This study compared actual with ideal procedures in the selection and elimination of candidates in counselor education programs. A two-factor analysis for each category (selection and elimination) resulted in some significant differences between the actual and ideal procedures in both selection and elimination. (Author)

An annotated list of 42 science fiction titles for readers in elementary grades through ninth grade.

The folklore collection can provide a range of meaningful experience for the elementary school child. Criteria for selection of materials are scope, cultural breadth, authenticity, style, reading level, and design. (Author)

Underlying causes and potential remedies for widespread cheating and sabotage of laboratory experiments committed by premedical students in a variety of institutions are discussed. (LBH)

Either we acknowledge that others have the right to exist with the human dignity that we ourselves take for granted, or we maintain a white cultural monopoly by saying that popular books that force on readers a racial or sexist bias are sacrosanct. (Author)

Specific recommendations are offered to institutional search committees for identifying candidates, determining their leadership abilities, and selecting first-rate academic administrators. The author's guidelines are based in part on his experience with the ACE Fellows Program in Academic Administration. (Author/LBH)

The personal observations of a participant in the Administrative Intern Program for Women in Higher Education are offered. Problems are cited, but the overall significance of the program is emphasized. (LBH)

A typology of styles of loving is applied to the search for partners among gay males, using a sample of advertisers in a gay newspaper. The impact of gay liberation ideology on gay male relationships is considered as a model of predicted changes in heterosexual mate selection patterns. (Author)

Describes a survey of 340 high school students to determine their interest and involvement in books and other media. (DD)

A discussion of computer services and equipment applicable to libraries considers the industry, the library, processing in and out of the library, programs and programing, system designs, specifications; selection, evaluation, standards, acquisition, contracts, and safeguards. (LS)

Boards often hire someone new to the presidency both to benefit from fresh thinking and to avoid tapping someone who has done the same thing in the same way at multiple institutions. And yet, the decision to take a chance on a rookie chief executive creates one of the riskiest situations in higher education. One reason it is fraught with risk is…

These 100 handy reproducible book lists can be used to instantly create hand-outs for teachers and parents (as well as for older readers), to add to newsletter, or to post on a Web site or bulletin board. Based on the most common needs of educators and librarians who work with young readers, these lists focus on new titles, as well as classics…

A competency model for religion-affiliated college presidents is proposed. The model consists of three main components: spiritual calling, personal values, and professional roles. The spiritual calling component may make the model unique for this group of college presidents. An impetus for the competency model is the trend toward shorter tenure…

This literature review examined the practical application of uncertainty reduction by describing how employment interview behaviors inform existing theory. The review cites C. R. Berger and R. J. Calabrese (1975) whose research proposes that strangers gather information to increase predictability or explanation of each other's behavior. F. M.…