Analyzed seven career guidance instruments to determine the proportion of nontraditional and traditional occupations for women included in them. Results indicated the proportion of nontraditional female occupations represented ranged from 32 to 75 percent. Implications for career counseling for women are given. (Author/BL)

An analysis of nine frequently used introductory special education textbooks examined the information presented and conclusions drawn concerning the efficacy of early intervention. Textbooks were consistent in the content covered, and conclusions were generally consistent with previously published efficacy reviews. Findings are discussed in…

This discussion of the failure to include many book reviews by indexes in selected subject fields and by several general indexes highlights the technique used to check review materials in selected magazines to see what was actually indexed, the policies of specific indexes, and the practical consequences for librarians. (EM)

Explored the effects of role and gender on hostile and anxious communications. Role was manipulated through the use of the Melian Dialogues. While role had a highly significant effect on the content of the communications, neither gender nor the order in which roles were assumed exerted a significant influence. (Author/ABB)

Discusses three major theoretical approaches in using feature-length films to teach gender roles: semiological analysis, Marxist analysis, and sociological analysis. For each approach, relevant literature is cited and specific examples of films are given to illustrate some applications of that approach to gender role analysis. (MBR)

Examines how sportswriters reveal, organize, and reaffirm some of the diverse cultural values that baseball, as an American institution, represents. (PD)

Describes a project to study characteristics of employee publications. Identifies three potential editorial strategies, and concludes that most publications tend toward noncontroversial, "trivial" content like employee recognition themes. (MS)

Recapitulates development of the journal, "Rural Sociology." Explores its rank among sociology and social science journals. Provides citation analysis and article subject analyses. Predicts future direction of the journal and the issues likely to be central in rural sociological research. (LFL)

Describes a way of classifying and measuring the representation of the physical world and the use of metaphor in textbook illustration which is based on information content. It can be used to provide data to help in assessing the value of textbook illustrations and compare their illustrative styles. (Author/MBR)

Examined the origin of music content on radio stations in the Windsor, Ontario, area. Concluded that American recordings and radio broadcasts are strongly preferred by canadian youth despite government policies. (PD)

Argues that James L. Kinneavy's theory of discourse proposes standard written forms that do not exist in the abstract and absolute sense implied by the theory. Examines his discussions of the four aims and of the theoretical construct at the heart of his theory, arguing that it cannot serve adequately as a foundation principle for a theory of…

Critically reviews more than 20 of the best books for scholars on Ashton-Tate's dBase II and dBase III relational database management programs for microcomputers. Books are arranged by category: beginning and advanced programming guidance, program listings, and reference. A comprehensive bibliography of dBase books in print is also included. (56…

Shows that coverage of work and workers in three Illinois papers was selective, with the emphasis on strikes and workers, not on employers. (FL)

The relationship of film meaning to film criticism and film education is examined. Film scholarship needs to be more self-conscious in regard to the language used and to its value assumptions. (RM)

An objective index-based textbook evaluation method that can be reliably applied to large collections of introductory textbooks is described. The method was designed to help teachers reduce the pool of available introductory texts to a manageable number for more in-depth treatments. Dimensions assessed were key concepts and major theorists…