Analyzes six junior college catalogs for informational accuracy about curriculum offerings, concluding that the catalogs contain misleading language. (RB)

In this brief interview Ben Brodinsky, educational editor and consultant, states that good education publications incorporate both strong content and interesting layout. He notes that education writers and editors are frequently not as familiar as they should be with their audiences' needs and interests. (DS)

The junior novel, read primarily by adolescents between 11 and 14, may focus on such general concerns as science, death, and disabilities; ecology and science fiction; and young adult problems. Novels with these topics are reviewed in an attempt to determine if today's adolescent can still identify with the typical novel characters. (Author/MBR)

A brief review of the literature is followed by an annotated bibliography which demonstrates the growing trend of greater psychological and sociological content in junior novels. The 45 citations of works published between 1977-78 are arranged alphabetically by author. (MBR)

Four types of fundamental structures are briefly described and illustrated: the learning hierarchy, the procedural hierarchy, the taxonomy, and the model. Then a theoretical framework is presented for classifying types of subject matter content, and some implications of these content classifications are discussed. (VT)

Discusses the characteristics of adolescent graffiti, analyzes recent trends in graffiti content, and argues that graffiti tend to reflect the same feelings and concerns uncovered by formal studies of adolescents conducted by sociologists and pollsters. (JG)

One may ask of an inquiry claiming to be educational research whether its subject matter is a human activity, whether it involves a generative process, the transmission of something worthwhile, the development of persons, is imbued with intention and purpose, and is systematic. (MJB)

Analysis of the 1976 Carter-Ford debates shows that Carter initiated more topics, spent more time discussing self-initiated topics, and spent slightly more time discussing image-related topics than did Ford. (GW)

Reviews the planned content of radio programs in China from 1967 through 1974, in order to provide insights into the Chinese Cultural Revolution and into the use of radio in promoting a "Maoist China." (GW)

Supplements the idea of the realistic spy story as reflector of modern problems with a theory of its meaning or a "metaphysics" of the genre. Available from: Thomas L. Erskine, Co-Editor; Literature/Film Quarterly, Salisbury State College, Salisbury, Maryland 21801, Subscription Rates: individuals, $6.00; students, $5.00; single copies, $2.00. (MH)

Content analysis of 12 metropolitan newspapers revealed a great similarity in reporting; coverage focused on what the candidate was, rather than on what he or she said. (KS)

Summarizes the results of content analyses of six journalism periodicals appearing during 1955, 1965, and 1975. (KS)

Shows that two of three videotex services had substantially more stories than their companion newspapers, and that all three tended to get stories earlier than the papers. (FL)

Reports results of a content analysis of national award-winning children's literature for environmental themes. Indicates that of the 72 books analyzed all but six books had some type of environmental content, although the messages did not constitute themes. More environment content was found in books published after 1970. (ML)

Examines summaries of expository text written by undergraduate students to discover the nature of text-to-summary mapping. Finds that simple omission and one-to-one mapping of text sentences into summary sentences were the most favored strategies. (FL)