An analysis of the coverage by ten newspapers of 20 United States Supreme Court decisions concerning freedom of the press and 20 decisions concerning freedom of speech revealed that the newspapers gave significantly greater coverage to the press decisions. (GT)

States and discusses some confusing and misleading statements found in an introductory physics textbook for high school students on electric currents and their magnetic fields. (GA)

Contrasts "the unsuccessful attempt to organize farm workers by the National Farm Labor Union from 1946 to 1952 with the strikingly successful one of the United Farm Workers from 1965 to 1972." Argues that "the difference between the two challenges was the societal response that insurgent demands received." (Author/JM)

Seeks to draw a clear distinction between electronic democratization and electronic democracy. Examines demographic statistics and the advent of White House e-mail to investigate the viability of current claims that computer-mediated communication has ushered in an era of greater democracy. (RS)

The availability of objectionable material on the Internet creates a conflict between the rights of computer users and universities. This article examines free speech and censorship; highlights responses by Carnegie Mellon University, University of Oklahoma, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and University of Pittsburgh; and proposes a…

Discussion of multimedia evaluation and evaluation of public space learning environments focuses on the results of using a keystroke log file to identify the use patterns of the interactive multimedia system at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Studying engagement with the technical system separately from the content is recommended. (Author/LRW)

Reports on a study conducted to provide information on the direction of the development section of "Educational Technology Research and Development" (ETR&D). Results of an article analysis and a survey of consulting editors will guide the development editor in soliciting and selecting articles for publication. (Author/LRW)

Discusses Budge Wilson's short story "The Metaphor" which explores the role of a prosaic mother and a splendidly metaphoric teacher in shaping a young woman's life. (RS)

Attempts to show that exophora falls within the category of anaphora proper and not deixis; it is in terms of a conceptual representation of the situation evoked that the anaphor is interpreted; and exphora is a more central manifestation of anaphora than the "endophoric" type. Naturally occurring data from English and French are the…

Examines a sample of 19th-century introductory chemistry textbooks used in the United States and evaluates how the intellectual ferment important to the chemistry of this period is represented in them. Discusses the change in the textbooks as the discipline became professionalized. Concludes that some textbooks shared the personal dimension of…

Analyzes relationships between the social and cognitive institutionalization of library and information science research in Scandinavian countries from 1965-89. The goal of the study was to compare the development of the subject area, the research approach, the research methods, and the degree of internationalization. (Author/LRW)

Results of this study revealed that relationship, more than knowledge, may be the reason a manager is sought as an information source within a business environment. Social network mapping was used to capture a more intimate view of the information relationships within a business environment. Content analysis was used to analyze the data and to…

Presents a study of four learners of French as a foreign language at the Open University (United Kingdom) interacting within three task frameworks. Defines a pedagogy prioritizing reflective interaction; investigates whether reflective interaction is more likely to arise from some task types than others; and relates a content analysis of learner…

Relates a telephone interview with graphic novelist Art Spiegelman that discusses his career choice; comics for young children; editing comics; the different perspective on comics in France, including hardcover editions; and reviewers and how they address form and content. (LRW)