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…

Discovers that the content of broadcast news in Puerto Rico is similar to that in the United States, with political and government stories commanding a relatively large amount of news time. (FL)

Historical dramas, especially war dramas, on television are usually superficial; they provide a simplistic treatment of war. The challenge to teachers--i.e., how they can deal with romanticized history on television--is discussed. (RM)

Attempting to define curriculum inquiry, this study examines published reports of curriculum inquiry and classifies the problems studied, the methods used, and the solutions proposed. (MCG)

Presents an analysis of the content of every issue of the "Junior College Journal" and its successor "Community and Junior College Journal" from 1930 to 1980. Finds the four major topics over the 50-year history of the journal to be the community/junior college movement, curriculum, governance, and access/student concerns. (AYC)

Noting that romances are the first reading choice of noncollege educated women and the second choice among college-educated women, this study examined the rhetorical visions of male/female relationships on romances and found they have reflected social changes and the movement from patriarchy to equality of the sexes. (PD)

Concludes that government spokespersons, ranking politicians, and leaders of organized groups have better access to Canadian TV news outlets than do other people. (FL)

How content analysis schemes which focus on inquiry can be used by science teachers in the selection of science textbooks is discussed. The meanings of the concept inquiry are clarified, and why inquiry should be a major concern of science educators is explained. (RM)

Explores how a story completion method can be used in career counselling to help clients identify and clarify their values and problem solving strategies. A series of situations is presented for use with youths and adults. Emphasizes flexibility and collaboration within a structured interviewing format. (Author/MCF)

Concludes that more than 15 percent of the federal income tax law's complexity is attributable to the capital gains sections. Confirms the idea that the capital gain and loss provisions substantially complicate the law in both absolute and relative terms. (FL)

Concludes that whether a newspaper carries mostly good news or mostly bad news affects the image of the paper, with bad news having negative effects and good news having positive effects on readers' perceptions of the newspaper. (FL)