Presents 10 criteria for evaluating Internet resources, including content, credibility, critical thinking, copyright, citation, continuity, censorship, connectivity, comparability, and context. (LRW)

Interviews with 118 rural and urban physicians revealed their belief that pharmaceutical information provided in response to their questions was more credible than that offered spontaneously by sales representatives. Information must satisfy an existing need and must be verified as a possible solution to practice problems. (SK)

Argues that "goodwill," the third of Aristotle's three elements of ethos, is ignored by many contemporary researchers because of misanalysis and/or misinterpretation of data. Reports empirical research indicating the existence of the goodwill dimension as part of the structure of the ethos/source credibility construct, and provides a…

Explores dimensions of relevance with respect to research in instructional technology and suggests ways the research community can accommodate the needs and interests of practicing professionals. Topics include values; perceived credibility; perceptions of utility; expanding research topics and methodology; and the role of practitioners as…

Finds strong positive main effects for teacher immediacy and strong negative effects for teacher misbehavior on all three dimensions of credibility (competence, trustworthiness, and caring/goodwill). Finds, however, that with low teacher immediacy, both "nonmisbehavior" and misbehavior produced perceptions of low credibility; whereas…

Contributes to research on media credibility and media use by surveying politically-interested Web users online to examine whether they view Web publications as being as credible as their traditionally-delivered counterparts. Finds online media tended to be judged more credible than their traditional versions, but that both online and traditional…

Argues that technological advances with digital photo enhancement computer programs raise serious questions concerning ethics in student publications, and that instructors and advisers have an obligation to teach students about the appropriate, ethical use of these programs. Outlines specific issues and reminds students that it is wrong to enhance…

When a crisis arrives, two elements can help save your school's reputation: the principal's precrisis credibility with the public and the press and a crisis communication plan. Crisis plans should designate a school spokesperson and procedures for gathering, communicating, and disseminating information. Key audiences include staff, students, and…

Discusses Web site hyperlink-affiliation network structures based on a study of Korea's top 152 Web sites. Provides a theoretical framework and literature review; shows through cluster analysis that financial Web sites occupy the most central position in the network; and discusses these findings from the perspective of Web site credibility.…

Presents responses of 5 scholar/educators to the question of how literacy will be defined. Discusses societal changes that will impact the definition of literacy; judging credibility of sources; the claim that definitions will become more standardized; a historical view of literacy that includes the complexities of technology; and defining…

Responds to John Wilson's article "Philosophy and Education Research: A Reply to David Bridges et al." Discusses three observations: (1) different recollections of the pretensions attached to conceptual analysis; (2) the supposition of establishing meaning of a word without a theory of meaning; and (3) rhetorical and persuasive functions…

Discusses the importance of sustaining a consistent college relations program, specifically by building credibility, documenting the value of the program, and maintaining campus connections. (GCP)

Objective: To consider sex roles in public speaking through the conversational style of modern-day political rhetoric. Type of speech: Informative. Point value: 15% of course grade. Requirements: (a) References: 3; (b) Length: 5-7 minutes; (c) Visual aid: No; (d) Outline: Yes; (e) Prerequisite reading: Any biographical information found on the…

As more and more classes are taught on-line, new challenges for assessment of student learning have come about. In this paper on the use of digital video (DV) as an acceptable means to assess student oral business presentation skills, content analysis was used to test for the presence of primary traits inherent in effective formal business…

This study investigated the roles of respondent, perpetrator, and victim gender on attributions toward a 10- or 15-year-old victim and an adult perpetrator in a hypothetical sexual abuse case. It was predicted (a) that female respondents would be more provictim and antiperpetrator than men, (b) that 10-year-old victims would be deemed more…