Examines biographies presented in five of the most popular basal reading series. Finds that the great majority of the biographical selections appeared in only one series. Concludes that there is no core of agreement about who receives biographical coverage in basals. (RS)

Reviewed 31 audiovisual media for content related to physical and psychological aspects of menstruation; portrayal of adolescent girls, parents, and peers; and relationship of menstruation to developmental process. In general, variations in physical and emotional responses were described as normal. In all cases, fear and embarrassment were…

Used Hall and Van de Castle dream content scales to score 104 dreams from 9 terminally ill patients. Found subjects had significantly fewer characters, activities, interactions, color descriptions, and less emotional content in their dreams than physically healthy subjects. Dream content suggests adaptive withdrawal and process of social and…

Discourse or content analysis of a diary was employed to evaluate ideation and attitude of middle-aged female suicide committer. Starting with rational basis for establishing the suicidal act, assessment of the journal content suggests that writer may have responded to variety of socio-psychological conditions and emotions during the planned…

Systematically examined four nationally refereed counseling journals most likely to publish multiculturally focused articles to identify most influential books, chapters, conceptual/theoretical articles, empirical studies, and scholars in the multicultural counseling field. Total of 3,778 references were extracted from 151 journal articles over…

Conducted content analysis of all racial/ethnic minority-focused research appearing in "Journal of Counseling Psychology" from 1976 to 1986. Of 934 articles published, 53 had racial/ethnic minority focus. Examined sample characteristics and methodological considerations of the 53 articles. Data were used to examine major research methodology…

This analysis of "Library Trends" from 1952-86 provides an overall description of authorship and subject content, general comparison of early and late volumes, and more detailed descriptions--including citation analysis--of the three pairs of issues bearing identical titles. Tables present data on authorship, subjects, and citations. (1…

Thirty-two marketing textbooks were examined for content related to workforce diversity. Age was most frequently discussed at young/old extremes, although 53% of the population are in middle age groups. Racial/ethnic coverage was 60% about Hispanics, although African Americans have a larger population and Asians are the fastest growing group.…

Examines British fanzines as one form of subcultural communication that embraces specific visual and textual languages, often appropriating elements from mainstream cultural and media sources. Charts the growth of fanzine production over the last 20 years and analyzes the productive effects of fanzines on both the audiences they address and the…

Compares five years' contents of four scholarly and trade publications in journalism ("Columbia Journalism Review,""The Quill,""Journalism Quarterly," and "Editor and Publisher"). Describes them in terms of 14 issues derived from telephone interviews. (SR)

Conducted qualitative exploration of therapeutic process occurring in solution-focused marital therapy session. Through intense examination of the communications of therapist, wife, and husband using conversation analysis, nine categories of linguistic strategies used by therapist in pursuit of solution-focused conversation were developed.…

Examined research on lesbian and gay male issues in counseling psychology journals. Reviewed 6,661 studies from 6 major counseling psychology journals over 12-year period; 43 studies focused on variables related to lesbian or gay male sexual orientation. Content of articles demonstrated perspective of gay male and lesbian acceptance or…

Shows that, via a content analysis of six large U.S. newspapers during the late 1980s, their coverage of literacy varied widely, with most coverage getting inside rather than front-page placement and that it was mostly staff generated. (SR)

Compares 20 sets each of samples of four different sizes using simple random, constructed week, and consecutive day samples of newspaper content. Compares sample efficiency, and shows the superiority of constructed week sampling. (SR)

Examined 25 dream reports of individuals in Palliative Care Unit. Content analysis of dream reports supports hypothesis that continuity exists between dreaming and waking experience. Results did not indicate that themes of death and aggression, negative emotion, or infant and child characters were more prevalent among the dying. (Author/NB)