Abstract
The purpose of this research was to develop a humanizing curriculum within the high school and to plan for effective use of audiovisual media within such a curriculum. It focused upon the following three points: (1) What educational content is required for considering the nature of humanity and how can it best be transmitted? (2) What is needed in order for the students themselves to continue with self-development for the purpose of living as human beings? (3) How should educational information which will perm the students themselves to have the desire to continue studying about the human condition best be collected and presented? Results of the research were as follows: (1) Three points of view and ten areas of study required for design of a human-centered curriculum were developed. Based upon these, it was possible to consolidate the content of the curriculum. (2) The students came to have a desire for investigative study based upon two system for learning which were developed during this research: a "selected topic" system and a "creative topic" system. (3) Materials necessary for resolving a topic--workbooks, audiotapes, videotapes, reading materials and so on--were packaged as a single unit. These packages greatly stimulated the students' desire for independent learning activities.
