Discussion of electronic marketplaces focuses on a content analysis of research and practitioner articles that evaluated issues that prospective participants, seeking to purchase goods and services online, need to address in their selection process. Proposes a framework to support electronic marketplace decision making that includes internal…

Describes a content analysis of 269 English language articles about the digital divide to identify potential connections between proposed solutions and the strategic interests of the proposers, or stakeholders. Educators predominated, stressing the need for changes in Internet connectivity, educational content, user education, socioeconomic…

Content analysis of 62 accounting programs' websites indicated the following: 53% include mission statements; 62.9% list accreditation; many faculty biographies and personal pages used inconsistent formats; provision of information on financial aid, student organizations, career services, and certified public accountant requirements varied. Many…

Compares the descriptive language and sex-linked roles ascribed to women and men in samples of articles from the New York "Times" in 1985 and 1885. Finds that men and women are portrayed in traditional gender roles in 1985. Finds that women are not given equal space in the "Times," nor is the proportion of their work activities…

Matches a content analysis sample of "Time" magazine coverage of two "concrete" issues (drug abuse, energy) and two "abstract" issues (nuclear arms race, federal budget deficit) with Gallup poll data over a lengthy period of time. Finds that concreteness increases news media agenda-setting power whereas abstractness…

Examines coverage of the stock market crash in 1987 by CBS Evening News, "Newsweek," the "New York Times," and "Wall Street Journal." Finds that print media favored Wall Street sources whereas CBS favored government sources. Finds that news media favor high prestige sources and that use of different sources results in…

Examines coverage of several infectious diseases and teenage suicide to see whether television news favors covering illness where it clusters or when it occurs near major news centers where it is easier to cover. Finds that television news did go to where the illness broke out but tended to favor reporting urban over rural suicides. (RS)

Combines earlier content analysis studies with original data from five magazines in 1986 to examine the use of Blacks in magazine and television advertising. Finds an increase in the Black presence in advertising. Notes that the Black presence in television commercial sometimes approaches the percentage of Blacks in the population. Notes a less…

For the first time since its initial publication in 1905, the much-imitated "Petit Larousse" dictionary/reference book has a true competitor in Hachette's "Le Dictionnaire de notre temps", a new dictionary reflecting modern French usage. (MSE)

Adult education administration literature was analyzed using Sork and Berkey's analytical framework, revised. Seventy-five books and articles were categorized by administrative context, program level, literature base and evaluated on 9 functions. Findings included lack of cross-referencing, frequency of nonadult education sources, practical…

Examines biographies presented in five of the most popular basal reading series. Finds that the great majority of the biographical selections appeared in only one series. Concludes that there is no core of agreement about who receives biographical coverage in basals. (RS)

Reviewed 31 audiovisual media for content related to physical and psychological aspects of menstruation; portrayal of adolescent girls, parents, and peers; and relationship of menstruation to developmental process. In general, variations in physical and emotional responses were described as normal. In all cases, fear and embarrassment were…

Used Hall and Van de Castle dream content scales to score 104 dreams from 9 terminally ill patients. Found subjects had significantly fewer characters, activities, interactions, color descriptions, and less emotional content in their dreams than physically healthy subjects. Dream content suggests adaptive withdrawal and process of social and…

Discourse or content analysis of a diary was employed to evaluate ideation and attitude of middle-aged female suicide committer. Starting with rational basis for establishing the suicidal act, assessment of the journal content suggests that writer may have responded to variety of socio-psychological conditions and emotions during the planned…

Systematically examined four nationally refereed counseling journals most likely to publish multiculturally focused articles to identify most influential books, chapters, conceptual/theoretical articles, empirical studies, and scholars in the multicultural counseling field. Total of 3,778 references were extracted from 151 journal articles over…