Considering all aspects of the interrelations of man, society, environment, science, and technology, this bibliography is offered as an aid to those concerned with the social problems that have arisen from, or been aggravated by, advances in the technological applications of scientific knowledge. It should be useful for teachers and students, in…

A study sought to determine whether female innovative teens have mass media behavior similar to that of adult innovators. Research indicates that adult innovators (adult who are the first to adopt new ideas and products and who comprise 16% of the population) are more ventursome, better educated, more socially integrated, and have greater contact…

A digest of findings from a national survey by Louis Harris and Associates of adult reading skills comprises this edition of Adult Reading Development, a publication of the National Reading Center. The study measured the ability of adults to respond to practical real-life situations such as reading direct-dial instructions in a telephone directory…

A survey conducted individually with 50 retired adult readers (10 males and 40 females), who are middle or upper-middle class former professionals, was made in central New Jersey to determine their reading choices and to compare personal factors of sex, physical condition, and social activity with the number of books read in a six month period. Of…

This publication for methods instructors contains articles dealing with science education in elementary schools. Titles of articles appearing in this issue are: Undergraduate Independent Studies in Elementary School Science, A Concern About the Teaching of Science in the Elementary School, A Random Sampling of Graduate Students' Critiques of a…

This report lists 329 books in the library of the Training and Career Development Division of the Personnel Service. The books are listed under six categories. They are: personnel administration (46), management and supervision (60), general reference (57), training (20), American Management Association (AMA) publications (118), and United States…

This issue of "Impact" offers a series of articles for the counselor seeking innovative ideas, opinions, and examples. The magazine contains: an interview with David McClelland of Harvard University on achievement motivation; a condensation of a new book, "The Contemporary Counselor and His World" by C. Wrenn; an article dealing with parenthood;…

Acquisitions of the Carolina Population Center Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, are indexed in this bibliographic source covering the period September, 1971 to January, 1972. Topics deal with birth control and contraception, demography, family planning, health population factors, social welfare, and related…

This issue of the California Video Resource Project's newsletter includes a review of the two and a half year history of videotape programing and education at the Pocatello Public Library and a discussion of power sources for portable videotaping equipment. Approximately 60 articles from the summer issues of 14 video magazines are listed in an…

Designed as a periodical selection tool to aid community college librarians in developing a periodical collection for new or expanding vocational-technical programs within their own colleges, this bibliography lists periodical titles that represent the combined holdings of representative community college libraries all over the county. Major…

This study deals with the policies and practices of "The Horn Book Magazine" and explores the attitudes and convictions of editors and writers who determine the magazine's content. Moreover, it attempts to assess "The Horn Book" interpretation of the function of literature, in terms of its aesthetic, cultural, educational, and…

Six major indexing and abstracting services were studied to isolate similarities and differences, obtain raw data, and attempt to estimate primary material covered by the services. The 1973 issues of all services were examined and statistics were obtained for periodical and non-periodical entries. Data were analyzed and the services compared by:…

The focus in this issue of the Illinois English Bulletin is on student writing in the high school and college years. The lead article reports on a University of Illinois committee on the use of English, which reviewed both the writing abilities of incoming freshmen and the provisions for further instruction in writing throughout the undergraduate…

In response to numerous complaints about frequently sexist and degrading portrayals of women in advertising, the Ontario Status of Women Council sponsored a survey, in 1974 and 1975, designed to provide insights into the sorts of things that women find objectionable in advertising and the most common sources and subjects of offensive ads. This…

This 236-item bibliography, mostly Canadian journal articles, has headings (with subheadings) on history and organization, current trends and problems, curriculum and teaching, research and scholarship, students and student services, professors and conditions of work, non-degree granting institutions, and agencies and governmental departments. (JT)