Discusses the issues and debates surrounding the selection of tests for the 1980 longitudinal study "High School and Beyond." The appropriateness and adequacy of the test batteries as used in the analysis of the differences between public and private schools in the report "Public and Private Schools" is also addressed. (RM)

The results of this study revealed a significant relationship between activity level and choice of music therapy activities by a sample of 33 moderately retarded clients. It is recommended that music therapists consider activity levels when designing individual prescriptive programs. (Author/AL)

Presents and interprets an 18-question test to determine how well a school's substitute teacher program functions. Topics covered include substitute teacher screening and preparation, lists of substitutes, lesson plans, staff and student evaluation of substitutes, substitutes' salaries, legal considerations, and making substitutes feel needed.…

Provides an overview of essential aspects of starting and maintaining a counseling group for suicidal individuals. Considers group purpose, member and therapist selection, therapeutic style, group size, length of treatment, areas of difficulty, and areas for discussion. (Author/MCF)

Cedar Rapids (Iowa) has had a written selection policy and a procedure for handling challenged instructional materials since 1971. An analysis of 112 formally submitted challenges reveals that far more challenged books were retained in the schools than were removed (61 retained, 22 removed). (Author/MLF)

It is necessary for those who are developing and/or evaluating software for purchase to carefully consider its educational compatibility, instructional design adequacy, and technical adequacy. Specific factors are examined as they relate to the development and/or evaluation of educational microcomputer software for handicapped learners. (Author)

Reports that audiences found newspaper advertisements to be more useful than those appearing in other media and that the more exposure a person had to a given medium, the more useful s/he perceived its advertisements to be. (FL)

The purposes of this study were (1) to explore the meaning of children's choices in toy preference tasks, and (2) to determine if children's understanding of sex appropriateness of toys is an important conscious determinant of sex-typed object choices. (Author/RH)

Discusses the use of bibliotherapy in the context of family therapy as a means of helping stepchildren resolve confused family roles and loyalties. Criteria for selecting materials, samples of effective children's literature, and limitations of the bibliotherapeutic approach are discussed. (Author/RH)

Describes 12 old classics of children's literature which are worth reviving in the elementary classroom. (SJL)

The second in a series that discusses effective approaches to presenting information, this article examines six guidelines useful for translating a script into a memorable film or tape. Six references are cited. (Author/MER)

Social studies teachers must realize that they are the key guardians of our democratic system. The level of sophistication of the social studies profession must be raised. To accomplish this, we must choose people who value scholarship and who are strong models of sociopolitical participation to become social studies teachers. (RM)

Results of a Compatibility Index based on tested interest/personality types showed that women (N=18) consistently chose second husbands who were more psychologically similar to themselves than were their first husbands. This result appeared to be orderly, as opposed to random occurrences. Emphasizes the commonalities between career and marriage…

Suggests recent trends in children's literature have been heavily influenced by the adult reader. (HOD)

Offers a worksheet for evaluating the readability of content area textbooks. (RL)