Explains a methodology students may use in making rhetorical analyses of social movements. (SW)

Literature should be made an integral part of our lives rather than an educational (and thereby economic) requirement for advancement. (IR)

Universities can contribute to restoration of quality of our cities by offering high level interdisciplinary team study projects in urban problems. (IR)

Three item selection methods for criterion-referenced tests are examined: the classical theory of item difficulty and item-test correlation; the latent trait theory of item characteristic curves; and a decision-theoretic approach for optimal item selection. Item contribution to the standardized expected utility of mastery testing is discussed. (CM)

A national survey of dental schools and dental licensing boards indicates a deemphasis on teaching and testing of direct gold restoration techniques. Reasons for this decline may include decline in practitioner use of gold, decline in faculty motivation and dedication to teaching the techniques, and shifting of available curriculum to other…

Describes the terminal's capabilities, ways to store and call up lines of statements, cassette tapes needed during searches, and master tape's use for login storage. Advantages of the technique and two sources are listed. (RBF)

Presents findings on the distribution of the number of citations per page, age of citations, percentage of citations in other fields, type of study, and the distribution of citations by publication form, for research papers published in 39 core library science journals. Numerous tables and 15 references are provided. (RBF)

An adequate training program in family therapy would have as its primary goal the development of competent practitioners. A therapist's command of technique should allow him to relate to the needs and limits of the family, conveying respect for each member. Content of such a program and format are also discussed. (Author)

Among elementary, junior high, and college students, intelligent retrieval methods for recalling 20 letters of the alphabet consisted either of mentally proceeding through the alphabet from the onset and writing down each previously written letter as encountered and recognized, or else first rote recalling some letters and then switching to the…

Describes a selection and acquisition procedure for identifying potentially relevant serial titles, focusing on a specialized collection in the area of health care systems. (Author/FM)

Examines the process by which oral history materials become public historical documents. As a case study, the article focuses on an interview-based article in the "New York Times" on unemployment in Buffalo, New York. Topics discussed include interview techniques, editorial policy, relevance, and social consciousness. (DB)

Two organization development consultants describe and evaluate the two basic consulting methods, the process-consultation model and the doctor-patient model, and provide "readiness" criteria checklists for both the client and patient models. They state that each consulting approach has its place, depending on situational factors. (MF)