This article presents an interview with Beatrice Beach Szekely, a comparative education scholar that specialized in the Soviet Union. She was editor of the journal "Soviet Education" from 1970 to 1989. During the interview, Szekely talked about how she became personally involved in Russian/Soviet studies of education. She related that…

As the days grow longer and warmer with the approach of summer, everyone's thoughts turn to the outdoors and the clear blue of water sports. While recreational choices range from in-the-water activities like water polo to under-the-water sports like free diving, and on-the-water diversions like water skiing, this article focuses on print, video,…

Worthington, Ohio, has deep library roots. A library has been part of its history since the planning by settlers before the city's birth in 1803. Among the treasures brought by James Kilbourne and the Scioto Company from Connecticut to the new, planned community they built was a collection of books for their new subscription library. The books…

The work completed under this contract constitutes one phase of the Medieval India Bibliographical Project. This phase consisted of the systematic compilation of a bibliography of works in the Hindi and Urdu languages concerned with the premodern history of Islamic domination of the Indian subcontinent. The purpose of this research was to list…

A classroom project designed to increase student comprehension of the rhythms of French journalistic language through familiarization with a weekly magazine is described. Examples of magazine articles dealing with foreign affairs, politics, and television program schedules with teacher-developed comprehension questions are included. (MSE)

This article discusses the use of magazines and newspapers as reading materials for second language teaching at the intermediate level, specifically in the teaching of Dutch to native French speakers. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/CLK)

A complete breakdown of all 1975 content of Educational & Industrial Television by subject, title, and column head. (Author/HB)

Respondents agreed that the best poetry currently is being published in "Poetry,""New Yorker," and "American Poetry Review." (JH)

The purpose of this paper is to point out the importance of sampling considerations and to illustrate the kinds of effect which can be caused by difficulties in sampling by examining three different reports of research. (Author/RK)

In this 16th annual study, the cost of periodicals is shown to be up 13 percent over last year, the cost of serial services 8 percent. (PF)

Illustrates that the Moscow trials of 1936-38 tarnished the image of the Soviet Union in liberal American journals such as the "Nation" and "The New Republic." (RB)

Ninety-six periodicals selected for their pertinence to an understanding of higher education are listed in alphabetical order in this annotated guide. These publications either focus on higher education in the United States and other countries, or frequently publish information about colleges and universities. The bibliography is designed as a…

The April 1967 Annual Meeting of the American Geophysical Union was the subject of an investigation of scientific information exchange among geophysicists. The study focused on meeting presentation papers and drew a sample of 240 of the 800 presentation authors. The results of the meeting study demonstrated the currency of the work reported by…

Films available from Films Incorporated are listed in this catalog under the following five headings: Art and Culture, Education and Information, Economy and Society, Health and Medicine, and the World Around Us. Each citation includes such data as the film's producer, director, cast, date, running time and whether it is in color, provides a…

Approximately 218 newsletters, newspapers, and other periodicals are cited in this revised bibliography of current sources of information by, for, or about American Indians. One sentence descriptions of content, ordering information, and frequency of publication are provided. In the majority of the periodicals cited, current events of interest to…