In response to article by William Coulson in this issue, the author explores the possibility of a T group with a specific group focus rather than one which seeks to explore individual behaviors. He feels differences of opinion regarding the use of groups is a step toward understanding how best to proceed in the future. (CJ)

Reviews eight research studies and one survey pertaining to the ESCP instructional package. Areas concerning ESCP in need of further research are discussed through the aid of an instructional sequence model. An extensive bibliography is included. (LC)

Supports the position that white literary critics cannot judge black writing, and suggests that they settle for stylistic analysis. (RD)

Analyzed man-environment textbooks to characterize the "typical" book and determine which criteria need to be assessed most carefully by instructors. The study's purpose was not to decide which book was best, but to evaluate which features of books vary most. Provides four questions as tools for the initial textbook screening process.…

Although the vocabulary, content, and format of the English and Spanish versions of the California Test of Basic Skills were largely equivalent, content analysis revealed three possible sources of test bias: (1) problems inherent in translation; (2) the match between tests and instructional materials; and (3) intervening cultural variables. (SB)

Despite the often repeated contention that children's fiction has consistently presented a narrow and stereotypical view of the lives of girls and women, a review of books written in the 1920s and 1930s indicates a degree of female dissatisfaction with the status quo. (HOD)

Content analysis of two reading series intended for remedial students indicates that (1) neither provides a balance of types of literature; (2) both claim to be interested in the attitudes and interests of readers, but that's not evident in text selections; and (3) both portrayed the usefulness of reading most often as a reading-related theme. (FL)

Examines Burke's "rhetoric of identification" in terms of the individual-organization relationship. Develops a typology of identification strategies and applies them to a critical assessment of corporate house organs. Concludes with an interpretation of the process of identification in contemporary business organizations. (PD)

Summarizes research dealing with (1) the handling of controversial newspapers columns, (2) media exposure and attitude consistency about immigration, (3) alcohol advertising and magazine editorial content, (4) headline readability, (5) crime news in Black weeklies, (6) city magazine problems, (7) coverage of Vietnam veterans, and (8) researchers'…

A review of mathematics texts published between 1970 and 1978 for children ages 3 through 13 years of age reveals that mathematical and scientific skills become increasingly defined as pupils move through junior and middle school. The decreased presence of girls in the texts parallels the decline in girls' involvement and achievement in…

Reveals that only three structures--confrontation, episodic, and plotless--accounted for 87 percent of the story selections in six basal reader series. (FL)

Analyzed the historical and family life changes in the images of family intimacy depicted in magazine advertising for over 50 years. Concludes that closeness appears to have increased in importance as a factor in the portrayal of family relations. (PD)