The Gifted Child Fallacy Norton, Richard; Doman, Glenn
Elementary School Journal,
01/1982, Letnik:
82, Številka:
3
Journal Article
Argues that the intelligence, creative functions, and abilities of all children can be increased. The importance of parents as teachers is emphasized. Activities of the Institutes for the Achievement ...of Human Potential in developing methods for enhancing neurological functioning and teaching parents to apply the new methods are described. (Author/RH)
In this examination of the transformations that modernization has brought or is bringing to political, economic, and cultural systems, emphasis is given to the consequences of these transformations ...for human potential in the modern age. An introductory section defining "modernism" is followed by sections devoted to nationalism and democratization. Seen as characteristic of the modernization process, nationalism and democratization are held responsible not only for political changes, but also for changed conceptions of human potential. Attention is then given to specific types of political systems in existence today. Four fundamental political issues--order, liberty, equality, and affluence are analyzed and closely related to aspects of human potential. Because political systems in transitional countries face fundamentally different situations with regard to these political questions than political systems in developed countries, specific types of systems are identified according to their approach to these issues. Next, in an examination of the international political system, the paper provides a general analysis of how modernization has transformed the international system. Changes in the function of culture are then discussed and related to changes in the nature of thinking necessary for participation in modern societies. The final chapter offers a summary of the relationship between human potential and these transformations and analyzes the difficulties of going "beyond modernism." (LH)
The advent of the human potential movement has generated the expectation that educators unleash the intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual talents of students. This movement is ...characterized by its focus on (1) the person as a total being, (2) the needs and concerns of students, (3) phenomenology, (4) personal values and goals, and (5) positivity. These basic ideas and an interest in their integration with the physical person resulted in the development of a course at the University of Massachusetts and Hampshire College entitled Education of the Self Through Physical Activities. The course meets for three one-hour sessions weekly and has a premise that peoples' behavior in an activity is a mirror of their psychological state. The course uses physical activities to increase students' understanding of their own thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Each student selects a sport or physical activity to participate in outside of class on a weekly basis and keeps a journal of his/her participation. Class time is spent reviewing the journals and providing ways to increase self knowledge. After individual students have chosen their sport for the semester, they receive a set of questions that stimulates possible new awareness about themselves. The course also emphasizes allowing students to define their own standards of performance and excellence, rather than being regimented to fail against standards that only apply to exceptional athletes. (DMT)
Presents key accusations of three critics of the human potential movement. Describes the nature of the sociology of knowledge and suggests how this discipline can balance the emphasis on ...self-actualization in the human potential movement. (Author/JAC)
Investigated human potential seminar (HPS) outcomes for the four HPS objectives (self-determination, self-affirmation, self-motivation, and regard for others) and its overall purpose, ...self-actualization. Ego-strength was used as a moderator variable and found to be nonsignificant. Students' status on self-affirmation, self-determination, self-motivation, and regard for others and on the seminar's overall purpose--self-actualization--increased significantly as a result of the HPS. (Author)
Black Students Feel Left-Out Pulliams, Preston
Community College Review,
1977, Letnik:
5, Številka:
1
Journal Article
Community colleges are providing an easily accessible educational opportunity for many black Americans; but because of low self-concepts and unmet orientation needs, many black students have ...difficulty surviving. Recommendations for improving this situation are made. (DC)
The results and implications of an original experiment, a replication experiment, and a follow-up experiment concerning a structured group process oriented toward positive change are presented here ...in detail. (Author)
The paper was written for someone who wishes to develop and introduce the Human Potential Seminar in a community college setting. The first phase of the paper deals with Prince George's Community ...College's first experience with Human Potential and how it trained its staff, got the seminar transferrable to four-year colleges and worked it into the Developmental Division of the college. The second phase of the paper talks about the use of the Human Potential Seminar at Prince George's Community College. Eleven examples are listed and explained. Next comes the use of the Human Potential Seminar in other community college settings throughout the country. Twelve examples are given with names and addresses of those to whom to write for additional information on each program. The last part of the paper deals with specific examples of student and follow-up evaluations of the Human Potential Seminar. (Author)
In this address to the Second Congress of the World Organization for Human Potential, the author promotes the principle that institutionalization of handicapped children and senior citizens is ...environmental deprivation. He examines rehabilitation trends, and the effects of institutionalization on human development. (VW)
