Compares Organizing Principle, multi-syllabus, and modular approaches to second language course design and suggests a modular course design that offers the greatest flexibility for both the instructor and for future course planning by allowing the instructor to link various elements of this approach according to methodology and student needs.…

Uses content analysis of three newspapers to determine favorable and unfavorable mentions of public relations activities. Findings indicate that public relations is equated solely with publicity, and that publicity is generally considered beneficial. (MS)

Focuses on the role of pictures in books used for reading instruction to determine how they are used, how their content has changed over the years, and how pictures affect reading comprehension. (FL)

Reviews the literature on multicultural education; argues that much of the existing literature addresses limited aspects. Provides a taxonomy by which to define the term, examines its use, and criticizes various approaches. The framework is helpful for educators concerned with articulating issues of multicultural education. (Author/CH)

Analyzes help-wanted advertisements for editorial personnel in "Editor & Publisher" from 1920 to 1980. Indicates that the content of job ads has not changed significantly over the 60-year period and that employers are more concerned with journalism skills than with professional values. (MM)

Provides an overview of techniques an instructional designer can use to examine printed subject matter materials when conceptualizing unfamiliar content. Highlights include a discussion of conceptualizing versus learning, interactions between designers and subject experts, and interacting with print materials based on content area reading…

Reports the results of a study of 12 recently published U.S. history textbooks' content on the Vietnam War. Concludes that, overall, the textbooks of the mid-1980s provide an improved treatment of the war when compared to earlier books. States that texts still lack depth on the topic, making use of supplementary materials as necessary. (GEA)

Presents a fantasy theme analysis of the nuclear war issue derived from a comparison of personal statements and the film "The Day After" and its resulting complex rhetorical vision. Notes the vision's irony and discusses its implications for the nuclear war issue. (JD)

Examines biographies of Marie Curie written for children and discusses two types of distortions: simple misrepresentations of fact and selective retelling of the past. It is concluded that biographies of minority or female success should deal specifically with strategies used by the hero or heroine to combat prejudice. (EM)

Recent research on effective teaching is used to critique the performance of U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett as he taught a lesson on Federalist Paper No. 10 to high school juniors. (MT)

Examines degree to which history articles published in "Social Education" maintained or advocated a global or international perspective. Provides information on evolution of the concept and purpose of global studies, the frequency of articles appearing in the various social science disciplines other than history, and a breakdown of the…

This article describes using a computer as a literary learning device and study aid to analyze prose. (JDH)

Describes the approach and computer programs used to analyze literature. The two aspects of text captured in the analysis are thematic segmentation and density. Shows how these methods may be applied to Balzac's short story, "Sarrasine." (JDH)

Takes a new look at the importance and the oddity of John Donne's "The Exstasie" through a feminist critical perspective. Discusses certain major elements in the poem: the situation, the the persons, and the images that carry key meanings. (EL)

Provides a historical chronicle of events associated with the first 4 years of Counselor Education and Supervision. Describes the setting for counselor education and supervision in the turbulent 1961 to 1965 period to provide a background for understanding the content of the journal during its infancy. (Author/ABB)