A checklist of procedural guidelines for selecting new and replacement textbooks, films, tapes, kits, anthologies, and other instructional materials. (DD)

Context in this article is the victimization of teacher's in their purchase of textbooks. (RK)

Discusses the results of a sixteen year survey of collegiate and professional basketball in terms of several aspects of the athletic world alleged to be racially biased-recruitment policies, the assignment of playing positions, performance expectations, and rewards. (Author/JM)

Speech delivered at the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development meetings (Chicago, spring, 1969). Urges that students and teachers should be involved in selection of curriculum and library materials. (JS)

Emphasizing the specific of selection and intentionally structured practice experiences, the program is as applicable to nonprofessional as to professional traiing programs. Research is reviewed giving specific selection criteria on personality measures and on initial levels of interpersonal skills. A specific integrated didactic (feedback) and…

The demands of special interest groups from the conservative right and the liberal left have resulted in more restrictive censorship in American education. (RL)

Describes how to conduct a successful effort to hire university faculty and administrators. Discusses using the school's mission statement, the search committee, the charge to the committee, involving the appropriate community, selection criteria, the position description, candidate evaluation, and making the appointment. Concludes by summarizing…

Sound reference checking should be an integral part of executive recruiting. (Author)

This paper presents three variable selection strategies in discriminate analysis (all variables in the model, use of stepwise methods, and all possible subsets). All three methods are illustrated through examples. Although the all variables in the model and the stepwise methods are the most widely used, B. Thompson (1996) and C. Huberty (1994)…

Little is known concerning the incidence or importance of various types of reading materials. (CK)

The values of a particular contest to students should be weighed carefully before the contest is entered. (CK)

The author discusses art selection, the process by which some artworks are selected out or into the art world. Just as George Williams says that natural selection is necessary for a complete explanation of the living world, so, too, is art selection necessary for a complete explanation of the art world. Furthermore, just as Darwin says that…

Education reformers routinely call on school districts to stop hiring teachers based on seniority, which they argue interferes with effective staffing, especially in disadvantaged schools. The few researchers who have empirically studied the issue, however, disagree about whether seniority-based hiring is systematically associated with staffing…

The United States' education system needs to take its critical next step: fairly and accurately measuring teacher performance. Successful reforms to teacher pay, career advancement, professional development, retention, and other human capital systems that lead to better student outcomes depend on it. Where can the U.S. find the best-practice…

Like many of the author's colleagues in higher education, he has long maintained that their work is primarily about forging personal connections within their campus communities by engaging students in a variety of learning activities. He fervently believes that learning must be broadly conceived to include an array of cognitive, social, and…