With a view on analyzing the deeper trends in the European discourse that will shape the European Union's (EU's) future, a study examined 121 speeches made by EU political leaders over the period 1985-1997 and concorded and statisticized which words were used, how often, where, and when with the help of a computer-aided content analysis engine.…

This study examined how higher education is represented in the press by analyzing how four leading newspapers, "The New York Times,""USA Today,""The Washington Post," and "The Wall Street Journal," covered higher education in 1997. The study analyzed a total of 610 higher education stories covering 21…

This paper provides descriptive statistics related to published articles which utilized qualitative methodologies in research studies, as well as conceptual articles pertaining to qualitative research methodologies. The articles examined covered the years 1967-1999. During the 32-year time period, 15 qualitative research articles were published.…

Analyzes the difficulty of adapting Faulkner's "Sanctuary" to film, concluding that a genuine work of art, conceived in one medium, resists being transferred to another art form. (RB)

The item content of the empirical (Occupational and Nonoccupational) schales on the Strong Vocational Interest Blank for Men was described by means of the 22 categories formed by the new Basic Interest scales. (Author)

Stresses thoroughness in editorial writing and sports reporting as a key to newspaper quality. (RB)

A judge of yearbooks looks at some of the common errors in yearbook copy and design. (Author)

Author explains that children feel the meaning of some poems in relation to their own experiences, rather than having a direct understanding of the situations presented in the poems, and that by reaching an understanding of these experiences, children become able to interpret the poems on a more mature level. (JB)

A study of the journal, Adult Education," over the period from 1950 to 1970 showed an increasing number of articles classified as empirical research, interpretive literature reviews, and historical studies. (Author/EB)

Brief comment on article by Ray E. Hosford in same issue. (CJ)

A history of education as expressed in the NEA Journal cartoons. (RA)

Disagrees with Robert Bone's interpretation of the novel "Beetlecreek , and stresses instead its human content. (KG)