Research in the late 1950's showed a trend towards increased multiple authorship, as opposed to single authorship, of research papers in psychology. To investigate whether the trend has continued into the 1980's, convention papers presented at the meetings of seven psychological associations and articles published in nine American Psychological…

Strategies for writing a text are offered by a college professor on the basis of his own experience of writing a text on social psychology. Suggestions are given on creating an efficient office environment, researching the topic, and drafting the manuscript. One way to improve efficiency is to compress teaching into a few days, leaving the…

Comments from young readers can be a valuable way of learning about children's books. (JH)

Presents a brief sketch of Theodore Newcomb, author, teacher, and founder of the experimental Residential College at the University of Michigan. (PG)

Includes literary analysis of several works of major Russian writers. (HK)

A milestone in the broadening humanities curriculum and involvement with Faulkner scholarship at the United States Military Academy at West Point was William Faulkner's visit to the Academy in April 1962. The West Point Faulkner Collection holds a complete set of first editions of the author's books, a major gathering of secondary and association…

This book is designed to aid students and teachers in developing an understanding of children's literature. Part one deals with establishing a philosophy about literature and the nature of children and also considers creativity and preparing conditions for the teaching of children's literature. Part two is devoted to poetry for children and to…

Analysis of the ten volumes of the journal "Planning and Changing" published from 1970 through 1979 revealed a low number of articles authored by women, the absence of women among consultants to the editor, widespread use of sex-biased language, and a lack of articles about implementation of equal employment and equal education…

"The Yellow Wallpaper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is a remarkable piece of history and sociology, as well as a feminist story concerning the search for self. Written in 1890, the story, which closely parallels the author's own life, vividly chronicles a woman's descent into madness. Charlotte married an artist after a lengthy…

This annotated bibliography lists 15 articles and five directories published between 1973 and 1979 which provide information for those wishing to submit manuscripts to education related publications. Over one fourth of the items cited pertain to the field of reading or language arts; other items focus on science, libraries, and general education.…

The articles in this journal focus on several aspects of adolescent literature. In the first article, author Robert Cormier discusses the process of writing a novel and explains how several of his works came to be. The second article comments on the utilitarian nature of English instruction and its accompanying disparagement of aesthetics. The…

Because the term feminism linguistically narrows the essence of woman's existence when it is used consistently to describe female writing that deals with individual freedom and considered choices, it is essential to distinguish between feminism and existentialism. While feminism is primarily concerned with women in the context of a dominant male…

The focus of this dissertation is on two central issues: (1) significant aesthetic theories developed by black scholars which treat the music of black Americans, and (2) the implications which these theories suggest for the development of curricula at all educational levels which treat the music of black Americans. The aesthetic theories selected…