Discusses a study of secondary education for slow learners. Includes discussion of program organization, identification of slow learners, teacher selection, and curriculum. (JOW)

To identify and attract outstanding candidates for key nonacademic positions, college and university presidents should employ executive search firms, primarily to learn of outstanding candidates that might never surface in any other way. (MLW)

Many factors go into selecting a camp. Location, cost, and health facilities are all important considerations. The musical development and objectives of the child and the camp's particular instructional, emotional, recreational, physical, and geographical requirements are all important in the selection process. (CS)

Computers can be an asset to education when the focus is upon students' learning needs and teachers' capabilities. This article discusses the ineffective uses of computers in home and school. (DF)

Reports results of comparison of seven journals which review popular music recordings, including number of reviews, length of reviews, favorable versus unfavorable reviews, reading score, journal subscription price and average review cost, and music styles covered. Ten references are cited. (EJS)

Examines the quality of basal readers and textbooks, discusses some of the forces affecting textbook quality and selection, and offers suggestions for coping with less-than-adequate reading materials. (FL)

The "skills trace" is a textbook evaluation process by which an evaluator isolates one skill and reads every reference listed in the index of the teacher's manual. The evaluator then observes how that skill is introduced, taught, practiced, and tested throughout the grades. (Author/DCS)

Analyzed over 5,000 position advertisements for seven areas of student personnel listed in "The Chronicle of Higher Education" from 1979 to 1982. Results offered insights into types of positions available and what universities are looking for in their career planning and placement staff. (BH)

Analyzed the curriculum vitae (CV) of 117 applicants for the position of assistant professor of psychology to yield four cross-validated factors. Comparisons of the results with those of four years ago indicated considerable stability of the factors. Scholarly publications remain an important factor. (JAC)

Briefly discusses the functions of microcomputer storage devices, printers, plotters, modems, speech devices, light pens, and touch panels. Capabilities of peripherals in various price ranges are compared to assist the personal computer owner in selecting devices appropriate to his needs. (MBR)

This essay reviews the library material selection process and explores the differences between selection and censorship. Removal of library materials, selection of materials for special interests, opinions of censorious groups, the balanced collection, and the librarian's responsibility are discussed. (EJS)

Examined the validity of a rationally developed biographical questionnaire for predicting content valid test performance for electrician applicants (N=221). Results showed that the utility of the questionnaire in screening applicant populations was both statistically and practically significant. (LLL)

Because of the short life expectancy of recent books for adolescents, the author recommends examining the field in terms of its history and also calls for learning more about teenage books in general and teaching criteria for judging works. (CRH)

Guidelines for evaluating and selecting software for computer assisted instruction of learning disabled students touch on technical adequacy, instructional effectiveness, and matters of presentation format (rate, modality, feedback, and reinforcement aspects.) (CL)

Examined the relationship between the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R), the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) with incarcerated delinquents (N=35). Results indicated that the PPVT-R yielded a higher correlation with the WISC-R verbal IQ scores than did the PPVT.…