Predicts a grim future for independently produced documentaries unless the 1978 Telecommunications Financing Act is adhered to. With proposed budget cutbacks, public television would avoid controversial public affairs programs because they are more expensive to produce and run the risk of offending potential patrons (corporate, foundation, and…

Discusses the conflicts between school principals and library media specialists concerning the role of the specialist and presents suggestions for resolving those conflicts. (FL)

Explores the feasibility of using cognitive style assessment in counseling students interested in the field of school librarianship. (Author/FM)

Possible research responsibilities of the school media supervisor include: developing collections of resources for educational research, assisting with information gathering, critiquing another's study, participating in pilot studies, gathering administrative information, disseminating research information, providing awareness services,…

Children's library work internationally rests in dynamic individuals who combine pragmatism with idealism, such as Janet Hill (England), Virginia Betancourt (Venezuela), Lily Amir-Arjomand (Iran), Hedwig Anuar (Singapore), Mitsue Ishitake (Japan), and Genevieve Patte (France). Innovators in the field are now more likely to come from non-North…

Reviews prior work to develop the profession of intergenerational specialist. Presents guidelines and standards for professionals that outline the common core of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Discusses modifications to the guidelines that were made based on feedback from the field. (Contains 18 references.) (SK)

Provides a brief history and overview of current projects in distance education and describes potential roles for the library media specialist in this area as school coordinator or information consultant. Addresses of several distance education projects are listed. (12 references) (MES)

Responses from 166 of 281 university home economics administrators showed that 28% create non-tenure-track positions for certain specializations; 37% grant tenure for master's plus experience. Although some specializations may be better served outside of the tenure track, it may create inequities in a two-tier professorate. (SK)

In this month's Centennial Essay, Harvard's renowned child analyst and author tells how he learned to listen and to learn from the children he met in his professional role. (MLF)

Describes eight study skills and reading comprehension learning strategies involving structured patterns used to help students find meaning and understand information: (1) GLP (Guided Lecture Procedure); (2) K-W-L; (3) Qair (Question Answer Relationships); (4) RARE (Review, Answer, Read, Express); (5) ReQuest; (6) SCORER; (7) SPaRCS; and (8)…

Questions what effect nontraditional media have on broadcast and non-broadcast video programs. Examines historically the phenomenon of "small-format" video cultures, and how the medium was used to change the standards of the television experience. Discusses emergence of new forms of entertainment programming, and use of video as a force…

By and large, educators are honest and ethical. Yet, copyright violations such as those described in the following scenarios are all too common in many, if not most, schools: Teacher Gray shows Disney's The Little Mermaid to reward her students for scoring exceptionally well on a recent test. Teacher Black adds images taken from various Internet…

It takes a special teacher to work with students with special needs. And Drew Laurence definitely fits the bill. He teaches "emotionally disturbed kids in a small school setting," including students with oppositional defiance disorder and autism. The next step for many of these students "would be lock-down." Drew has found some innovative ways to…

A school library media specialist cannot be the lone proponent of the library media program. Other voices--parents, coworkers, and students--must all play their respective roles in communicating the value of a great school library media center. This column provides suggestions on ways to improve the services offered by the media program to these…