This district created a team of four administrators to replace the district superintendent while a search was conducted for a successor. (IRT)

A publisher lists guidelines on how to evaluate a textbook for a lab-oriented course. (HD)

A survey of trainers of school psychologists was conducted to determine which texts in each of 16 areas of psychology they felt to be most relevant to the training of school psychologists. A 69-item bibliography of ranked choices in each area was presented. Possible trends were discussed. (Author)

Describes the method used by Bates College Library to evaluate periodicals. (PF)

This article provides instructional developers with a model for understanding instructional media. (RC)

The Petersen-Novick paper dealing with culture fair selection (TM 502 259) is the basis for this article. The author proposes a perspective in which ideas can be lined up for comparison and suggests solutions to the problems of selection in employment. (DEP)

An annotated list of 45 books for children and young adults.

A discussion of the need for children's books to be produced, and used by librarians to stimulate children's interest in art. Includes examples of children's art books. (KP)

Guidelines are presented for library collection development activities which include: budgeting and allocation, the formulation of collection development policies, the development of review programs to assist in the solution of space problems, and the description and evaluation of library collections. (Author/AP)

As an introduction to subsequent articles about psychology textbooks, som publishing and textbook adoption problems are mentioned. (ND)

Selecting the architect is one of the keys to a successful school building project. Some general standards for evaluating architects can be applied in most situations. (Author/MLF)

The removal of group members and the recruiting of new ones are central processes in the maintenance of a group. Bases for determining who will be expelled and who initiated are stated in the form of propositions. (Author/MLF)

The DeFrancis Chinese texts and texts from the People's Republic of China are compared, regarding instructional value, character use and cost. (CHK)

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Margaret Spellings to be Secretary of Education. Statements were presented by: Michael B. Enzi, Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Edward M. Kennedy, a U.S. Senator from the State of Massachusetts; Kay Bailey Hutchison, a…