Examines how two works of escapist fiction, Barbara Tori's "Cinderella Factor" and Irving Wallace's "The Fan Club," might affect a modern reader. (DD)

This paper discusses one author's decision to write a fictive story about her experiences as a beginning professor. It highlights her obligations to: a poster presentation on an arts-based approach to research; the audience who would attend the poster presentation and read the text; others who might appear in the text; and herself. Overall, her…

This study investigated children's responses to failed attempts at reaching possible and impossible goals, and their beliefs about the efficacy of wishing as a magical solution in such situations. Preschoolers were presented with failure scenarios in three different formats: a standard picture book presentation, scenarios enacted in real life by…

This article uses fictionalized accounts of counseling situations in various periods of history to illustrate that man's search for security, his need for an answer to the question What shall I do?'' and other men's responses to that need have not changed much throughout history. (Author)

The author of science fiction -- stories of the future -- for young people tells why she writes about imaginery topics. (SJ)

Discusses children's stories involving dragons and provides a 42 item bibliography of such Dragon Stories.'' (RB)

Part of a panel discussion on the modern Japanese novelist presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies on March 29, 1972, in New York, New York. (DS)

A humorous story of a teacher politicking with board members to obtain a merit pay increase. (JF)

From sampling the sensational and the scholarly literature cited in this article, one can piece together a representative picture of the American intelligence community. (42 references) (Author/NH)

Passivity, a trait prevalent in all oppressed groups, is hypothesized to be ideal in women regardless of class or culture. Differences and similarities among class and culture are related to the position of women in different settings. (Author)

A paper presented at Workshop on Literary Sexual Stereotypes at annual convention of Modern Language Association of America (New York, December 27, 1970). (Editor)