The aim of this study is to (1) examine, from a sociological perspective, the content of the reading required in a master's course in a U.S. university; (2) investigate the text types found; and (3) assess the learning achieved from the readings by an English-as-a-Second-Language student. (35 references) (JL)

Uses content analysis and a descriptive technique to describe the attributes of the most prominent workbook items found in the workbooks of four basal reading series. (SR)

Analysis of 228 magazine articles indexed by adult education in "Reader's Guide" (1970-87) indicated that, although accurately portraying the field for the most part, articles largely ignore self-directed learning, adult education as a field of university study, and the existence of professional adult educators. (SK)

Uses content analysis to show that, although "Ms." magazine sometimes compromised its promise to be a mass-mediated forum for feminist debate, its current format (ad-free, to do away with conflicts experienced between editors' ideology and advertisers' wishes) has allowed "Ms." to present a renewed vision of feminism. (SR)

Reviews volumes 23-42 of "Career Development Quarterly," classifying 791 articles into 14 substantive areas of career research and practice devised by Fitzgerald and Rounds. Life-span perspectives on career development and career development interventions were noted as principle areas of research activity and publication. (Author/CRR)

Reviews career information print materials according to National Career Development Association's (NCDA) "Guidelines for the Preparation and Evaluation of Career Information Literature." Groups materials by rating and subject area and type of publication. Classifies 431 items. Includes names, codes, and addresses of 31 publishers of…

Analyzes postings from a database users' help bulletin board. Finds that technical instructions should concentrate on likely errors that users may commit and how they can overcome and learn from them; provide may procedural options at once; give minimal conceptual and much procedural information; and integrate troubleshooting with task procedures.…

Provides a detailed analysis of the first 20 volumes of "The Reading Teacher," asking whether the journal mirrored trends in the field or provided a window on its future. Concludes that the journal mirrored the times. (MG)

Examines the contents of the most recent 20 volumes of "The Reading Teacher," commenting on trends, highs and lows, and favorite articles. (MG)

Twenty heads of departments from 19 Singaporean schools were surveyed to confirm the existence of a mission statement in the schools and awareness of its contents. Further questions were posed about formulation and purpose and to identify whose preferences and expectations tended to be embedded in mission statements. (16 references) (MLF)

Presents critical reading of "A Theory of Knowledge" by Joyce Carol Oates, which appears in recently published collection of stories about aging. Analyzes story in terms of two ideas in current adult developmental theory, the idea of personal narrative as developed by Cohler, and the idea of generativity as developed by Erikson, Kotre,…

Analyzed reference lists from three major counseling journals spanning the years 1952 through 1988. Citations gradually became more numerous and came from increasingly diverse sources. About one-half of all citations referred to journal articles. Analysis of differences among the three journals' citations suggests that each journal fills a special…

Examines the lack of interdisciplinary communication in environmental education programs in U.S. graduate schools. Following comparative historical reviews of environmental protection activities, presents a computer-developed curriculum model base containing 15 subject areas: philosophy, politics, economics, architecture, sociology, biology,…

Tracks changes in the numbers and types of sexual behaviors in prime time network television programs. Finds a substantial decrease in the hourly rates of sexual behaviors in the programs from fall 1987 to fall 1991. (RS)

Discusses three modern variations of the classic "Frog Prince" folk tale: "Pondlarker" (Fred Gwynne); "The Frog Prince Continued" (Jon Scieszka); and "The Prince of the Pond" (Donna Jo Napoli). Notes that these variants create a world in which frogs can have values, wisdom, and emotion, and in which frogs can influence the ways of humanity. (RS)