In a "risk society," as defined by Beck [(1992). "Risk society, towards a new modernity" (M. Ritter, Trans.) Newbury Park, CA: Sage, see also Castel, R. (1991). "From dangerousness to risk." In G. Burchell, C. Gordon & P. Miller (Eds.), "The Foucault effect: Studies in governmentality" (pp. 281-298). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press],…

Over the last few years, there has been a wealth of materials written and presented on next-generation library catalogs. These next-generation interfaces strive to turn "standard" integrated library systems (ILSs) into more nimble and robust search platforms that offer more user-friendly 2.0 enhancements for users. Rather than abandoning…

Today's effective school counselors are integral in education reform, school leadership, and student achievement. It is typically the responsibility of building principals to hire effective school counselors. This article builds on previous literature and provides principals with questions to ask and information to gather that may be helpful in…

Graphology is an aid, never a final arbitor, in personnel selection. (BP)

Procedures in selecting screens for various school facilities. Describes types, sizes, placement, various types of projection. Includes charts and illustrations. (LS)

This study attempted to determine in what order of preference beginning teachers join teacher organizations and the relationship of selected background characteristics, morale, recruitment activities, or administrative pressure with this preference. Questionnaires were mailed to elementary, junior high, and high school teachers completing their…

A seven step strategy is presented for selecting a "good" test in an educational setting. The steps are as follows: (1) make the following preliminary decisions: (a) decide why you need to test, (b) decide what you intend to do with the results, (c) decide what practical decisions will be made based on the testing results, and (d) decide who will…

Lists 44 new publications which would be of value to reference collections of small and medium-sized public and college libraries. (Author)

After listing the 12 most common problems in employee selection, the author offers four principles for improving the selection interview process. The principles focus on using job-related selection targets, using past behavior as an indicator of future behavior, organizing selection elements into a system, and involving several managers.…

Project descriptions. (DAG)

This paper presents four methods for determining the number of factors to retain: (1) determining an eigenvalue greater than unity (K1); (2) the scree test; (3) the minimum average parallel approach; and (4) parallel analysis. Three of the four methods are illustrated through an example. Although the eigenvalue greater than unity and the scree…