This paper uses narrative criticism to analyze the ancient Indian religious poem, the "Bhagavad Gita." This important text, the second most widely translated piece of literature in the world, will receive much-deserved rhetorical attention to its narrative and how this helps construct issues of the self, the world, action, and ontology.…

To begin the task of evaluating the impact of state standards on American students, a study compared the structure and information of state language arts standards. The analysis focused on the 14 state documents that provided benchmarks or objectives by grade level for grades K-3. The other 28 states either provided a single set of standards for…

In "Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier" (1988), the U.S. Supreme Court said public school officials can censor school-sponsored expression for legitimate educational purposes. The decision raises concerns that high school newspapers no longer will publish controversial information or criticism of school policy. This study, a content…

Comments on a companion article by STRUPP on same subject in same issue. Compares conception of essential conditions for change with views concerning hypothesized factors in psychotherapy, and delineates some apparent similarities. Rejoinder by STRUPP follows. (Author/CJ)

Reports three experiments supporting the inference that the powerless are more sensitive to content that explains than to content promising reward. (TO)

Reveals that content analysis shows that media coverage of the environment tends to deal with problems of a community at a distance rather than with local issues. (TO)

Reports a study assessing the impact of role stress and role conflict on World War II correspondents' belief systems. (TO)

Separate groups of judges rated the degree of autonomy, impulsivity and desirability in a set of 60 items comprising 20 items from each of the three scales. Results indicated that the judges were able, through their ratings, to identify the scales to which the items belonged. The results were discussed in relation to facet analysis, and the…

Article considers the problem of an adequate analysis of the nature of a controversial issue and the teacher's rights with regard to such issues. (RK)

We should welcome books of healthy propaganda, but let's recognize them as just that and not make them the mainstay of our children's reading diets. (CH)

Refutes a study originally published by Edith Efron which contended that network television news coverage of the 1968 presidential campaign was biased, concluding that campaign coverage was positive for both presidential candidates. (RB)

Describes an experimental study which demonstrates that science and technical writing can be written to maximize audience interest and appeal. (RB)

Suggests ideas for improving the quality of high school yearbooks with emphasis on an appropriate theme for the school, accurate reporting of the year's events, and careful attention to layout. (RB)

Analyzes the contents of fourteen novels for episodic and thematic unity, concluding that intercoder reliability ranged from 76 percent to 94 percent. (RB)