Offers several suggestions to help women seeking administrative posts, including to volunteer for committees and after-school jobs, join a few good professional and community organizations, apply for a special job such as director or evaluator, and publish something. (JM)

Research concerning reading interests of older adults indicates that they do not enjoy science fiction, depressing books, books that contain sex or violence, or books that have confusing plots or many characters. They have greater needs for materials which keep them creative and functioning at maximum capability. (Author)

Policies and procedures adopted by the Utah Board of Regents for selection of college presidents are described including the chairman's role, selection procedures, voting procedures, and interview schedule. Representation is given to alumni, community, student body, and staff. (JMF)

Methods for improving instructional effectiveness for special education by using media are described and discussed. (MK)

Discusses issues related to handling complaints, legal questions; expectations and responsibilities as these relate to the selection of materials by librarians for children and young adults. (CMV)

Outlines a model that will help teachers perform the prerequisite activities necessary for the specification of a microcomputer system that will meet present and future instructional computing needs. (Author/IRT)

Describes the use of the QuadraSync (Q/S) for developing an economical and versatile intelligent videodisc system. A compact audiocassette provides four sound tracks and drives a super-8mm film or videodisc by means of commands to a built-in film projector or videodisc player, all mediated by small data processors. (Author)

Reports a review of 13 genetics textbooks published from 1975 to 1979. Six tables present summaries of the significant data about the books, specific topics covered in the texts, and the number of pages devoted to each of 15 general topics in each textbook evaluated. (CS)

Presents a synopsis of moral development stages and the rationale for considering the significance of moral stages in group member selection. Moral growth should be facilitated during the productive phase of group process in which members deal with their differences, rather than ignore them. (Author/BEF)

College and university public relation specialists are offered guidelines for getting stories published in magazines, including awareness of the market, characteristics of different publications, and tailoring the material to fit the publications. (JMF)

Causal attributions for a manipulated success-failure event were collected from college students on five different measuring instruments. Results indicated that the structured measures showed greater interest correlation validity than did the open-ended measure. (CM)

Counseling strategies are suggested for counselors who may need to comprehend the stress factors and developmental context in which intimacy is framed for college students. (JD)

Recounts one school system's attempt to impose competency tests on its teachers and discusses the experience of other districts with standarized tests for teachers and teacher applicants. (IRT)

Results of a national survey indicate that of the four job analysis methods considered, Task Analysis and Job Elements were more familiar, more frequently used, and more favorably evaluated than were Critical Incidents and the Position Analysis Questionnaire but that none of the methods fully meets the respondents' needs. (Author/IRT)

Strong and weak policies on fair employment were equally effective in counteracting sex bias in selection decisions; however, lower starting salaries were recommended for females compared to males in the strong fair employment policy condition. (Author/IRT)