Studied the critical points made in 402 reviews of 153 papers submitted to 12 editors of American Psychological Association journals. Criticisms dealt with all steps in research activity from early conceptualizing to final writing. Typically, 2 reviews of the same paper had no critical point in common. Recommendations about editorial decisions…

Examines 57 introductory sociology texts from the 1980s. Critically summarizes how "common sense" is presented, discusses the legitimacy of common sense from both a philosophical and sociological view point, and makes suggestions for a more adequate interpretation of the relationship between this concept and sociology as a science. (KO)

Assessed frequency with which journals "Family Process" and "Journal of Marital and Family Therapy" focused on problems of aging in family context from 1976-1985. Found neither journal covered later life family issues to any appreciable degree. Concludes that elders in marital and family relationships constitute new frontier for extension and…

Reports results of a survey of 297 technology teachers at all educational levels concerning program content. Little information was available about technology education at the elementary and postsecondary levels; about two-thirds of secondary schools had a technology education program. Results indicate that change is occurring in technology…

This content analysis identifies trends in the kinds of research being conducted on gifted education. Major findings focus on: research reports as a percentage of the total literature, qualities of various computerized databases, varying topics of concern in non-research versus research literature, most frequently researched group, and most common…

Methods for teaching foreign-language literature actually teach students how to approach, understand, and develop their own method of literary criticism through scholarship, interpretation, and theory. (21 references) (CB)

Compared suicide notes of individuals using active and passive methods for suicide for presence of 50 classifications regarding psychodynamics of perturbation, lethality, relations, self-cognitions, etc. Two sets of notes resembled each other closely, only difference being that active group more often cited rejection by significant other as…

Examines citation patterns in introductory psychology textbooks of the recipients of the American Psychology Association's Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contribution. Compared recipient citations by time period and by gender. Determines that earlier recipients were cited more often in textbooks published in 1971, but in recent textbooks, no…

Analyzes six textbooks that were used in the public schools in the former German Democratic Republic from 1972 to 1990. The books are analyzed according to their pedagogical foundation, their content, and the socialist influence upon the content. (seven references) (JL)

Examines the effects of literature discussion approaches on preservice teachers' purpose in writing. Explores the viability of the instruments developed by D. Wiseman using responses from older students. Contends that a transactive criticism approach can be a valuable way of incorporating literary analysis without negating the reader's experience…

Analyzes three textbook series to find what meaningful learning experiences with fractions the books offer relative to modes of representation, pictorial models, qualitative reasoning, and students' informal knowledge of partitioning. Discusses implications for teacher use, including supplementation, teacher-support materials, alternative…

Reviews the history and development of "The Message of the Library," the journal of the Jordan Library Association. Discusses reasons for the journal's success in terms of economics, finance, intellect, and content. Concludes that library journals in developing countries can survive if there is effective management and support from the…

Percentages of mathematics content for 7 text series, grades 1-8, were compared with percentages on the Ohio Ninth Grade Proficiency Test. Ratios of text:test percentages were arithmetic (63:30), measurement (10:25), geometry (12:15), data analysis (11:15), and algebra (4:15). Implications are discussed. (MSD)

Explores the strengths and weaknesses of Crutcher's novels by comparing adults' and teenagers' responses to his work. Discusses how such young adult realism (which many reluctant readers read eagerly) can provide a springboard for consideration of literature that is more demanding and better crafted. (RS)

Discusses three novels that focus on the mother/son relationship: Bruce Books'"The Moves Make the Man," Chris Crutcher's "Stotan!" and Walter Dean Myers'"Fallen Angels." Notes that all three deal with forms of combat, both physical and mental, with competition, and with a struggle to survive--a struggle that each novelist turns into a metaphor for…