The results of a survey of AECT members which covered demographic factors and job descriptions.

Presents a case for identifying and supporting mathematics specialists in elementary schools. (Author/NB)

Identifies which behaviors are unique to career counseling and which behaviors are an element of general counseling practice. Career-counseling work behaviors related to assessment and counseling are fundamental to the general practice of counseling, whereas behaviors related to program management, information, and consultation are fundamental to…

States that the multitalented Romaine Fielding (born 1868) was the first filmmaker ever to shoot westerns on location in the American Southwest. Provides a brief summary of the life and times of Fielding. Discusses whether or not Fielding is deserving of the title "artist." Explores his career as a filmmaker. (PA)

Results of the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire completed by 161 physicians indicated that role consciousness, abstractedness, and tough mindedness differentiated medical specialties (surgeons, anesthesiologists, family practitioners). Results correlated with the use of differences between person orientation and technique orientation to…

Donna Walters remembers her twenty-five years of service as a library media specialist and compares her last twenty-five years to an open book that she would like to call "All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned in the Media Center". The book would carry dedications to two groups, the students, as each student is a gift from God and teachers, as they…

Experts in different fields of studies are often the most useful of sources for students and yet they are overlooked because students are unable to access them or do not quite know how to interview them. Guidelines are presented on how students can locate and access the right expert to interview.

The Golden Rule which combines the two bodies of ethics namely Codes of Ethics (Gerhardt 1990) and Association for Educational Communications and Technology code (AECT) plays an important rule in analyzing the two codes of ethics that affect school librarianship, which is aimed to keep the patrons safe and secure. Some of the ways in which library…

This article presents the results of a research project centered on challenged books, which was used with a twelfth-grade class of mixed ability levels. The study of banned books provided the students an opportunity to engage with literature on a number of levels, generating text-to-self connections by involving students in a discussion centered…

There have been a growing number of discourse studies in recent years on written academic genres produced by students. However, the master's thesis has not received as much attention as the PhD dissertation. This investigation of master's theses from three disciplines, biology, philosophy and linguistics, employs both discourse analysis and…

The ability to think strategically is an increasingly important requirement for managers at all organizational levels. HRD (human resource development) professionals have attempted to help develop this ability through work experiences. However, research identifying which work experiences are most beneficial is limited. As a result, HRD efforts may…

As more children are diagnosed at a younger age with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), a new population of families is growing requiring services. Little is known about their characteristics and need for support. Instead, past research has tended to focus on specialist assessments and interventions. Over 100 parents with a child aged under five…

This article describes the development of a classification system to measure the expertise levels of practicing paediatric rehabilitation therapists. Seventy-five therapists from five disciplines (physical, occupational, speech-language, behaviour, and recreational therapy) were involved, along with 170 peers, and 188 parents of children with…

IN "EDUCATION FOR LIBRARIANSHIP RE NEW MEDIA," CAROLYN I. WHITENACK GIVES A BRIEF OUTLINE OF LIBRARY EDUCATION AND STATES THE PHILOSOPHY, STANDARDS, AND PATTERNS OF CURRICULUM RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AT THE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE LEVELS. JOHN M. MORIARTY DISCUSSES "EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE FILM PRODUCTION…

This directory lists programs at 67 institutions leading to graduate degrees in instructional technology. For each program, the following information is presented: Degrees offered, number of students, degrees granted in 1968-69, names of full-time and part-time faculty, financial assistance available, and a one-paragraph description of the…