Reviews of 30 of the year's "big books in education" include in-depth attention to such "musts" as Marie Winn's "Children Without Childhood," John Marlowe's "School-Age Child Care," Thomas Rohlen's "Japan's High Schools," and Jerome Cramer's "The Troubled Crusade: American Education, 1945-1980." (JBM)

Brings together the collective judgment of board members, administrators, education professors, curriculum specialists, parents, and consultants who examined nearly 3,000 books, booklets, and monographs and selected 265 that they deem of particular value to professional and lay decisionmakers. A hierarchy of values is attached to the books…

This mid-year supplement to the December annual listing examines books that are important for school policy makers and administrators. These books should be especially helpful at the time the school year begins. (Author/IRT)

Book reviews and summaries compiled by the editors, consultants, and many school board members on such diverse topics as student unrest, finance, law, data processing, negotiations, drug abuse, and sex education. (JF)

Provides reviews of 66 books that the editors consider merit the close attention of the "Journal's" readers. Ten books are listed as "must" reading. (IRT)

Reviews and evaluates 272 books published in 1976. (IRT)

Reviews 207 books that merit the attention of school board members and school administrators. Of the 207, 11 books are noted as "must" reading. (IRT)

Reviews 40 books that merit the close attention of school policymakers and administrators. A list of 10 "must-read" books is included. (IRT)

Presents reviews of the 35 books that school board members should read this year. (IRT)

Lists 24 other notable books published in the past year, highlighting the year's 10 must-read books (MLF)

Critics review 14 books recommended for school board members' summer reading. (MLF)

Reviews 12 books about schools including 3 about school reform and 2 each on technology in education and gender discrimination. Other subjects are historically black schools, strategies for at-risk children, total quality management for school boards, and children in poverty and neighborhood organizations that have helped them. Highlights six…

In "James Madison Elementary School: A Curriculum for American Students," former U.S. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett outlines recommendations for what should be taught in elementary schools and offers suggestions on how to prepare children for high school. (MLF)

Reviews seven new books that make a strong case for moral education, offering insights into problems facing today's young people and suggesting strategies for improving the moral climate in schools. (MLF)