1. 2024-06-20. Potentialities and their Manifestation: A Selection of Passages from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh and the Báb and from the Writings and Talks of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Wm. Keith Bookwalter, comp. Compilation of quotations on one of the Bahá'í Faith's basic ideas, that Bahá'u'lláh calls upon us to "manifest the potentialities," the gems of our inborn nature via a "proper education." Compilations-personal.
2. 2022-08. What Is Bahá'í Education?. Filip Boicu. different current expectations about what should fall under the topic of "Bahá’í education"; three types of curricula (FUNDAEC, Anisa, BIHE) and their theoretical sources; these must be drawn together into a field of study; the importance of universities. Presentations.
3. 1996. Multidimensional Approach to Consciousness, A. Wm. Keith Bookwalter. Thoughts on a Bahá'í approach to human consciousness which the author terms "A Physical / Psychospiritual Theory of Consciousness"; Bahá'u'lláh's teachings on consciousness and the body / brain / mind / soul connection; the "ghost in the human machine." Articles-unpublished.
4. 1992/2023. Who Was Daniel Jordan?: A Tribute. Wm. Keith Bookwalter. Detailed overview of the life and thought of Dr. Jordan, philosopher and educator. Essays.
5. 1980. Developmental Universals and Their Implications for Parental Competence. Daniel C. Jordan. Philosophical and theoretical considerations of developmental universals; role of parents in actualizing biological, psychological, and leadership potentials; foundations for language, math, and arts; parents' role in moral and philosophical competency. Articles.
6. 1976. Process Approach, The. Daniel C. Jordan. Developing full human potential; nature of development and the meaning of process; a theory of curriculum; perceptual / cognitive / affective / volitional processes; value formation and personal identity. Articles.
7. 1974. Philosophical Basis of the ANISA Model, The. Daniel C. Jordan. Talk given at Green Acre Bahá'í School on ANISA, a science-based approach for curriculum development that integrates with new discoveries in human-related sciences. Includes stories of Jordan's spiritual teacher Charlotte Gillan. Audio.
8. 1974. Summary Statement of the ANISA Model. Daniel C. Jordan. ANISA is a comprehensive educational system defined by specifications which insure its replicability, evaluation, and refinement. Its objectives are the actualization of human potential and explanations of how to achieve them. Essays.
9. 1973 Summer. Being and Becoming: The ANISA Theory of Development. Michael F. Kalinowski, Daniel C. Jordan. To provide children with experience and knowledge, enabling them to direct their own spiritual evolution, we need a theory explaining the nature of "becoming" and development. ANISA is a blueprint for a comprehensive educational system. Articles.

1. 1971-00-00 —
   Dan Jordon with Don Streets co-founded the Center for the Study of Human Potential at the University of Massachusetts and, along with other Bahá'í educators and scholars, Dr Jordon started the Anisa Project, a comprehensive, Bahá'í-inspired educational system organized around a philosophical base. The model was adopted by dozens of school systems during Jordan's lifetime.
   • See National Bahá'í Review Issue 10 October 1968 p3
   • The Anisa Educational Model was inspired by the Bahá'í teachings and the philosophical work of Alfred North Whitehead and soon grew into a national movement that trained hundreds of educators.
   • This new educational model was conceptualized as a process rather than a fixed formula. Based on the constantly-evolving empirical framework of the biological and medical sciences the Anisa Model gathered and unified educational practice and theory into a completely new paradigm. [Anisa Model Home Page]
   • See the book by Dan Jordon and Don Streets Releasing the Potentialities of the Child.
   • Biographical information about Daniel C Jordon.
   • See also three articles by David Langness:
     • The Anisa Project: A Bahá'í-Inspired Educational Model.
     • Meeting Dan Jordan: A Most Remarkable Bahá'í.
     • Becoming Your True Self by Knowing and Loving.

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