The subject of this article is "The Royal Readers", a group of reading anthologies published in Britain by Thomas Nelson between 1872 and 1881 for use in elementary schools. The focus is not on their contribution to the teaching of reading but rather on how they functioned as the tools of an education system conceived primarily as an agent of…

The stated objective of "The Norton Anthology of American Literature" (NAAL) is to present a thorough selection from the literary tradition along with new or lesser-known works to exemplify multi-cultural America. The first edition of the NAAL emphasized traditional pieces. Poetry selections in the second edition were greatly shortened.…

Intended to help the staff of institutional libraries develop or expand their collections of poetry materials, this bibliography offers lists of poetry works covering a broad range of poets, styles, and time periods. The first part of the bibliography provides a list of criteria used for selecting the titles cited, a list of sources used for…

This paper discusses ways to think about the dynamics between oral productions and technologies for recording texts. It addresses the special problems of collecting, interpreting, and transcribing literature of North American Indians. Many of the original transcriptions of these works were done with an Indian translator for whom English was not…

A collection of texts in Upper Tanudan Kalinga, a language spoken by about 3,000 people in three villages in the Philippines, includes texts recorded and transcribed from native speakers, edited for clarity and style, and checked for accuracy of cultural content. Four types of discourse-genre are represented: narrative-fiction and…

This bibliography lists and annotates textbooks that may be used in teaching technical and scientific writing, as well as a few select anthologies that may be used as supplements to a basic text. Each entry is coded to indicate the level or levels at which it may be used most successfully: secondary level, two-year college level, or junior/senior…

This collection of 18 papers is concerned with the beliefs, methods, practices, and results associated with the type of forecasting which has become known in the last 10 to 15 years as "futures research." Topics discussed include: (1) forecasting methodology; (2) the validity of forecasting systems; (3) unforeseen developments; (4) forecasting in…

This document incorporates all the papers presented at the fifth annual forum of the Association for Institutional Research. Whereas the previous forum reviewed the conceptual framework used in institutional research, this forum reviewed research design and methodology. Seven clinics carried out this theme with such topics as educational planning,…

Selected Ukrainian poetry rendered in identical or equivalent English meter makes this annotated anthology the first comprehensive survey of this poetry in English. A substantial introduction to the literature of the Ukraine points out the historical development and sociological significance of this literature. The complete text of the 12th…

Exploring the issue of black and white speech differences, the articles reprinted in this anthology span several decades and are to be viewed in a historical perspective. Turner (1948) examines Gullah, the creole language spoken off the coast of South Carolina. McDavid and McDavid (1951) attempt to identify the different influences on the speech…

The 42 contributions that comprise this book (30 of which appeared in the December 1969 issue of the "Social Science Quarterly") present social scientists' current points of view and research activities relevant to planned social intervention. The topics explored are: I. The Social Scientist's Role in Social Intervention; II. Social Science and…

"Spoon River Anthology," by poet Edgar Lee Masters, consists of epitaphs spoken by the defunct inhabitants of imaginary Spoon River, Illinois. The poems are a composite recollection of several small, turn-of-the-century Illinois towns, where Masters lived as a boy. Students of these works came to realize that the small town, as assessed…

Twenty-six articles or extracts from scholarly literature and one article written for this collection are contained in this anthology intended for teachers. The articles present the viewpoints of writers in a number of scientific and sociological fields concerning human interactions with their environment. Articles are arranged in the following…

This volume is intended to provide a brief introduction to Mary Boole's writings. Short selections from her writings are organized under four areas: on teaching and learning, some mathematical lessons, the nature of mathematics, and the work of George Boole. A brief biography is also included. (DT)

Suggests that, in selecting readings or texts for their composition students, instructors should choose the best contemporary prose, thus giving their students models by which they can improve their own writing. (MM)