Discusses the key questions facility managers should ask during the selection process for a facility-maintenance software program. Questions include ease of use, asset modeling capabilities, ease of reconfiguration, and software scaleability. (GR)

Comparison of continuing training in France and Germany finds that, in France, more talented workers are selected for training but training does not produce significant wage effects. In Germany, selection operates differently: continuing training is given to a greater number of employees and has an effect on career advancement. (SK)

Describes the demographic and scholarly characteristics of 27 recently hired faculty members in counseling psychology programs and the nature of their positions. Results indicate that research productivity is a function of academic rank, that recent doctoral graduates have publication and presentation experience, and that almost half the available…

The partial-credit model, the generalized partial-credit model, and the graded-response model were compared in the context of testlet scoring using Scholastic Assessment Tests results (n=2,548) and a simulated data set. Results favor the partial-credit model in this context; considerations for model selection in other contexts are discussed. (SLD)

Survey responses from 1,508 secondary students revealed their perceptions of family-and-consumer-sciences education. Many did not think it should be required, but thought the content was interesting and would help them in family life. (SK)

Examined the interaction of gender and education as influences on mate selection characteristics. Students (N=156) rated 22 characteristics for importance in selecting a partner. A factor analysis yielded three factor scores (social stratification, personality, physical variables) that were significant only for gender across the social and…

Hypothesizes that students are conscious of their decision making regarding academics, and thus, are able to report factors affecting their academic motivation. Finds that they reported more factors than have been considered in previous theoretical analyses of academic motivation, with students perceiving interactions between motivational factors…

Survey data from 100 Singapore organizations revealed the following: they tend to recruit women more for operations than supervisory/management jobs; 44% consider gender a selection criterion; recruitment ads often specify gender; and women's opportunities for promotion and training are limited as is their access to flexible work arrangements and…

A survey of adult education graduate students identified how they chose their university and program of study. Questions prospective students should consider were formulated in these areas: goals, location, cost, admission criteria, part-time/full-time study, faculty quality and commitment, philosophy, curriculum, degrees, program design,…

Presents brief annotations of 41 children's books that explore the concept of time from varied perspectives to elucidate some of its meanings for children. Groups books to focus on milestones in children's lives; how they enjoy spending their time; visiting the past in suspending time; recognizing different ways to mark time; celebrating special…

Defines textbook genre as the manner of presentation of material and implied relationship between the author and reader. Describes a method of objectively dividing textbooks into moves separated by shifts in emphasis, and gives a genre analysis of an exemplar textbook to demonstrate how the technique might be useful in evaluating textbooks for…

Fossey's perspectives on legal issues faced by personnel in school districts are too generalized and fail to account for specific problems faced by individual districts and efforts made to cope with them. Illustrates the discussion with examples from the Miami-Dade County Public School System (Florida). (SLD)

Acknowledges the exemplary hiring practices of the Miami-Dade County (Florida) School District, but reiterates that throughout the United States, many professional educators are hired who lack the skills, compassion, and creativity to be in charge of children's education. (Author/SLD)

Explains the author's views on writing for young adult readers, and tries to present the awkward realities of the modern world in a way that makes them explicable to the immature mind. Emphasizes that it is important that teachers, librarians, and academics continue selecting and discarding, discussing and analyzing, and making comparisons with…

Presents an annotated bibliography of five chapter books and five picture books published in 1998 or 1999. Summarizes the content of these works of children's literature. (SC)