Reports on an analysis of more than 150 high school yearbooks, which indicated that yearbook portrayal of black students is frequently inadequate. Stresses the importance of adequate yearbook coverage of all student groups. (GW)

The 37 Caldecott Medal award-winning children's books and 129 runnerup books were subjected to a content analysis to evalute the portrayal of adults in children's literature, both fictional and nonfictional. Results were interpreted as demonstrating that children's literature portrays neither adult figures nor adult life in a realistic manner.…

Reviews and analyzes research on cross-national small group behavior and offers a value theory of small group development. Available from: International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Transaction Periodicals Consortium, Rutgers-The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903. (MH)

Content analysis of broadcasts by Voice of America, Radio Liberty, the British Broadcasting Corporation, and Deutche Welle to the Soviet Union revealed differences in political environments and purposes of sponsoring nations. (KS)

Suggests that students need to become aware of the relationship between one's writing and one's intended audience and presents a way for students to make this analysis. (JM)

Consensus practices, modes of operation that a newspaper develops which promote community unity, were not found to be related to news coverage or profits but were found to be a function of the size of the community in question. (KS)

The first 10 volumes of "Teaching Sociology" (1973-1983) were appraised; characteristics of the authors and their articles were examined. Case studies of instructional innovation were found to dominate the journal. The innovative work presented was quite diverse. The journal offers teachers a unique chance to share the joy of teaching.…

Analyzes selected college textbooks' treatment of the immigration acts of 1917, 1921, and 1924 as they affected immigration from Europe, assessing the accuracy and adequacy of their coverage. Concludes that coverage of immigration laws is uneven and that some texts contain errors that contribute to misunderstandings of immigration restriction and…

Reviews the treatment of 15 different, often unrelated topics and eras, as found in the first volumes of 19 widely-used U.S. history survey textbooks. Topics reviewed include Jamestown, American slavery, the Constitution, and Fort Sumter. The review focuses on factual errors, questionable interpretations, boring prose, and the question of…

Compares Organizing Principle, multi-syllabus, and modular approaches to second language course design and suggests a modular course design that offers the greatest flexibility for both the instructor and for future course planning by allowing the instructor to link various elements of this approach according to methodology and student needs.…

Uses content analysis of three newspapers to determine favorable and unfavorable mentions of public relations activities. Findings indicate that public relations is equated solely with publicity, and that publicity is generally considered beneficial. (MS)

Focuses on the role of pictures in books used for reading instruction to determine how they are used, how their content has changed over the years, and how pictures affect reading comprehension. (FL)

Reviews the literature on multicultural education; argues that much of the existing literature addresses limited aspects. Provides a taxonomy by which to define the term, examines its use, and criticizes various approaches. The framework is helpful for educators concerned with articulating issues of multicultural education. (Author/CH)

Analyzes help-wanted advertisements for editorial personnel in "Editor & Publisher" from 1920 to 1980. Indicates that the content of job ads has not changed significantly over the 60-year period and that employers are more concerned with journalism skills than with professional values. (MM)

Provides an overview of techniques an instructional designer can use to examine printed subject matter materials when conceptualizing unfamiliar content. Highlights include a discussion of conceptualizing versus learning, interactions between designers and subject experts, and interacting with print materials based on content area reading…