Table of Contents

Introduction PART ONE – Rational education values 1. My vision for education 2. Fundamental values of rational education 3. Education vs. educational system Conclusion to Part 1: Answers to fundamental questions PART TWO – Rational education practices 4. Existing Schools: Towards more rational education 5. Rational schools: An elegant form of rational education 6. Rational education in the 21st century 7. Fundamental practices of rational education in the Rational School 8. Why rational education values and practices are really not established in schools: An essential commentary and the call for rational schools Instead of an epilogue: on healthy utopia

About the Author

Demetris Katsikis (PhD, RE&CBT) is the coordinator of services, research, training and development at the Hellenic Institute for Rational-Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Athens, Greece. His specialties include school/community, developmental and clinical psychology applied to diverse settings including psychotherapy, counseling, education and rational living. He is the founder and leader of the evolving Ψχ Work Group and Community in Greece and the Editor-in-Chief of the Ψχ Journal. He is currently striving to set the foundations for the establishment of rational education values and practices at the sociopolitical level.