Describes the questions pertinent to the use of blind peer reviewers for refereed scholarly journals. Discusses the pros and cons of using peer reviewers. Reviews and analyzes the author's personal experience with journal publication. (HB)

Describes the questions pertinent to the use of blind peer reviewers for refereed scholarly journals. Discusses the pros and cons of using peer reviewers. Asks what the status is of readers' reviews, particularly in their role as legitimate scholarly activity. (HB)

Describes the questions pertinent to the use of blind peer reviewers for refereed scholarly journals. Discusses the pros and cons of using peer reviewers. Reviews and analyzes the process of rhetorical interaction between author and editor, and between author and peer reviewer, as forms of dialogic collaboration. (HB)

Describes the step-by-step process of writing a bootable CD-ROM. Discusses equipment and background. Steps include copying the hard drive, creating an image, editing, determining boot catalog placement, and creating the boot record. (AEF)

Describes a project that was designed to study the effectiveness and efficiency of editing procedures within an online bibliographic system at a large research university library. A comprehensive statistical overview of editing commands available is presented, frequency of their use is studied, and questions for further research are suggested.…

Reviews and critiques literature in the subfield of magazine editing research, chiefly biographical studies of individual editors and various types of studies of editorial practices, including surveys, magazine content analyses, and close qualitative examinations of editors' relationships with others. (SR)

A convenient and user-friendly method for computer-based second-language instruction (especially exotic-alphabet languages) presents a "pool" of text chunks from which the student uses a mouse to select and drag the chunks to form answers. Several types of feedback, including edit markup, may be selected; revision consists of rearranging, adding,…

This paper highlights the salient, and sometimes invisible, features of the standard format for reporting special education research and provides guidelines for novice writers. The paper offers general considerations about planning and writing for publication, discusses components of the research report, and reviews the editorial process and…

Explores the underlying psychology upon which media programs and services are developed and describes the psychology of producing media. Topics include editing, including non-linear editing; emotions; language, or semantics; symbols, or semiotics; production techniques, including narration and user control; motion pictures and television;…

Provides a summary of papers presented at the "Research in Literacy" session of the fall conference of the Ohio Council of the International Reading Association. Discusses collaboration among linguistically-diverse learners; the education of 20th-century immigrants; inner-city middle schoolers editing their publication; and…

Graduate students in education at Ohio State University discuss benefits of a course "Essentials of Journal Editing" for illuminating aspects of the publishing process; results of an on-line survey about graduate students' experiences with scholarly publication; plans for an on-line student-developed journal in comparative education; and…

Adapting the use of writing stations to the Latin classroom makes the process of reading and editing an integral part of the process of language instruction and learning. Suggests that whether used in the foreign language classroom or the English classroom, the use of writing stations makes the processes of editing and rewriting less tedious and…

Although most teachers use word processors and electronic mail on a daily basis, they still depend on paper and pencil for correcting their students' compositions. This article suggests some tools and techniques for submitting, editing, and returning written work electronically. (BD) (Author/VWL)

Discussion of the link between children's experiences with literature and their literacy development focuses on the use of folktales. Describes the transformation of one Greek folktale into an American picture book and discusses the blend of contemporary issues and traditional features; complexities of exporting cultural artifacts; and the…

For middle school students, writing a formal lab report can be challenging. For middle level teachers, reading students lab reports can be overwhelming. After grading report after report with incomplete procedures, incorrect graphs, and missing conclusions, the author's frustration level was at an all-time high. Ready to try anything, he thought,…