In building the young adult book collection, the emphasis should be for quality of text and format as well as appeal, level of difficulty, and developmental and curricular uses. (NH)

Describes own method of college selection for her son. (EK)

a rehash of the "Great Debate" between Jeanne Chall and the proponents of basal readers for teaching beginner's reading. (NH)

The project sought to determine whether a five or ten minute segment of a video tape showing the student teacher in the actual classroom situation would assist a school employing official in the judicious selection of a beginning teacher. Video tape was thought of as only a supplement to the conventional forms usually found in the credentials…

Using the Stratmeyer Syndicate's practices as an example, criticizes methods employed in writing series" children's books. (RD)

Reprint publishing has progressed to a position as a large-scale, self-justified industry. Reprints are amenable to convention bibliographic control, and librarians and publishers must cooperate in improving it. (Author/NH)

It is suggested that emphasis be changed from trait factor personality studies such as tolerance for ambiguity, nurturance, and abasement, to researching the area of cognitive style, flexibility, perception and psychological openness as perhaps being more fruitful in advancing knowledge of the criterion variable. (Author)

A critical compendium review of 12 currently available translations/editions of Beowulf." (SW)

The results show that selective attention to color or form can be experimentally changed and is not developmentally determined for all Ss. (WY)

Author comments on Dr. Alexander Astin's conclusions on current admissions practices. (IR)