Content analyzed portrayal of older adults in 12 family-oriented, prime-time television programs to determine cognitive, physical, and health status; social interaction; and emotional behavior. Among 193 characters portraying elderly adults, 3,468 verbalizations and behaviors were examined. Results suggest that persons over age 55 are more…

A different perspective of the institutional research field was obtained from a content analysis of the employment classified advertising published in the "Chronicle of Higher Education." Using this technique, it was possible to compare and contrast institutional research with the profile of the field obtained from the content analysis.…

Examines the causal relationship between foreign policy makers and media coverage of foreign policy issues in the context of U.S.-China relations from 1950 through 1984. Finds a significant relationship between U.S. policy toward China and media coverage of the issue during the study period. (MM)

A review of articles in the first six volumes of the "Journal of Vocational Home Economics Education" was conducted. Questions concerned modes of inquiry, topics, and types of articles. Recommendations are made that encourage researchers to use alternative approaches to inquiry. (JOW)

Attempts to advance the content analysis debate by combining and responding to the major arguments from both modernists and postmodernists, foundationalists and antifoundationalists. Begins with a general justification of the artifact as the site of cultural study and moves on to a specific defense of content analysis as a preferred method for…

Reports on a content analysis of the literature of special librarianship. Topics include: what is published, subjects covered, research reported, and who is conducting research. Results indicate that less than 20% of the literature reports on research; research that is reported uses less sophisticated methods than general library/information…

Uses qualitative content analysis to discuss current perspectives in technical communication pedagogy. Examines the 1990-94 issues of 5 major scholarly journals--totaling 563 articles--to identify 98 articles mentioning teaching in undergraduate technical communication courses. Classifies the articles into four pedagogical perspectives: (1)…

Examines the content of 652 letters to the editor and 369 articles and editorials published in 10 popular magazines during the Muckraking Era between 1902 and 1912. Offers a historical perspective to current debates about media ethics and journalistic standards. (PA)

Defines "hedging" as linguistic strategies that qualify categorical commitment to express possibility rather than certainty. Suggests that hedging is central to effective argument in scientific writing. Identifies the major forms, functions, and distribution of hedges in a corpus of 26 molecular biology research articles and describes…

Considers McPhee's explicit statements on nature and environmental issues as well as the implicit environmental appeals in his essays. Suggests that in the complicated and volatile minefield of modern environmentalism, readers need an expository guide like McPhee who is not only open-minded but informative, discerning, and reliable. (RS)

Discusses Charles Kinglsey's "The Heroes" (three Greek fairy tales written for his children). Notes the conditions in which it was written, critical and popular reception since its publication in 1855, and some editions of the work. (RS)

Speculates on what might be gained by using three of Robert Cormier's novels ("I Am the Cheese,""The Chocolate War," and "After the First Death") in the high school classroom. Suggests that the novels can be used not only as compelling literary works but also as a means of helping students understand what is happening…

Analyzes government and print media portrayals of the Reagan administration's policy during Irangate. Finds that the print media continued to fulfill its "watchdog" function by providing critical portrayals of United States policy despite the Reagan administration's attempt to "spin" its own version of Irangate. Examines the…

Finds no liberal news bias in the selection of sound bites by the candidates themselves. Notes that almost half the sound bite time was devoted to noncandidates and produced results consistent with a hypothesis of liberal news bias. Finds that the Bush-Quayle ticket received a substantially higher percentage of negative bites than did the other…

Studies duplication and differentiation in local television news. Finds that local producers show a preference for sensational studies that feature acts of sex and violence and are easy to explain. Shows that little differentiation in topical areas exist for these stories built of concrete fact, but that local television news tends to…