Outlines a behavioral approach to information retrieval system design based on the derivation of a behavioral model of the information-seeking patterns of academic social scientists. The extent to which identified information-seeking characteristics are supported by existing systems is considered, and requirements for implementing these features…

The governor of Arkansas sees a rise of a progressive liberal agenda that is married to the emphasis on market solutions to problems and the importance of individual responsibility. He notes a rising concern with social problems with an increasing awareness that problems require community responses. (MLW)

Presents an input-process-output (IPO) model that can facilitate the design and implementation of instructional micro and minicomputer systems in school districts. A national survey of school districts with outstanding computer systems is described, a systems approach to develop the model is explained, and evaluation of the system is discussed.…

Describes study conducted at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) that investigated the adoption of word processing for dissertation writing by doctoral students. Perceived attributes of word processing that affect the adoption or rejection of word processing are examined and their influence on the writing process is discussed.…

Indicates the shortcomings of paper-and-pencil tests. Reports the effect of an interview-and-teaching method for students who obtained correct answers by a mechanical process but lacked a conceptual foundation. Five references are listed. (YP)

Outlines the steps to be taken by a public library board of trustees in recruiting and hiring a director. Activities discussed include planning a search strategy, writing the position description, advertising and soliciting applications, employer conduct, selecting finalists, interviewing, and following through on the final decision. (10…

Summarizes unstructured interviews with Alberta (Canada) administrators, teachers, and parents about their perceptions of effectiveness in elementary schools and principals. Describes school effectiveness criteria: specific goals, good staff attitudes and school climate, appropriate organizational structure, good communication among staff,…

Examples of innovative program evaluation techniques developed in several foreign and international settings are presented in a collection of 10 essays. Methods for understanding programs to be evaluated, focusing evaluation, gathering information, analyzing information, and communicating findings and recommendations are discussed. (TJH)

Managers and students received age-related or neutral information, then viewed videotape of interview of old or young job applicant. Under neutral condition, managers preferred young applicant for low-status job; students favored old applicant for high-status job. Under age-related condition, managers favored old applicant for low-status job;…

A survey-interview exercise is described as it evolved through English-as-a-second-language students' efforts to develop better spoken language skills. The exercise provided students with experience in using spoken English in interaction, learning first-hand about local ideas and attitudes, and reflecting on and discussing the experience in the…

Many medical schools are paying closer attention to the interview as a powerful recruiting tool. Interviews can be unstructured, semistructured, or structured. A major problem with interviews is the interviewers' bias. Research reports of structured, semistructured, and unstructured interviews in the psychology and the medical education literature…

The charitable tax deduction has created a system in which the rich can choose to support institutions that perpetuate their own class, with little scrutiny by the general public or elected officials. Museums, libraries, orchestras, etc., receive more gifts than do programs that benefit the needy. (MLW)

Investigated was the use of cognitive conflict to probe the misconceptions held by preservice elementary teachers that in a division problem the quotient must be less than the dividend. Explains how preservice teachers' reliance on information about the domain of whole numbers and their instrumental understanding support their misconceptions.…

Analyzed were 19 preservice teachers' understanding of division in 3 contexts. The teachers' knowledge was generally fragmented, and each case of division was held as a separate bit of knowledge. (Author/YP)

Illustrates the way that writing imaginary interviews with dead people can enhance students' grasp of history. Recounts author's personal experience with a college history assignment in which he interviewed the Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Includes a copy of the interview. Describes the assignment as a combination of primary source…