This article examines the tradeoffs between wages and job-related advertising in the recruitment of new employees. Hypothesizes that when wages are limited by controls, firms increase their use of nonwage recruiting methods. Also examines the effect of the Nixon wage controls on newspaper help-wanted advertisements. (Author/CT)

Guidelines for the selection of appropriate educational media are presented, including a discussion of the role of technology in enhancing learning, and a consideration of the characteristics of various forms of learning resources. (SK)

Discusses the selection of reviewers and books for review by "Library Journal" and "Choice." An analysis of 1,300 reviews from each journal concludes that key decisions are made by editors rather than reviewers and that the reviews were relatively uncritical whether signed or unsigned, or by college teachers or librarians. (RAA)

A model which secondary social studies teachers could apply to their content area suggests an interplay between the inductive and the deductive--where students first identify a proposition from an examination of evidence and then test the proposition to assess its power in helping students understand the complex nature of social reality.…

Describes a program in which parents were included in the selecting of teachers. Argues that the benefits of such a program outweigh the problems. (IRT)

In general, candidates selected for employment will probably perform worse than estimated. Bayesian statistical methods may be useful in adjusting the estimates. (Author)

Discusses the art of media selection for advertising public television programs. (BD)

This literature review on the revised Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory discusses its uses in vocational assessment and personnel selection, for identifying malingerers in personal injury claims, and in military screening and selection procedures. (SK)

Examines the extent to which postbureaucratic principles (dialog, workplace democracy, and transformational leadership) are currently reflected in the employment interview. Discusses the nature of the postbureaucratic organization. Examines current employment interviewing norms and practices to determine if they reflect three guiding principles of…

Discusses why institutions of higher education should seek presidents with demonstrated skills honed within large non-profit organizations, government, or corporations. Asserts that these "out-of-the-box" leaders are well versed in the administrative, fiscal, and community-building skills so desirable in an academic president. (EV)

A model demonstrating how performance incentives may encourage cream skimming (selecting participants with a high likelihood of success) was applied to data from 16 Job Training Partnership Act training centers. Short-term performance measures were weakly and perversely related to long-term impacts, but efficiency gains/losses from skimming were…

Describes trends in school furniture design, including emphasis on ergonomics, mobility, accommodation of technology, and the use of private sector providers to plan and implement the furniture, fixtures, and equipment portion of school construction budgets. (EV)

Examines arguments as to whether, how, and to what extent children's and adolescent literature is becoming postmodern. Suggests young adult literature has fully embraced the postmodern mode. Discusses three young adult novels that use postmodernist ideas and techniques: Sharon Creech's "Walk Two Moons," Louis Sachar's "Holes,"…

Examines, evaluates, and organizes a wide variety of knowledge management software tools by examining the literature related to the selection and evaluation of knowledge management tools. (Author/SLD)

Describes a comprehensive computer software selection and evaluation process, including documenting district needs, evaluating software packages, weighing the alternatives, and making the purchase. (PKP)