Media Education‐‐a call for a change in teaching

The ever growing importance of mass media in social life makes media education one of the most challenging tasks for modern schools. While educators generally agree on the topics for this new area of study, the implications of media studies for teaching have long been overlooked. We should not teach about media as we teach about any other subject; media education calls for a change in the classroom. This article describes some of the consequences of media studies for classroom communication and points out the new opportunities for meaningful teaching.     

The Effects of Peer‐Mediated Instruction in Mathematics for Students with Learning Problems: A Research Synthesis

The purpose of this synthesis is to summarize the effectiveness of peer‐mediated interventions on the mathematics performance of both students with disabilities and those at risk for mathematics disabilities. Meta‐analytic techniques were used to calculate mean effect sizes for 17 studies that met inclusion criteria. Results indicate that peer‐mediated interventions in mathematics are moderately effective for improving students' mathematics performance. Also, findings are strongest for students at risk for mathematics disabilities, elementary‐aged participants, and mathematics computation content. Recommendations for future research and practical implications are discussed.     

The need for administrative know-how in libraries

The need for administrative know-how in libraries is great. Problems of administration in libraries do not differ significantly from those in other types of organizations. It behooves librarians to be aware of modern management theory, as developed and tested in the environment of business, and to adopt such useful tools as operations analysis and the systems approach to problems in the library environment.