States that in 1994, the "Chicago Tribune" reported that fraud had been discovered in a nine-year-old medical study comparing two treatments for early-stage breast cancer. Examines reactions of two professional medical journals demonstrating how negotiations for upholding ethical norms took place. Analyzes public discourse surrounding…

Examines the sexual etiquette developed in advice columns in magazines popular among teenage girls. Suggests that teen magazines limit females' sociality and sexuality within narrowly defined heterosexual norms and practices. Finds that young women are encouraged to subordinate self for others, to be sex objects and teachers of interpersonal…

Reviews the Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI Online), which covers information about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean Basin, the U.S. Mexican border, and Hispanics in the United States. There is little coverage of science in the index but much attention to literary subjects, politics, government, and social issues. (SLD)

Describes "The Counseling Psychologist's" (TCP) format and content, policy issues, editing experiences, and the interplay of professional and social forces during the years of 1997 to 1998. Focuses on the journal's mission to extend the tradition of the TCP by building on its many strengths. (GCP)

States that although the influence of fashion advertising on women's relationships with food and their bodies has received considerable attention, the role of food advertising in women's magazines has been virtually unexplored. Argues that food advertisements reflect and contribute to the primary precursors of eating disorders: body…

Profiles Trude Weiss-Rosmarin, a German-Jewish immigrant to America who, in 1935, published an independent magazine of Jewish ideas. Notes that the periodical focused on Jewish survival in an assimilationist milieu and the role of Jewish women. States that Weiss-Rosmarin lectured frequently, attracted important readers, and contributed…

Surveyed a sample of science education journals based on information provided by their editors about standing policy and practice with regard to publications. Focused on the problem of communication within and between the different sectors of the science education community from researchers to teachers. (Author/MKR)

Based on an investigation of spellings of German punk fanzines, this article sketches a framework for the analysis of nonstandard spellings in media texts. The analysis distinguishes between a number of spelling types, which include both representations of spoken language and purely graphemic modifications, and three patterns of spelling usage:…

Concentrates on three case studies as examples of typical publications where the definitive versions are already in electronic formats and maintained online, and discusses implications for long-term preservation selection; preservation requirements; publishers as archivists; stability for the next century; copyright; technology and standards;…

Identifies (1) which community college journals have gone out of business since 1984; (2) which new journals have been launched since 1984; and (3) the current names of journals that, since 1984, have changed their names. Provides contact information for eighteen journals still in business. (PGS)

Presents an annotated bibliography of Web sites, periodicals, and books dealing with money for teachers and students. Features learning about money, using money wisely, the Stock Market, collecting money, calculators, currency converters, shopping online, and shopping for free. Includes a simple budget-planning sheet. (PEN)

Traces the roots of the popular culture "commodity confessional" by examining the first five years of the magazine "True Story." Finds the stories fulfilled three functions for the women readers: (1) providing therapeutic messages; (2) providing didactic instruction on proper behavior and modern ways; and (3) serving as interrogative texts which…

This study examines the publications in refereed professional journals that ranked American schools of social work for a 13-year period. The trends are contrasted with those reported in the most widely disseminated rankings of social work schools, namely, "U.S. News and World Report." Substantial differences emerge when findings from the 2 data…

Philip Kendall's (1997) editorial encouraged authors in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (JCCP) to report effect sizes and clinical significance. The present authors assessed the influence of that editorial--and other American Psychological Association initiatives to improve statistical practices--by examining 239 JCCP articles…

The Comparative Education Review bibliography compiles articles from a diverse selection of journals on a broad range of themes and subject areas that are of particular interest to CER readers. In particular, the CER bibliography helps to broaden the field of pertinent articles that may be overlooked when doing a simple search. The journals…