Examines the federal administration's overall position toward lifelong learning. Presents an analysis of fiscal 1979 budget recommendations for some of the major federal programs supporting lifelong learning. Includes a review of the congressional legislative process and a chart of selected funding recommendations. (MF)

A variety of resources providing specific guidelines for setting broad educational goals--some of which are not included in previous review documents--have been identified. A format for analyzing the skill content of these and similar resources has been developed. (Author/IRT)

A study of 34 composition texts with sales of over 100,000 reveals that only seven demonstrated an awareness of recent theories and discoveries about writing. (DD)

This paper suggests a variety of practical strategies which can be used in qualitative analysis of participant observation programs. (JR)

Reports on a comparison of coverage of the Democratic and Republican parties by 12 Ohio metropolitan newspapers in the 1971 Ohio municipal election campaigns. (GW)

A study of news writing styles of male and female college students indicated that some discernible differences in lexical habits do exist between the sexes. (GW)

Reports on an analysis of more than 150 high school yearbooks, which indicated that yearbook portrayal of black students is frequently inadequate. Stresses the importance of adequate yearbook coverage of all student groups. (GW)

The 37 Caldecott Medal award-winning children's books and 129 runnerup books were subjected to a content analysis to evalute the portrayal of adults in children's literature, both fictional and nonfictional. Results were interpreted as demonstrating that children's literature portrays neither adult figures nor adult life in a realistic manner.…

Reviews and analyzes research on cross-national small group behavior and offers a value theory of small group development. Available from: International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Transaction Periodicals Consortium, Rutgers-The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903. (MH)

Content analysis of broadcasts by Voice of America, Radio Liberty, the British Broadcasting Corporation, and Deutche Welle to the Soviet Union revealed differences in political environments and purposes of sponsoring nations. (KS)

Suggests that students need to become aware of the relationship between one's writing and one's intended audience and presents a way for students to make this analysis. (JM)

Consensus practices, modes of operation that a newspaper develops which promote community unity, were not found to be related to news coverage or profits but were found to be a function of the size of the community in question. (KS)

The first 10 volumes of "Teaching Sociology" (1973-1983) were appraised; characteristics of the authors and their articles were examined. Case studies of instructional innovation were found to dominate the journal. The innovative work presented was quite diverse. The journal offers teachers a unique chance to share the joy of teaching.…

Analyzes selected college textbooks' treatment of the immigration acts of 1917, 1921, and 1924 as they affected immigration from Europe, assessing the accuracy and adequacy of their coverage. Concludes that coverage of immigration laws is uneven and that some texts contain errors that contribute to misunderstandings of immigration restriction and…

Reviews the treatment of 15 different, often unrelated topics and eras, as found in the first volumes of 19 widely-used U.S. history survey textbooks. Topics reviewed include Jamestown, American slavery, the Constitution, and Fort Sumter. The review focuses on factual errors, questionable interpretations, boring prose, and the question of…