Suggests that teachers use bibliotherapy (the use of books to help people solve problems) with those students who are struggling to cope with difficult situations. (AEA)

Proposes nonseries books as an alternative to series books for information on the Third World. The basis of the selection of these books is discussed. Thirteen nonseries books on Africa are listed and annotated as well as eight books on Asia and five books on Latin America. (RBF)

Describes the steps that a school district should follow in the first stages of implementing a minimum competency testing program: preparatory activities, defining the project, identifying existing tests, evaluating tests, developing a local test, and sharing knowledge. (Author)

Reviews the development of a fault tolerant database processor system which replaced OCLC's conventional file system. A general introduction to database management systems and the operating environment is followed by a description of the hardware selection, software processes, and system characteristics. (SW)

In order to develop a teacher selection process which could be utilized by the personnel department of the Birmingham, Alabama, school system, this study reviewed data obtained from the literature, comparable school districts, and selected materials in use in Birmingham. The resulting 10-step process is outlined. (Author/SJL)

Explains what an external audit is, what an external auditor can do, and how to select one to perform an audit on your district. (IRT)

The lack of validity of self-peer rating in selection is due to their "fakeability," and not to the absence of a relation between need for achievement or work motivation and performance; nor is it due to the invalidity of self-peer ratings per se as a measure of these variables. (Author)

Points to trends in the publication of young adult novels; discusses a number of young adult novels from the 1970s that appear to have a good chance of becoming classics of the genre. (RL)

The third in a series of articles on the NASSP Assessment Center for administrator evaluation and selection, this article sets forth the experiences administrators from Prince William County, Virginia, had with the center and their opinions of it. (JM)

The author presents criteria for evaluating children's books about Hispanics and describes 10 worthwhile titles. (SJL)

Adolescent or young adult novels can be paired with classic novels with similar themes to help ease the student transition from self-selected to teacher-assigned literature. (Three examples of the pairing technique are offered.) (Author/RL)

Details factors related to the selection of microcomputer systems for computer-based instruction, including cost-effectiveness, instruction improvement and enhancement, and projected use. Descriptions of Apple, Atari, PET, Sorcerer, Terak, Texas Instruments, and TRS-80 are included along with a glossary of microcomputer related terms. (LLS)

Issues in admission to professional education are reviewed, including the validity of prediction of performance, development of appropriate admission criteria, and legal issues in fair selection. The literature of educational and personnel selection is reviewed. (MSE)

Describes the status of educational administration as a field of study, and the methods of selecting and training principals. (IRT)

Suggests that women and non-Whites are excluded from promotion into the administrative sector of education as a result of informal organizational processes. Explores the sponsor-protege relationship as a socialization process and its effect on the promotion of women and minorities. (Author/GC)