Suggests some important ways in which commercial informal reading inventories (IRI) differ from one another, reviews a representative sample of those currently in use, and includes a chart outlining the variable characteristics of the sample IRIs. (JM)

Examines single-frame cartoons appearing in three well-known periodicals beginning in 1952 and analyzes the sex role humor in an attempt to produce social indicators. Compares sex role content in the humor media with sex role content within other media such as short stories and television. (MH)

Examines the official Soviet attitude toward the roles of the United States and Israel in the Middle East conflict, as depicted in caricatures published in 44 important Soviet newspapers. (GW)

Compares nine basic reporting texts with regard to such items as chapter length, presence or absence of a glossary, reading ease, human interest, and treatment of sexism in language. (GW)

The author examines the concept of "subject"--the property of unity, the relationship of parts (sub-subjects) to whole, and to each other, the dimensions of appropriateness and interrelatedness--in an attempt to determine of what subjects consist. (MJB)

Surveys trends in feature stories appearing in high school newspapers during the past decade; shows that major trends include greater use of critical reviews, more adult-oriented stories, better coverage of classroom activities, and greater concern about health and community problems. (Author/GW)

Fiction in nine women's periodicals was surveyed. The authors concluded that stories in these magazines should attempt a more realistic picture of old age, to help the readers learn the actualities of coping with problems specific to old age. (Author)

Presents a checklist for teachers to use in analyzing educational materials for sex stereotypes and related language usage. (JM)

Content analysis of editorials in 16 large-city newspapers reveals a pattern of support for free expression. (KS)

Presents a detailed study of two newspaper reports published on the same day and describing the same event. The study reveals (1) different attitudes concerning the need for objectivity in news reporting and (2) the complex and covert nature of the textual features through which bias is communicated. (SED)

Analyzes network, independent, and cable television advertisements aimed at children in terms of their beneficial or "prosocial" examples. Reveals that several commercials aimed at children are rich in examples of sharing, courtesy, and physical affection. (MM)

Discusses an approach to translation based on textual linguistics. The student/translator first looks at the foreign language text as a whole, then analyzes its parts, and finally arrives at a new synthesis (the translation) that is comparable to the original text. (CFM)

Study of suicide notes involved deduction of 50 protocol sentences that reflected aspects of Shneidman's formulations with regard to suicide. Independent judges noted incidence of contents corresponding to protocol sentences in notes left by 60 adult suicides. Age, but not sex, was found to be critical discriminating variable on several specific…

Shows how "The A-Team" is a purveyor of myth through its re-working of hero and plot motifs and its reaffirming of a positive American self-concept. (EL)

Curriculum analysis illuminates the intrinsic educational value of a curriculum, reveals its hidden or implicit underlying paradigm, sheds light on its strengths and weaknesses, and facilitates users' curricular and instructional decision makings. Functional (purpose, methods, audience, performer) and historical differences from curriculum…