Examines each Newbery-award-winning book from 1922 to 1997, reporting readability grade level and readability grade range. Finds that the Newbery award books are for children ages 9 to 16, and recommends that a separate category be established to recognize books of quality for emergent readers. Suggests ways Newbery books can be read in elementary…

Analysis of 48 parent education books for parents of adolescents, published between 1904 and 1979, revealed subtle changes in content and themes reflecting contemporary challenges of parenting, such as changing family demographics, increased adolescent sexual experimentation, and drug use. (SK)

Reviews content-based image retrieval and discusses the increase in large picture databases that are now available. Describes some of the proceedings from the Brighton (United Kingdom) conference, including the retrieval of video clips; discusses image indexing; and provides examples of image indexing and retrieval projects. (Author/LRW)

Discusses the use of video for training and highlights six areas that should be considered for effective video use: (1) advance preparation by the teachers viewing the video to examine content; (2) preparing the classroom environment; (3) preparing the trainees; (4) presentation issues; (5) follow-up; and (6) securing the system. (LRW)

Develops a content-based technique of assessing fairness and balance of newspaper coverage of controversial issues. Investigates 259 stories on 18 issues in 18 newspapers. Finds that 1 side dominated at least 3 of 6 story qualities assessed and only 7% of stories were evenly balanced, while more than 50% of stories had at least 4 of the 6 story…

Discussion of knowledge management systems highlights an integrated tool architecture that focuses on content rather than technical issues and supports authoring Web pages and Web-based training, collaborating with subject matter experts, item tracking, and gathering feedback from end-users. Describes the updating of an existing knowledge base…

The six chapters of this theme issue provide an overview of empirical content analysis, ranging from classical to computer-assisted content analysis as they relate to educational research. The contributions to this volume show that content analysis can be used to analyze data that constitute reactions to stimuli introduced in the study. (SLD)

Reports on a content analysis of the research published in the "Journal of Counseling Psychology" (JCP) for a 26-year period (1973-1998). Principal areas of research activity and publication in the JCP were process only, process and outcome, vocational behavior research, and the development and evaluation of tests and measures. Reveals…

Family life education sites on the Internet were searched for and classified into the topic areas of the Framework for Life-Span Family Life Education. A total of 356 sites were found, and a content analysis was performed to discover trends within each topic area. Offers recommendations for improving the use of technology in educating families.…

Conducted a content analysis of 10 years of feminine hygiene advertisements in "Seventeen" and "Teen" magazines. Finds that advertising copy in these magazines works to dispel myths about menstruation but that few black models are shown. Discusses advertising as an element of socialization for adolescent girls. (SLD)

A content analysis of documents produced during the Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatment (SUPPORT) suggests that nurses responsible for the study's intervention had an important impact, although the impact was not captured by the main effects analysis. (Author)

The portrayal of African Americans in nursing fundamentals textbooks was analyzed, resulting in 11 themes in the areas of history, culture, and physical assessment. Few African American leaders were included, and racial bias and stereotyping were apparent. Differences were often discussed using Eurocentric norms, and language tended to minimize…

The article is an exploration of the meanings and worthiness of criticism as a significant phenomenon in the evolution of educational research during the 1990s. While drawing on an overview of the vast amount of documents expressing criticisms of educational research in the UK, western and eastern continental Europe and the USA, it summarises the…

The number of Americans over 65 will more than double, from 34.8 million in 2000 to 70.3 million in 2030. The coming decades will bring about unprecedented demand for social services for the elderly. In this paper we assess the response of the social-work profession to the demand for trained social workers with course work in the broad field of…

A comparison is made of the contents and contributors to the British Journal of Religious Education (UK) and Religious Education (North America). A content analysis of each journal was conducted for a 10-year period between 1992?2002. A total of 20 volumes were analyzed, with attention given to types of research published, composition of review…