This bibliography is intended to provide a broad base of understanding concerning media developments that shape attitudes and opinions about education. Books and journal articles are listed. (MT)

Each of the major music cultures in West Asia--Turkey, Persia, and the Arab countries--has distinct rules of improvisation. Improvisation in each of these countries is described; a glossary is included; selected readings and recordings conclude the article. (KC)

Provides background information on public opinion polls and reviews the major access tools available from the public opinion polling organizations and the major indexing and abstracting services through which public opinion poll literature may be retrieved. Online and CD-ROM availability are noted, and several further readings on the topic are…

This annotated bibliography focuses on public attitudes toward disability and changes in those attitudes. The bibliography of English-language materials lists and describes a total of 57 books, book chapters, and periodical articles of general interest, mostly published since 1984. It also lists 25 audiovisual materials produced since 1972.…

This is an annotated bibliography on adolescent birth control and sexuality. Materials cited come from Index Medicus, Dissertation Abstracts, ERIC, Population Index, Psychological Abstracts, and Sociological Abstracts. The bibliography is divided into six sections by subject: (1) "Adolescent Contraception: Laws and Public Opinion;" (2) "Adolescent…

Presents an annotated bibliography of 19 items from ERIC identifying troublesome paradoxes regarding the media and freedom of expression. Items are categorized by issues identified as relevant to radio and television, commercial advertising, and the press. (JMF)

The author suggests that teaching the skill of writing should be on a school-wide basis. Listed are annotated resources which reflect practical ideas for teaching writing beyond the English classroom. (KC)

The author reviews some of the recent research on learning to read, and discusses two theories prevalent during the 1970s of the process of perception during mature reading--the Hypothesis Position and the Direct Perception Position. (KC)

A series of analyses of "Public and Private Schools," by James Coleman, Thomas Hoffer, and Sally Kilgore, has appeared in the form of conferences, critical papers, and news stories. This document, containing an extensive listing of commentary on the study, is inteded to serve as a reader's guide to the literature on the subject. Included…

This paper compares the methods for prescribing exercise according to various contemporary authorities. The programs are compared as to their goals, the testing modalities and physiological parameters used for prescription of the initial training session, and the methods and the progression of training. Regarding goals, there is a general…

Presented is the rationale and a method for developing a graded brass quintet in grades 5 through 12. A suggested brass quintet repertoire, arranged from easy to difficult, is included. (KC)

This bibliography lists and sometimes annotates approximately 4,000 books, articles, and speeches about or related to public relations. The book contains sections on such subjects as advertising, agriculture, automation, banking, books, business, chemical industry, computers, consumer and consumer relations, corporate image, ecology, education,…

Discussed is music of the sub-Sahara. Vocal, instrumental, and dance drumming from the Sudan Desert, the North Coast, East Horn, Central and West Africa, and contrapuntal yodeling of Pygmies is described. For African musicians, the ability to improvise, and creativity, are gifts from God. Includes selected readings and recordings. (KC)

Comments upon selected literature and data sources that are illustrative of such interdisciplinary areas as political psychology, propaganda, election and voting behavior, public opinion polls, and election statistics. (Author)

The author presents a survey of public opinion against continued innovation in the field of education, drawn from editorials and reportage in "Newsweek,""The New York Times,""The Tampa Tribune-Times," and "U.S. News and World Report." Contrast is made to continued calls by educators in professional books and journals for continued innovation in…