Children understand that media grant recognition and respect to racial groups that are positively portrayed. Approximately half of the programs in the 1999-2000 broadcast prime time entertainment programming exhibited some diversity in their opening credits casts. This study examined the nature of the portrayals of diversity. The study examined 10…

Considers the applicability of social science techniques to the high school curriculum. (Author/RK)

Presented at "Translation 73," a conference on the present state of literary translation, Columbia University, March 30, 1973. (DD)

Original article appeared in "Trudy po znakovym sistemam," 5 p288-309 1971. (DD)

Studied the similarity of the astronomy portion in five science textbooks at the fourth through sixth grade levels by comparing students' responses to text authors' requirements. Concluded that the texts had more in common across grade levels than within grade levels. (CC)

Six hundred and six essays written during 1969 and 1970 are compared in terms of the main themes or events described; the pupils individually chose to write on either the topic of What happened on Saturday night' or My Street.' (JM)

Critical analysis of the major works of the Schlesingers on American History with respect to the accuracy of the picture presented of the role of black people as interpreted by the Schlesingers. (RJ)

Stresses teaching students to read critically and discusses the topical, semantic, and structural factors which affect the reader's ability to distinguish fact from opinion. Bibliography. (RW)

A model involving: (1) identification of objectives; (2) identification of the significant parts of a game; (3) selection and use of evaluation criteria for each part; (4) analysis of the interrelation of the parts. (SE)