Analyzes research in the area of children and the media and concludes that there is no support for the hypothesis that research questions relating to the subject are cyclical and follow a predictable pattern with the introduction of each new medium into the social system. (FL)

A content analysis of the writings of 40 representative humanistic educators yielded 15 major operating values. The construct validity testing of two forms of the Orientation to Learning questionnaire, developed from these identified values and administered to 99 graduate students, is reported. (Author/LMO)

This review of abstracting policies used by database producers focuses on the degree to which these policies incorporate criteria vital for acceptability of abstracts for free-text searching. Each topic in abstracting policy (abstract type, length, content, and language) is examined to consider its effect on retrieval. (MBR)

Assesses how well student newspapers "inform and entertain"--the goal most often cited in a survey of Texas newspaper advisers. Notes that most fail to meet this goal. (HTH)

Educational research textbooks often portray online computer searching as available only from distant database producers, or as something students can do for themselves without assistance from a reference librarian/search intermediary. User education may be needed in this area to correct users' misconceptions. (Author/EM)

States that teachers need to understand the appeal of novels that teenagers prefer to read and analyzes a popular romantic novel, "Flowers in the Attic." (DF)

Analyzes eight leading basal reading programs to determine the types of writing included in each and the array of writing types used in three standardized reading tests included in the programs. (FL)

Articles contained in the journal for the first 31 years reflect concern for the improvement of quantitative research methodology, including improvements in design, number of subjects, and data analysis. A progression is observed from experimental/control group designs to more sophisticated designs. Contributions in historical research have been…

Reveals that in the average number of words per T-unit, the complexity of basal reader passages generally exceeds that of children's oral language, and that none of the basal series studied exhibited a graduated increase in average number of words per T-unit among passages in the same reader. (FL)

To determine if interviewers utilize confirmatory information seeking strategies, 170 subjects rated applicant suitability after reading resumes, posing questions, and receiving written answers. Seventy-three percent of the variance in applicant ratings was accounted for by the content of applicants' responses; no clear-cut confirmatory…

A series of grids for the evaluation of study guides and instructional materials according to presentation and construction, supporting materials and documentation, linguistic content, notional/thematic content, and tests and evaluation methods is presented and discussed briefly. A list of references for specific aspects of materials evaluation is…

Examines findings from two studies: an over-all comic-strip page study and an in-depth study of three comic strips. Results reveal that comic strips perpetuate gender inequality and that comic strips reflect American society but also distort reality in ways detrimental to men and women. (Author/SA)

Identified parenting behaviors portrayed in family-oriented, prime-time television programs. Results indicated television fathers were more active as parents than were mothers and both mothers and fathers were portrayed in traditional ways. Television children responded differently to performance of parental roles and to child rearing patterns…

Analyzed television programing to determine how recent medical research trends are covered on network television. Found, for example, that the portrayal of illnesses did not reflect today's medical problems. Comments on implications for the general public who receive the bulk of their knowledge about medical trends from television. (PD)

This discussion of how the American Broadcasting Corporation television network determines acceptability of violent programing includes a description of their Incident Classification and Analysis Form System (ICAF), which tracks violence content of a series over several episodes to make sure it is conforming to current policy. (MBR)