Included in this annotated bibliography are over 150 books, chapters in books, and journal articles dealing with Jewish women and Jewish feminism. Only English language sources have been cited, and the majority of titles focus on the experience of Jewish women in the United States. Most of the items included were published in the 1970's and…

Developed in the spring of 1985 by a special task force of instructors, this bibliography lists sources to aid in teaching writing. Items are listed in the following categories: (1) books that raise issues and provide perspectives, (2) books that deal with writing across the curriculum, (3) books that deal with practical applications, (4) books…

Designed for the beginning college student who needs to search for information, prepare written assignments, or take tests, the ACC (Austin Community College) Study Guide Series comprises 17 one-page study guides. Printed on card stock with colored headings, the guides are highlighted with cartoon illustrations and are intended to provide…

The United State Hispanic holdings, published after 1960, at the Library of Congress were surveyed, using (1) interviews with individuals from the Collection Development Department, General Reading Rooms Division, Subject Cataloging Division, Congressional Research Service, American Folklife Center, and Hispanic Division; (2) a SCORPIO search…

This handbook was developed for hearing impaired students at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf located at Rochester Institute of Technology. An illustrated guide to the main library on campus, it is language-appropriate for deaf students in a postsecondary education program, and may be used independently or in conjunction with formal…

Issues for teachers and administrators to consider when introducing a new course in psychology at the high school level are listed in this checklist. The checklist is organized into the following sections: rationale for introducing a psychology course, target population, course content, teaching strategies, concerns for physical safety, ethical…

The nature and role of electronic journals have been widely discussed over the past few years, and there is an emerging consensus on the parameters of such journals and the space in which they operate. ESL, however, is an unusual area in being inter-­ and multi-­disciplinary, and in having a constituency which in some ways is not like that of…

Fifty-five citations pertaining to the scientific and mathematic development of ancient Mexicans, particularly the Mayas, are given in this select bibliography. The introduction and descriptions of resource libraries in 8 States are in Spanish. (NQ)

This is the tenth volume of the bound periodical, "American Journal of Education," which was established to enter into a range of education-related discussion and investigation. This issue contains articles on: Theodore Lyman; State Normal School of Connecticut; drawing in all elementary schools; Pestalozzi, Fellenberg, and Vehrli, and…

This is the 12th annual listing of research on mathematics education. The research noted is alphabetically organized by author(s) within the following three categories: (1) research summaries; (2) journal-published reports; and (3) dissertation abstracts. Grade or age level is indicated for each reference. Included in the listing are studies in…

To help educational administrators and policymakers use computers effectively, this handbook provides an overview of computers and their role in education. Using a question-and-answer format, the author first defines computers, interactive computing, computer hardware and software, and programing languages. The same format is followed in the…

After describing the development of a listening component in a university study skills curriculum, this paper presents ten assignments on effective listening skills for use as college study skills. The listening assignments are presented in a sequence beginning with focusing attention and following oral instructions precisely and ending with…

This paper discusses mass media images of family life, the impact of media on families and evidence concerning sexually explicit programing. Section One identifies characteristics of family images (including sex-related differences and typical themes) found in women's magazines, comic strips, films, children's books and television. Television…

This report surveys popular literature on the consumer education needs of young adults. Twenty-one articles (1950-1976) in popular periodicals were examined in order to determine the emphases of educational competencies and the readership of each publication. A change in content was noted from producer-oriented to consumer-oriented awareness,…

A study of the influence of English on modern Finnish was designed to determine how Anglicisms are used, how they are understood, and how they are adapted to the Finnish language system. Features of present-day Finnish were analyzed to discover to what extent the Finnish language and the Finns' sense of language are changing. Anglicisms were…