Presents brief annotations of 19 children's picture books and 9 chapter books considered by the authors to be too wonderful to miss. (SR)

Twenty-four professional recruiters interviewed 91 college seniors. Interviewers' subjective impressions of applicants completely mediated effects of applicants' relevant qualifications, but not academic achievement. A positive relationship between interpersonal attraction and interview outcomes suggests interviewers are measuring applicant fit in…

When selecting a multimedia producer, it is important to know how they do their work and the quality of their products. Factors include who is in control of the process, personal comfort with the production team, and their instructional capability. (JOW)

Notes that whole volumes have been written on how to use nonfiction literature to teach reading and writing. Emphasizes three areas where science books especially shine: storytelling, organization, and voice. Discusses advantages of science books. (SG)

Discusses many ideas the author has regarding the literature canon including what he thinks should be taught and for what reasons. Makes a case for the classroom contexts that allow students to develop into confident, enthusiastic, and responsible readers of canonical poetry. (SG)

Discusses three sequential questions boards should reach consensus on before beginning a superintendent search. Questions involve district's position related to education issues deemed important to the community, a new superintendent's personality traits and leadership skills required to address these issues, and whether the board should seek to…

An analysis shows that public universities in states with systems that enhance political control and universities whose trustees are selected by nonacademic stakeholders charge significantly lower prices than universities located in state with decentralized systems and those in which trustees are selected by academic stakeholders. (Author/SLD)

Describes how, despite the economic downturn, some colleges have found ways to hire droves of faculty members. (EV)

Notes that diverse characters in children's literature have been used for many years to introduce children to a variety of cultures. Explains that using characters in literature is also a strategy that is available to introduce children in a classroom to their peers who have disabilities. Explores how such books can be analyzed and what educators…

Explores data transfer speeds obtained with various combinations of hardware and software components through a study of access to the Internet from a notebook computer connected to a local area network based on Ethernet and TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/Internet protocol) network protocols. Upgrading is recommended for higher transfer…

Presents responses to 10 common arguments against the use of Internet filters in libraries. Highlights include keyword blocking; selection of materials; liability of libraries using filters; users' judgments; Constitutional issues, including First Amendment rights; and censorship. (LRW)

Effectiveness of assessment centers for personal selection in banking was tested with 135 applicants. Results do not support literature findings of the construct and criterion validity of centers. An exercise effect was apparent: judgments made by assessors were interpretable in terms of the exercises used rather than dimensions related to the…

Presents a latent variable representation for multiple-choice items and option characteristic curves, and proposes a criterion for distractors based on distractor selection ratios. Results allow for testing the criterion from observable data without specifying a parametric form for the characteristic curves. (Author/SLD)

Presents brief annotations of 44 children's books, organized in five groupings: Creatures and Characters, Time Periods, Curricular Connections, Cultures, and Nonsense and Such. (SR)

Outlines a selection process for school districts seeking to hire an architect. Discussing choosing the selectors, questions the district should ask itself, the interview, and checking references. (EV)