo) and an attorney with the U.S. military. The authors conclude that the driving principles of the policy should be that every employee has a right to be treated with… [Direct]
(2008). From Teaching from the Heart to Teaching with a Heart: Segmenting Filipino College Students' Views of Their Teachers' Caring Behavior and Their Orientations as Cared-for Individuals. Asia Pacific Education Review, v9 n4 p487-502. Caring, as a universal human phenomenon, should permeate elementary, secondary and tertiary level instruction. The practice of teaching, especially at the tertiary level, is not only substantial and procedural but relational as well. To teach with a heart is the essence that makes teaching a form of caring. When teaching is viewed as a form of caring, teachers become relational geniuses in their own right. This study is an attempt to segment Filipino college students' views (n = 1000) of their teachers' caring behavior and their orientations as cared-for individuals. The identified clusters of teacher roles that indicate caring behavior imply that acts of teaching become acts of caring depending on how the teachers, the "efficient cause" of education, perform their ordinary tasks in the context of "extraordinariness". Such extraordinariness spells out a big difference in the way teachers practice the so-called "single loop caring or caring visibility and… [PDF] [Direct]
(1992). Children's Moral Relationships with Nature. Two studies of the development of children's moral relationships with nature addressed such questions as: (1) What does it mean to say that we have an obligation not to harm the natural environment? (2) Does the natural environment feel pain? (3) Does it have rights? or (4) Is moral obligation an inappropriate construct by which to understand the moral relation of humans with nature? In one study, 60 children in grades 2, 5, and 8 were interviewed about the Prince William Sound Oil Spill. In a second study, 72 children in grades 1, 3, and 5 in an impoverished inner-city black community were interviewed on their conceptions of and values about nature. The preliminary findings from these studies provide evidence for several overarching ways in which children reason about the natural environment: (1) homocentric reasoning, in which an appeal is made to the child's understanding of how the action of one person or group harms the physical welfare of others, or infringes on others'… [PDF]
(2011). Cultural Narcissism and Education Reform. Teachers College Record, v113 n9 p2018-2046. Background/Context: Scholars have described American culture in recent decades as narcissistic, manifested by displays of self-absorption tantamount to a pathological syndrome that has reached epidemic proportions. An education reform movement that is highly critical of public schools, teachers, and students has simultaneously emerged, espousing a wide array of seemingly disconnected innovations and punitive sanctions. Prior efforts to critically analyze these reform efforts have focused on the historical workings of power and knowledge by supporting reflective, emancipatory knowledge and action while overlooking the insights offered by psychoanalytic theory. Consequently, the impact of education policies on the identities of teachers and the personal relationships between teachers and students has not been thoroughly or sufficiently understood. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study: This article represents a tentative step toward understanding the social and… [Direct]
(1984). Are High School Students Prepared for a Brave New World?. Momentum, v15 n2 p45-46 May. Describes Notre Dame High School's (California) integrated bioethics course, which contains units on basic concepts of goals, rights, and duty ethics; reproductive technologies; genetic technologies; death and dying; behavior modification; and experiments with human subjects. Provides a bibliography of student and teacher materials. (DMM)…
(1976). Children's Books in a Pluralistic Society. Wilson Library Bulletin, 51, 2, 154-62, Oct 76. Either we acknowledge that others have the right to exist with the human dignity that we ourselves take for granted, or we maintain a white cultural monopoly by saying that popular books that force on readers a racial or sexist bias are sacrosanct. (Author)…
(1973). Recent Trends in Evaluating School Personnel. National Elementary Principal, 52, 5, 39-44, Feb 73. The trends in evaluating school personnel today focus on the participation of the person evaluated and on his needs and rights as a professional and human being. This article is based on a review of the literature on evaluation in the ERIC system. (Author)…
(1981). Up for Discussion: Balancing Act. School Library Journal, v27 n10 p30-31 Aug. Recommends that libraries include conservative 'Moral Majority' as well as liberal views of human sexuality in their acquisition of books for young adults to provide a balanced collection and blunt atttempts to limit academic freedom through censorship. Five 'New Right' choices are reviewed. (RAA)…
(1980). Teach the Left Brain and Only the Left Brain Learns–Teach the Right Brain and Both Brains Learn. Southern Journal of Educational Research, v14 n1 p63-70 Win. Based on the theory that the human left brain hemisphere processes verbal-sequential data and that the right hemisphere processes visual-spatial data, this article presents a teaching strategy for stimulating both hemispheres. It also describes the study that contributed to this strategy. (DS)…
(1998). The Kids Come. TECHNOS, v7 n3 p20-22 Fall. Examines how teachers can find the right balance between teaching and being human for their students who are growing up in a constantly changing technological society. Discusses dilemmas faced by caring teachers, technology and standards, and finding the balance in the classroom and community. (AEF)…