To determine how journalists at two metropolitan newspapers view good writing and writing coaches, questionnaires were distributed to all full-time newsroom personnel (including journalists and editors) involved in preparation of news at two large dailies under the same ownership in the same city, in July, 1986. The total number of respondents was…

Indicates a paradox in good writing: goals of truth and originality hinder writers, but at the same time, consistent and interesting writing must appear true and original. (MS)

Points out the importance of objectivity in newspaper journalism. (RB)

Relates the experiences of a first-year television reporter and weekend news producer/anchorman. (AEA)

Examines the "situation-problem-solution-evaluation" structure, as well as other organizational structures useful in report writing. Discusses briefly the limitations and applications of information structures. (HTH)

Briefly summarizes the symmetrical form typically used for doctoral dissertations. Focuses chiefly on the eight sections of the dissertation's first chapter: introduction, statement of the problem, statement of purposes, hypotheses, definition of terms, assumptions, limitations, and significance of the study. (AYC)

Since expository writing is inherently creative and innovative, and since readers respond to it both morally and aesthetically, it deserves the respect of the English teaching profession. (DD)

Detailed the profiles and performance of three 11-year-olds as the basis for discussing the practical implications of inserting contexts of well-developed and less-developed individual interest into expository text and mathematical word problems. Discusses the importance of teacher support as students work with contexts of well-developed…

Adults aged 18-34 (n=20) and 61-77 (n=20) read 4 expository and 4 narrative passages. Both groups read narrative more quickly, with greater recall. Reading times of older adults were hindered more by expository text. Regulation of understanding was affected by text genre, and ability to reread selectively was more critical to expository text…

An intelligentsia plays an essential role in any civilized human community. While their role to societal development cannot be underplayed, there seems to exist a lack of unified opinion with regard to the nature of intelligentsia, most especially in Russia. The importance to find the exact definition of the term "intelligentsia" was…

The application of computers to education has a history dating back to the 1950s, well before the pervasive spread of personal computers (Reiser, 1987). With a mature history and varying approaches to utilizing computers for education, a veritable alphabet soup of terms and acronyms related to computers in education have found their way into the…

The California State University (CSU) requires entering freshmen to be proficient in English reading and writing, as demonstrated on proficiency measures. Currently, approximately 46 percent of incoming college freshmen need remediation in English reading and writing. To assist these students, CSU instituted an Early Assessment Program (EAP),…