Concludes that media coverage of issues with political consequence raised during the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in 1979 was balanced. (FL)

Reveals that political advertisements in newspapers covered more issues than did their counterparts in either radio or television in the 1978 gubernatorial campaign in Alabama. (FL)

A study was conducted to develop and apply an interpretative system for identifying and determining the personal values and value systems of characters in and narrators of literary texts as expressed through the words of those characters and narrators. (HOD)

Analyzes the questions posed by reporters and the answers given by President John F. Kennedy in his formal press conferences. Concludes that questions that followed the rules for interviewing set forth by experts produced better answers than those that did not follow rules. (FL)

This paper analyzes the concept of research in education and relates that analysis to the Scottish situation. Some of the areas of neglect are identified and explanations of a "political" kind are offered for the present unsatisfactory state of affairs. (Author/KC)

Concludes that newspaper lifestyle pages--the new version of the "women's pages"--still devote most of their coverage to food, fashion, and romance. Notes that rural newspapers are the most likely to follow this pattern and metropolitan newspapers the least likely. (FL)

Outlines an assignment for technical writing students in which they write a critique of a professional journal in their chosen major field. Notes the positive aspects of this writing assignment. (RL)

In the period 1886-1905, the U.S. Department of State became more bureaucratized. Content analysis of intradepartmental correspondence indicates this bureaucratization helped certain large industries' interests to become "vested" in the department, meaning that the department took these interests into account in policymaking and routine…

A synthetic presentation of the responses to a detailed questionnaire sent to French teachers all over the world. The report covers the following: (1) the extent of the inquiry; (2) geographical locations; (3) professional formation; (4) professional status; and (5) concluding summary. Many statistical tables are included. (AMH)

Reports on an analysis of the manner in which five basal reader series portray the handicapped. Concludes that much improvement is needed in the information and values about handicapping conditions that students receive in their textbooks. (FL)

Letters from 249 children, 7 to 17 years of age, on "Why my Mom is the greatest" were analyzed for age and sex differences in the maternal behaviors selected for positive evaluation. (Author/MP)

Described is the use of a two-stage peer review which provides a mechanism for assessing content and educational design of instructional materials. This offers excellent opportunities for cooperation between institutions using similar course material to avoid duplication of effort. (Author/TG)

Presents results of a study of 300 magazine advertisements assessing the level at which the ads are objective and informative. Discusses how these ads are communications designed to influence consumer behavior to the extent that they correspond to the facts, are relevant, comprehensive, adequately supported, intelligible, and logical. (JMF)

A case study of one newspaper's coverage of the suffrage movement shows that suffrage ideas were reported only after the movement was perceived as legitimate. (Author/FL)

Surveys U.S. wire service coverage of foreign countries. Results indicate that while less well-developed countries are not neglected in favor of more developed countries, the focus is generally on conflicts and crises in the Third World and on political and military activity and crime in the more developed nations. (JMF)