Reviews and discusses the three authors whose written works are most used in programs for the preparation of group counselors: Gerald Corey, George Gazda, and Irvin Yalom. (Author/BH)

Content of three recently published health textbooks was analyzed to show: (1) the methods of presentation, either factual, experiential, or direct; and (2) the incorporation of dietary goals from "Dietary Goals for the United States" (US Senate 1978). Results are discussed. (MT)

Ten college-level money and banking textbooks were arrayed along six continua representing professors' major preferences when choosing a text. The continua topics are theoretical approach, complexity of presentation, theory/institution mix, nuts and bolts explanations, organizational approach, and writing style. (RM)

Of the 36 texts examined, only two did not deal with values education in any significant way. The remaining 34 provided inadequate coverage. Almost all of the texts failed to discuss criticisms of the various approaches used to teach values and issues related to the imposition of values. (RM)

Watson and Rayner's study of Little Albert and conditioned emotional reactions is unquestionably a classic in psychology. Observations are made on what authors of 27 college textbooks in abnormal psychology have to say or not to say about Little Albert. (RM)

Presents results of a content analysis of 14 textbooks in graduate education in psychology to determine harmful or erroneous representations of any culture. Presents literary guidelines designed to present alternatives for nonethnocentric writing and offset language bias. (JAC)

Discusses the form and function of anthologies by distinguishing three "orders" of anthology, together with a fourth, or preliminary category, within a broadly simplified model of the anthological process. (HOD)

The purpose of this research was to analyze recent statistics textbooks (n=22) to examine the ways in which authors addressed the issue of effect size (ES) and the practical significance of research results. In terms of the overall prevalence of ES statistics, the one-sample, matched-pair, and two-sample t-tests, and one-factor analysis of…

Part 1 of this article appeared in v2 n5 of Linguistik und Didaktik''. (WB)

Authors conducted a survey of elementary and secondary American textbooks from each decade starting with the 1890's to assess the situation with respect to population education and how it has evolved. (Authors/MB)

Of interest to the instructor in a specialized technical writing course. The author gives brief reviews of each book. (SP)

An analysis of paragraph development in letters to the editor and in "Saturday Review and "English Journal articles suggests irrelevance of development methods taught in school. (RD)

Nine current texts were reviewed. Errors were classified under three categories: cartographic, pictorial, and textual. (VW)