A study was conducted to describe the population of alternative models for comprehensive school reform in the region served by Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL). The study addressed the questions of whether schools that did not propose to adopt widely known or implemented reform models were able to design a reform process…

A content analysis instrument was developed to help educators select textbooks that deal with the Middle East and reflect the goals and standards published by UNESCO and the National Councils for Social Studies, Geography, and World History. Fifty-five goals and standards were identified from those published by the four organizations. Sixty…

The benefits of mathematics and science courses in high school were studied using information from the High School and Beyond (HS&B) data set, a study that began with more than 30,000 high school sophomores in 1980. The analysis focuses on approximately 7,000 students who finished their schooling by 1988 and for whom there were valid test…

In recent years many teachers, English departments, and school districts have taken steps towards averting censorship and strengthening the professional basis for their English language arts programs. This paper states that development of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) guidelines for selection of materials in English programs…

Building on the success of its 2003 study, "Missed Opportunities: How We Keep High ­Quality Teachers Out of Urban Classrooms," The New Teacher Project (TNTP), with support from The Broad Foundation, investigated the methods that urban school districts use to recruit, select and hire principals. This working paper presents the basic…

Research shows that subjects receiving music lessons under conditions of adult high approval selected more of the music taught than subjects taught under adult low-approval conditions. (Author)

This brief study evaluates a method for selecting college students as therapeutic agents (called the group assessment of interpersonal traits). The data suggest that use of this method may increase the number of false negatives but the likelihood of selecting false positives is not increased. Peer modeling reduces effectiveness of group members…

Communicating, the perennial favorite for how-to articles, is investigated here in connection with conference behavior. Prerequisite skills for various kinds of conferences are discussed. (Editor)

Lists ten common flaws found in reading workbooks, kits, and other materials and provides examples of each drawn from specific commercially-prepared materials. (TO)

Discusses the use of racial stereotyping in children's books and describes one evaluative process that increases awareness of such stereotyping. Three bibliographies listing children's books about black people and culture are listed. (TO)

The authors conducted a study to determine the major area of difficulties as perceived by student teachers in student teaching programs. (Author/RK)

Discusses the hard work involved in being a publisher's consultant. (GB)

Article describes a comprehensive model for the selection of instructional media in the context of technical/vocational education. (Author)

Refers to the library of the Spanish Royal Academy. (SK)