D E P A RT M E N TS 

NEW AND FORT H C OM I NG AT R E F ERENC E 

Comp i l ed by 
G l ady s I .  Dra t ch and Deborah S .  Garson 

Access to Early Childhood Programs for Children at Risk� 
Sandra L.  Hoffert11 et al. Washington, D.C. :  U.S .  Dept. of 
Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 
National Center for Education Statistics: Supt. of Docs., U.S .  
G.P.O., 1994. 1 12p. ISBN 0- 1604-3 19-48. OCLC#30577538. 
$7.00. 

ll1is report examines the center-based early childhood 
program enrollments of preschool children who are education­
ally disadvantaged. ll1e first part of the report focuses on access 
to center-based programs. ll1e second part addresses t11e iss.ue of 
tl1e quality of t11e programs in which children are enrolled or t11e 
extent to which t11eir average group sizes and child/staff ratios in 
199 1 met both t11eir state and professional standards. Includes 
references, appendixes of technical notes and methodology, 
tables, and measurement of t11e quality of early chi ldhood pro­
grams based on information from parent <Uld provider reports. 

Black American Colleges & Universities. Detroit, MI:  Gale 
Research ,  I nc . ,  1994.  796p .  I S B N  0-8 103-9 166-x . 
OCLC#30659686. $55 .00. 

A guide to 1 18 historically and/or predominantly black 
colleges <Uld universities. Compiled between September 1993 
and February 1994, it is intended as a research tool for the 
prospective student. Arrm1ged by state, each chapter begins with 
a state map showing t11e schools' locations. School profi les were 
compiled from asurvey, wit11additional infonnation from catalogs 
or brochures. Includes notable alumni chart, bibliography, school 
profiles index, and a master index. 

Burgess, William E.  The Oryx Guide to Distance Learning. · 
Phoenix, Arizona, Oryx Press, 1994. 423p. ISBN 0-89774-823-
9. OCLC#30030268. $98.50. 

Infonnation on 298 institutions offering over 1500 me­
dia-assisted courses for which academic credit can be eamed. 
Includes only those media-assisted courses for which academic 
credit is awarded by fully accredited postsecondary institutions. 
Institutions in this guide are arr;mged geographically by state 
and, within state, alphabetical ly by nmne of institution. Gener­
ally, institutions are colleges or universi ties. Includes a subject 

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index, delivery system index, and institution name index. 

Callison, William L. Dropout Prevention Handbook: Appren­
ticeships and Other Solutions. Lancaster, PA. :  Technomic Pub. 
Co., 1994.406p. ISBN 1 -56676-063- 1 .  OCLC#30 1 14347. $29.00. 

Provides general information and specific strategies geared 
for teachers and administrators responsible for implementing 
programs to assist at-risk students. Covers student identification, 
prognun development, matching programs to particular students, 
computerized data methods, in-service training of staff, and 
program evaluation. Apprenticeships, model programs, and pro­
posal writing are featured. First in a series to include volumes on 
substm1ce abuse and gang prevention. 

Cassel, Jeris F. and Robert J. Congleton. Critical Thinking: An 
Annotated Bibliography. Metuchen, N.J.: ll1e Scarecrow Press, 
1993. ISBN 0-8 1 08-2635-6. OCLC#26976858. 403p. $47.50. 

An annotated bibliography of 930 selected periodical 
articles, monographs, essays, conference papers, and chapters 
from ant110logies. Designed for teachers, administrators, and 
researchers in elementary, secondary, and higher education. The 
bibliography covers selected representative literature from 1980 
tltrough 199 1 .  Eight chapters wit11 an autllor and subject index. 
Chapter entries include references to related articles. 

Coley, Richard J.  What Americans Study Revisited. Princeton, 
N.J . :  ETS Policy Information Center, Educational Testing Serv­
ice, 1994. 72p. OCLC#30657993 . $9.50. 

ll1is report documents high school course-taking patterns 
over U1e decade, updating and expanding upon t11e 1989 Policy 
Infonnation Report, What Americans Study� The first section 
describes U1e data for each curriculum area. with text and accom­
panying charts . TI1e second section focuses on data for college­
bound seniors, including advanced placement information and 
instructional emphasis in mat11ematics. The information also 
covers gender differences in course-taking, racialletlmic back­
grounds, academic and vocational enrollment, and students in 
public and nonpublic schools. Appendix includes data tables 
wiU1 standard errors. 

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Education Career Directory. Bradley J. Morgan and Joseph M.  

Palmisano, eds. 1st ed. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc., 1 994. 
337p. OCLC#29665895. ISBN0-8 103-9 158-9. ISSN 1074-2867 . 

$29.95. 

Organized as a guide for gelling a job in the field of 

education. Four sections include advice from individuals work­

ing in the field of education, the job search process, a job 
opportunities databank with entry-level job and internship list­

ings, and career resources. The job opportunities databank has 
listings from more than 210 public school districts, universities 
and colleges. A master index provides an alphabetical listing of 
all subjects, organizations, publications and services. 

Encyclopedia of English Studies and Language A rts. Alan C. 

Purves, ed. New York: Scholastic, 1 994. ISBN 0-5904-9268-3. 
OCLC#28966670. 2v. ( 1 338p.) $ 150.00. 

Arranged alphabetically by topic, each entry provides a 
definition and description, and is placed historically in the field 

of English studies and English language. Entries include refer­
ences and cross-references. 

Festritzer, C. Emily. Report Card on American Education: A 
State-By-State Analysis, 1972-1973 to 1992- 1993. Foreword by 
Samuel A. Brunelli. Washington, D.C. : National Center for 
Education Information/ American Legislative Council, 1993. 69p. 

OCLC#28838 1 88 .  $46.00. 
Analyzes dataforpublicelementary<md secondary schools 

based on 23 indicators for the years 1 972- 1 973, 1 982- 1983, and 

1 992-1 993 . Five sections cover student perfomumce, spending, 
student enrollments, staffing, rmd strucLUre. S tudent perfonn­
ance is analyzed for NAEP grade 8 math, SAT and ACT scores 

for college-bound seniors, and high school graduation rates. The 

section on structure analyzes local level education, showing 

numbers of school agencies and schools in each state. Includes 38 
tables plus a large folded wall chart comparing states, witJ1 source 

of data information. 

Geography Framework for the 1994 National A ssessment of 
Educational Progress: NAEP Geography Consensus Project. 
Developed under contract number RN9 1 07300l by the Council 
of Chief State School Officers for the National Assessment 
Governing Board. Washington, D.C. :  TI1e Board, 1 994. 60p. 

OCLC#29929376. 
Provides preliminary descriptions of achievement levels 

in grades 4, 8, and 1 2  in preparation for the geography assessment 

in 1 994. Chapters review the nature of geography education and 

curriculum, an overview and the specifics of the NAEP assess­
ment framework. 

Handbookfor Screening Adolescents at Psychosocial Risk. Mark 
I. Singer et al. ,  eds. New York: Lexington Books; Toronto: 

Maxwell Macmillan Canada; New York: Maxwell Macmillan 
In ternational ,  1 99 3 .  437p .  I S B N  0-669-24827-4 .  

OCLC#27 187788. $45.00. 

Twelve chapters written by twenty-three autlwrs cover 

such topics as eating disorders, sexual <md physical abuse, 

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depressive disorders, suicide, psychoses, attention deficit hyper­

activity disorder, and youth gangs. Lengtl1y references follow 
each chapter. Includes index. 

Handbook of Alternative Education. Jerry Mintz et al ., eds. New 
York: Macmillan Reference, 1 994. 43 1 p. ISBN 0-02-897303-8 . 
OCLC#30356382. $75 .00. 

Lists about 7 500 schools, programs, or homeschool groups 
based on questionnaires, information from state education de­

parunents, and various altemative education organizations. En­

tries for tl1e directory of educational alternatives are arranged 

alphabetically by state and by zip code within state and include 

number of teachers, and students, age range, entrance require­

ments, affiliations, teacher qualifications, and special features. 

Contains Canadian and international alternatives. Sections on 
alternative education viewpoints, vignettes of alternative schools, 

appendixes t.11at include organizations and boarding schools, and 
a comprehensive index. 

Handbook of Cooperative Learning Methods. Shlomo Sbaran, 
ed. Westport, Conn. :  Greenwood Press, 1 994. 374p. ISBN 0-

3 1 3-28352-4. OCLC#280 1 6 1 53.  $75.00. 
Thirty-five autl10rs contributed to chapters which de­

scribe cooperative learning methods, their applications for vari­
ous subject areas, and the implementation of these met.110ds in the 

schools. Each chapter contains references. Includes selected 
bibliography, figures and tables, and author, subject indexes. 

Handbook of Schooling in Urban America. Stanley William 
Rot.11stein, ed. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1 993. 421p.  
ISBN 0-3 1 3-284 1 2- 1 .  OCLC#274325 17 .  $75 .00. 

A guide to critical issues of schooling in urban areas. The 

handbook is organized into seven sections with individually 
authored chapters. The first section gives an historical view of the 

development of urban education. The second 
·
section examines 

political and organizational perspectives and their effects on 
urban schooling. The third section provides a look at minority 
perspectives on urban education. The fourth section considers 
teacher-pupil relations in the urban educational experience. The 
ot.11er sections cover social problems, pedagogical problems, and 
proposed solutions to urban schooling problems. Each chapter 

has a reference list for furt.11er information. Includes a bibliogra­
phy. 

Hempelman, Katl1leen A.  Teen Legal Rights: A Guide for the 
'90 's. Westport, Conn.:  Greenwood Press, 1 994. 236p. ISBN 0-

3 1 3-28760-0. OCLC#28965744. $39.95. 
Covers the legal rights ofteenagers to include the rights of 

"minors," young people under the age of 1 8. In a question-and­
answer format this guide focuses on such teen issues as automo­
bile use, school, home, job, appearance, parental divorce, sexual 

life, m<UTiage and children, alcohol and drugs, crime, and age, 

race, and sex discrimination. Chapters contain references. Glos­

sary and index included. 

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International Foundation Directory 1 994. Detroit, Mich . :  Gale 
Research Co. ; London: Europa Publications Limited, 1 994. 6th 
ed. ISBN 1-85743-00 1 -8 .  OCLC#30965 1 20 $ 1 50.00. 

TI1e object of the directory is to present a picture of 
foundations as an international phenomenon and any included 
institution operates internationally in some way. Entry infonna­
tion for each foundation gives activities, publications, address, 
and telephone number. An index of main activities includes 
categories of education, economic affairs, and science and tech­
nology. Small foundations have been omitted. Includes a select 
bibliography and an index of foundations. 

International Handbook of Child Care Policies and Programs. 

Moncreiff Cochran, ed. Westport, Conn.:  Greenwood Press, 
1 993. 688p. ISBN 0-3 1 3-26866-5 .  OCLC#26263852. $ 1 1 5.00. 

Provides overviews of child care policies and programs in 
twenty-nine countries. Current policies and programs are dis­
cussed in the context of the individual country's  cultural , histori­
cal, political, economic, and social background. Chapters contain 
references. The final chapter, authored by the edi tor, focuses on 
the themes of public child care that crosscut all countries. 
Appendixes cover maternal and parental leave policies and 
comparative demographic data. 

Outstanding Practices in the Arts, 1989-90 and 1 990-91 . Wash­
ington, D.C. :  U.S.  Dept. of Education, Office of Educational 
Research and Improvement, Prognuns for the Improvement of 
Practice: For sale by the U.S .  G.P.O.,  Supt. of Docs., I 994� 60p. 
OCLC#305674 I 0. 

Profiles of forty-two schools w1d their progrwns which 
have been recognized by the 13lue Ribbon Schools Prognun. This 
school recognition and improvement progrmn of the Office of 
Educational Research and Improvement of the U.S .  Department 
of Education is eleven years old. It identifies and gives national 
recognition to a diverse group of public and private elementary 
and secondary schools ti1at are unusually effective in meeting 
local, state, and national goals. The Blue Ribbon Schools Pro­
grwn designated art as an area for special emphasis during I 989-
90 and I 990-9 1 .  Two sections list elementary and secondary 
school profiles. WiU1in each section schools are alphabetically 
l isted by state. School profile infonnation incl udes instructional 
practices, achievements, and a contact person . 

Ravid, Ruti1 . Practical Statistics for Educators. Umhwn, Md. : 
University Press of America, 1 994. 349p. ISBN 0-8 1 9  I -9498-0. 
OCLC#299 1 0499. $48 .50. 

Provides examples which pertain specifically to tile field 
of education. Chapters cover sampling procedures, descriptive 
statistics, tile nonnal curve w1d standard scores, measuring 
relationships, inferential statistics, and reliability and validity. 
Statistical tables, glossary of symbols and of fonnulas are in­
cluded in the appendixes. 

Rosenberg, Michael S .  and Irene Edmond-Rosenberg. The Spe­

cial Education Sourcebook: A Teacher's Guide to Programs, 

Materials, andinformation Sources. 325p. Rockville, Md. : Wood­
bine House, 1 994. ISBN 0-933 1 49-52-2. OCLC#30623438 .  

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$2 1 .95. 
Contains six major sections, a brief introductory narrative 

section and five broad content-based sections including Under­
standing Specific Disabilities, Promoting Academic, Social and 
Functional Competence, and Partnerships for Lifelong Success. 
Witl1in sections resource materials are organized by type and are 
provided in a nonevaluative format. Resources include books, 
periodicals, multimedia, organizations, and technology. An ap­
pendix lists the addresses and phone numbers of the companies 
that produce or distribute the materials listed. 

Sherrill ,  Jan-Mitchell and Craig A. Hardesty. The Gay, Lesbian, . 
and Bisexual Students ' Guide to Colleges, Universities, and 
Graduate Schools. New York: New York University Press, 1994. 
279p. ISBN 0-8 1 47-7984-0. OCLC#28800232. $45.00. 

TI1e 1 79 institutions profiled are based on a survey of 
student groups registered with the National Gay and Lesbian 
Task Force. TI1e climate for gay, lesbian, and bisexual students 
is described, witi1 information about housing, hate crimes, avail­
ability of courses on issues of sexual orientation, and statistical 
infonnation regarding respondents. TI1e appendix summarizes 
statistics on student profiles for demographic information, vic­
timization, health issues, and various other factors. Index lists 
schools alphabetical ly. 

Steel, Lauri and Roger Levine. Educational Innovation in Mul­
tiracial Contexts: The Growth of Magnet Schools in American 

Education. Prepared for tile U.S.  Dept. of Education under 
contract by American Institutes for Research, Palo Alto, Califor­
nia. Washington, D.C. :  TI1e Dept., 1 994. 1 v. (various pagings). 
OCLC#30740899 . 

Describes and documents the growth of magnet school 
programs, ti1eir implementation, and the federal support for such 
programs. Covers nonmagnet specialty schools and programs of 
choice. Summarizes study findings and directions for further 
research. TI1e appendixes contain study samples and data, de­
tailed t:tbles, and the survey forms. Numerous tables and graphs 
illustrate tile text. 

Who Got In ? College Bound's 1 994 Survey of College Admis­
sions Trends. Evru1ston, IL: College Bound, 1 994. Annual. 8 fu 
ed. 122p. OCLC#27764 1 07. $ 1 4.95. 

Based on a yearly survey of public and private college 
admissions officers, this publication reports on fue admissions 
for 1 993- 1 994. Colleges and universities, numbering 183, par­
ticipated in the survey, covering such topics as fue number of 
applicwHs and admissions, graduation rate, minority group and 
intemational representation, test scores, and financial aid. 

U. S. History Framework for the National Assessment of Educa­

tional Progress: NAEP U.S. History Consensus Project. Devel­
oped under con tract number RN9 1 07200 1 by the Council of 
Chief State School Officers with ti1e American Historical Asso­
ciation, the American Institutes for Research, the National Coun­
cil for History Education, and ti1e National Council for the Social 
Studies for ti1e National Assessment Governing Board. Wash­
ington, D.C. :  National Assessment Governing Board, 1994. 80p. 

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OCLC#29967054. 

Describes the process and the background for the assessment 

of grades 4, 8, and 1 2  in 1 994. Chapters cover U.S .  history in 
elementary, middle and high schools, the frmnework for the 

assessment, desired attributes of the assessment, and illustrative 
examples of student activities for the defined t11emes ::md histori­
cal periods. 

Women Educators in the United States, 1820-1993: A Rio­
Biographical Sourcebook. Maxine Schwartz Seller, ed. Westport, 
Conn . :  Greenwood Press, 1 994 . IS B N  0-3 1 3-27937-3 . 

OCLC#28548437. 603p. $99.50. 
This reference work profiles sixty-six women who made 

significant contributions to American education from the early 

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nineteent11 century to t11e late twentieth century. Biographical 

entries are arranged alphabetically by the last name of U1e subject. 
Each biography has an introductory paragraph and two selective 

bibl iographies of "works by . .  " and "works about..". 
Includes a general bibljography about women and education in 
t11e U.S. and an appendix which lists U1e subjects chronologically 
in order of their birtl1. 

Gladys I. Dratch is Collection DevelopmentLibrarian and Deborah 

S .  Garson is Head of Reference Services at Monroe C. Gutman 
Library, Harvard University, Graduate School of Education. 

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