Test Reliability When Error Scores Consist of Independent and Non-Independent Components

To assess the effects of logical support, the Smith, Meux, Coombs, and Nuthall (12) system for the analysis of teaching strategies was used to construct four passages for each of two topics, fluoridation and the use of pesticides. The four passages varied in degree and kind of support or justification for the negative value judgments used. The passages were administered to 303 eleventh grade students. The group which received the passages having the most support for the negative value judgments reacted negatively as much or more than the other three groups, while the group which received the passages having the least support reacted negatively as little or less than the other three groups. There was also a topic-by-passage interaction.     

The elimination of Greek dialect in English

Modern Speech. By Gladys Borchers and Claude M. Wise. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1947; pp. 522. $3.25.

The Art of Play Production. Revised Edition. By John Dolman, Jr. New York: Harper Brothers, 1946; pp. 421. $3.50.

An Introduction to Linguistic Science. By E. H. Sturtevant. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1947; pp. ix + 173. $3.00.

Speaking in Public. By Wavland Maxfield Parrish. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947; pp. ix + 455. $2.95.

Extemporaneous Speaking. By J. M. O'Neill. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1946; pp. 418. $2.75.

The New Training for Effective Speech. By Robert T. Oliver, Rupert L. Cortright, Cyril F. Hacer. New York: The Dryden Press, 1946; pp. 414. $2.75.

Fundamentals of Public Speaking. By Donald C. Bryant and Karl R. Wallace. New York: D. Appleton‐Century Company, 1947: pp. 580. $3.00.

Speech and Human Relations. By Joseph G. Brin. Boston: Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1946; pp. 136. $2.50.

Southern Oratory: A Study In Idealism. By Francis Pendleton Gaines. University, Albama: University of Alabama Press, 1946; pp. ii + 65. $1.75.

The Miser by Molière. A New Version with Songs in the Style of the Period. By George R. Kernodle. Iowa City: Campus Stores, State University of Iowa, 1946; pp. iv + 68 (mimeographed). $1.68.

General American Speech Sounds. By Grace Barnes. Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, 1946; pp. vi + 129. $1.80.

Modern Theatre Practice. Third Edition. By Hubert C. Heffner, Samuel Sfxden, and Hunton D. Sellman. New York: F. S. Crofts and Company, 1946; pp. 501. $3.75.

Speech Development of a Bilingual Child: Vol. II. Sound‐Learning in the First Two Years. By Werner F. Leopold. Northwestern University Studies in the Humanities, No. n. Evanston: Northwestern University, 1947; pp. xxi + 295.

Etiology of Articulatory Speech Defects: A Comparison of the Incidence of Six Selected Factors in Children Having Articulatory Speech Defects with the Incidence of the Same Factors in Children Not Having Speech Defects. By Darrel J. Mase. Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, 1946; pp. viii + 85, $2.10.

First Steps in Acting. By Samuel Selden. New York: F. S. Crofts and Company, 1947; pp. xvi + 344. $2.50.     

Trust schools and the politics of persuasion and the mobilisation of interest

This paper sets out the theoretical and methodological approach of a study of the politics of persuasion and the mobilisation of interest in relation to the Trust schools initiative in England. Drawing on the discourse theoretical approach of Laclau and Mouffe the paper argues that the politics of consensus associated with New Labour reconfigures the field of politics, closing down legitimate democratic space. Building on this approach and that of policy sociology the paper outlines how the researchers seeks to address the following questions – if the space for legitimate democratic debate is so severely constrained then how does a social democratic government deal with the kind of opposition that Labour faced in relation to Trust schools? How do governments persuade dissident citizens to support unpopular policies? How are citizens mobilised to support such policies? This also raises questions about how, in such a restricted political space, do those questioning or resisting such policies, engage in the politics of persuasion and the mobilisation of interests? The reconfiguration of the field of politics and what this means for the constitution of legitimate democratic debate is the object of study of the research.     

Young girls in science: Academic ability,perceptions and future participation in science

Given the lack of information in either the school counseling or the gifted education fields on how school counselors and educators of the gifted work together, research into how individuals from both professions collaborate to serve gifted students and their families becomes important. The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to examine gifted teachers' and coordinators' experiences working with school counselors. Fourteen participants, serving in a variety of K–12 settings, engaged in interviews regarding their different experiences working with their school counselors. Five primary themes resulted from these participants' reported experiences, including educators'/counselors' training and preparation, meeting gifted students' needs through service delivery, school counselors' perceptions and beliefs, systemic barriers and facilitators of collaboration, and teacher and counselor collaborative efforts. These findings are discussed with regard to current literature on gifted education, school counseling, and professional collaboration.     

A case for the teaching of Latin to the verbally talented

There is little doubt that the verbally gifted have been identified through traditional identification measures. In addition to the heavy verbal emphasis on intelligence tests, lists of characteristics of gifted populations have always included several traits that relate to high verbal ability: early reading, large vocabulary, high level reading comprehension, and verbal interests such as voracious reading on a wide variety of topics (Gold, 1962; Gallagher, 1975; Clarke, 1979). What has not occurred is a systematic study of appropriate program intervention strategies for such students, particularly at the highest levels of ability. This article argues for the inclusion of Latin as a specific verbal intervention to enhance the capabilities of talented students in vocabulary and linguistic competence in English. Furthermore, the paper will argue that the study of Latin directly addresses many of the characteristics of gifted students and meets the criteria for appropriate curriculum for them.     

INTERGENERATIONAL SERVICE‐LEARNING: CONTRIBUTIONS TO CURRICULA

This article reports some findings from a national demonstration project involving the National Council on the Aging (NCOA) and thirteen colleges and universities. We studied 39 courses in which students were involved in service‐learning in aging. We describe and discuss (1) the range of demonstrably feasible adaptions, (2) what faculty say their students learned from the experiences, and (3) faculty perceptions of personal benefits and costs associated with developing and directing these projects.     

Conclusions drawn from the institutes for education by radio

A First Course in Public Speaking: with Debating and Oral Reading. By Jambs Albert Winans and Hoyt Hopewell, Hudson. The Century Company, New York and London, 1931. Pp. xvii, 349.

Debate and Oral Discussion. By James O'Nfill, and Rupert L. Cortright. New York: The Century Company, 1931.

The Short Speech. By James Thompson Baker. New York: Prentice‐Hall, Inc., 1928; pp. xvii, 315.

Charles Nagel: Speeches and Writings. Edited by Otto Heller. Limited edition printed by friends of the author. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1931; 2 vols.

Argumentation and Debate (a High School Text). By Carl G. Miller. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931; pp. 240; $1.40.

University Education for Business. By James H. S. Bossard and J. Frederic Dewhurst. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1931; pp. 578.

How To Be Interesting. By Robert E. Rogers. Boston: L. C. Page and Company; 1931; pp. xii, 170; $2.00.