Reading for pleasure in paradise: paired reading in Antigua and Barbuda     

Molly J. Warrington  Patricia George 《Literacy》2014,48(2):66-71

Reading for pleasure is essential in the development of literacy. This paper reports on findings from a paired reading strategy introduced into primary schools in Antigua and Barbuda in order to foster children's pleasure in reading. This programme of cross‐age peer tutoring intervention began with the training of teachers in a small group of seven schools and was extended to all the schools on the islands in the following year. Qualitative research data from children and teachers showed that children were enthusiastic about the experience, with some evidence to show that their wider interest in reading was stimulated. Although for the pupils, particularly the younger ones, the main benefit of shared reading was perceived to be an improvement in reading skills, for teachers, it was the increase in children's confidence in reading that was cited as the most positive outcome. Although resource constraints in some schools did limit the scope of the programme, the paper argues that it boosted the reading development of a number of children and may have acted as a catalyst for stimulating a lasting pleasure and joy in reading.  相似文献   

The quality of toddler child care and cognitive skills at 24 months: Propensity score analysis results from the ECLS-B     

Erik Ruzek  Margaret Burchinal  George Farkas  Greg J. Duncan 《Early childhood research quarterly》2014

Over half of the toddlers in the US experience routine nonparental care, but much less is known about early care than about preschool care. This study analyzed 2-year-old child care and child outcome data from the nationally representative ECLS-B sample of children born in 2001. At two-years of age, 51% of children experienced exclusive parental care, 18% relative care, 15% family child care, and 16% center care. More children in nonparental care were in medium quality care (61%) than in high quality (26%) or low quality (13%) care. Low-income children were more likely than non-low income children to be cared for by their parents and, when in care, were more often in lower quality care. The impact of toddler care quality on cognitive skills was estimated using propensity score adjustments to account for potential selection confounds due to family and child characteristics. Children's cognitive scores were higher in high or medium quality care than in low quality care, but no evidence emerged suggesting that poverty moderated the quality effects. Nevertheless, this suggests that increasing the proportion of low-income children in high quality care could reduce the achievement gap because low-income children are very unlikely to experience high quality care.  相似文献   

Film Reference Works     

John M. Smith  Tim Cawkwell  D. Richard Bach  John Willis  George Sadoul  Clifford McCarty 《Communication Booknotes Quarterly》2013,44(4):8-10

John M. Smith and Tim Cawkwell (eds.) The World Encyclopedia of the Film (New York: World, 1972 -- $25.00)

The Working Teacher's Personal Guide to Film Sources (Stanford, Ca.: ERIC Clearinghouse on Media and Technology, 1972 -- single copies free on request, paper)

D. Richard Bach (ed.) The Film Buff's Bible of Motion Pictures (1915-1972) (Hollywood, Calif.: Hollywood Film Archive, 8344 Melrose Ave., 1972 -- $24.00)

John Willis' Screen World: 1972 (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972 -- $8.95)

George Sadoul, Dictionary of Films, and Dictionary of Film Makers (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1972 -- $16.50/5.95 and $14.50/4.95 respectively)

Clifford McCarty's Published Screenplays: A Checklist (Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1971 -- $6.50)

James M. Salem, A Guide to Critical Reviews, Part IV: The Screenplay from the Jazz Singer to Dr. Strangelove (Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1971 -- S30.00 for the set)

Cinema Catalog (Larry Edmunds Bookshop Inc., 6658 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California 90028 -- $2.95, paper)

Catalog of Film Literature (Cinemabilia, 10 Cornelia St., New York 10014 -- $2.50, paper)  相似文献   

Journalism     

Howard Simons  Joseph A. Califano Jr.  Oscar H. Gandy  George S. Rage  William A. Lucas  Karen B. Possner 《Communication Booknotes Quarterly》2013,44(7):86-87

Howard Simons and Joseph A. Califano, Jr. (eds.) The Media and the Law (New York: Praeger Special Studies, 1976---$4.95, paper with hardbound edition available)

Oscar H. Gandy, et al. Media and Government: An Annotated Bibliography (Institute for Communisation Research, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. 94305--- apparently free on request, paper)

George S. Rage, et al. New Strategies for Public Affairs Reporting: Investigation, Interpretation, and Research (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1976---price not given)

William A. Lucas and Karen B. Possner's Television News and Local Awareness: A Retrospective Look (Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand Corp. R-1858-MF, 1975---$5.00, paper)

Judith S. Gelfman's Women in Television News (New York: Columbia University Press, 1976---$7.95)  相似文献   

Reference and Research     

George Gitter  Robert Grunin  Stuart S. Nagel  Marian Neef  Michael E. Roloff  Gerland R. Miller 《Communication Booknotes Quarterly》2013,44(8):165-168

A. George Gitter and Robert Grunin's Communication: A Guide to Information Sources (Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1980—$26.00)

Publishers and Distributors of the United States (New York: R.R. Bowker, 1979—$7.50, paper)

Stuart S. Nagel and Marian Neef's Policy Analysis in Social Science Research (Beverly Hills, Ca.: Sage Publications, 1979-L-$18.00/8.95)

Michael E. Roloff and Gerland R. Miller, eds. Persuasion: New Directions in Theory and Research (Beverly Hills, Ca.: Sage Publications, 1980—$20.00/9.95)

Ronny Adhikarya and John Middleton, et al's Communication Planning at the Institutional Level: A Selected Annotated Bibliography (East-West Center, 1777 East-West Rd., Honolulu, Hawaii 96848—price not given, paper)

Frederic J. O'Hara's A Guide to Publications of the Executive Branch (Pierian Press, 5000 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104. 1979—$29.50/15.00)

MIMP 1980: Magazine Industry Market Place, The Directory of American Periodical Publishing (New York: R.R. Bowker, 1979—$24.50, paper)

Mark Beach and Bill Gilchrist's Words for the Wise: A Field Guide to Academic Terms (Coast to Coast Books, 2934 N.E. 16th Ave., Portland, Ore. 97212—$4.95, paper)  相似文献   

Film Biographies     

Howard Koch  John Houseman  Howard Koch  Tom Dardis  George Carpozi  Bob Thomas 《Communication Booknotes Quarterly》2013,44(4):76-78

Howard Koch, As Time Goes By (New Yorks Harcourt Brace, 1979–$10.95)

John Houseman, Front and Center (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979–$15.00)

Howard Koch, As Time Goes By (New Yorks Harcourt Brace, 1979–$10.95)

Tom Dardis, Keaton: The Man Who Wouldn't Lie Down (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1979-412.50)

George Carpozi's The John Wayne Story (New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1979-410.95 hardcover)

Bob Thomas, Joan Crawford (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978-410.95)

Mommie Dearest by Christina Crawford (see MMB, 10:71)

Marilyn Monroe Confidential: An Intimate Personal Account (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979–$9.95)  相似文献   

Books of the Month: The Future     

Wilson P. Didara Jr.  Robert W Haigh  George Gerbner  Richard Byrne  Frederick Williams 《Communication Booknotes Quarterly》2013,44(2):15-16

Wilson P. Didara, Jr. THE COMING INFORMATION AGE: AN OVERVIEW OF TECHNOLOGY, ECONOMICS AND POLITICS (New York: Longman, 1982— 324.95).

Robert W Haigh, George Gerbner, and Richard Byrne, ads. COMMUNICATIONS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (Yew York: Wiley- Iaterscience, 081—S19.95).

Frederick Williams. THE COMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION (Beverly Hills, Ca.: Sage Publications, 1982-325.00/ 12.30).  相似文献   

Telecommunications Technology     

Everett M. Rogers  Eugene F. Provenzo Jr.  George E. Whitehouse  Loy A. Singleton  Thomas B. Cross  Marjorie Raizman 《Communication Booknotes Quarterly》2013,44(6-7):74-75

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY: THE NEW MEDIA IN SOCIETY by Everett M. Rogers (New York: Free Press, 1986—price not given, cloth and paper)

BEYOND THE GUTENBERG GALAXY: MICROCOMPUTERS AND THE EMERGENCE OF POST-TYPOGRAPHIC CULTURE by Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr. (New York: Columbia University/Teachers College Press, 1986—$8.95, paper)

UNDERSTANDING THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES OF THE MASS MEDIA by George E. Whitehouse (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1986—$14.95, paper)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN THE INFORMATION AGE by Loy A. Singleton (Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 1986—$19.95)

TELECOMMUTING: THE FUTURE TECHNOLOGY OF WORK by Thomas B. Cross and Marjorie Raizman (Homewood, IL: Dow Jones-Irwin, 1986—$25.00)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY by R.L. Brewster (Chichester: Ellis Horwood Ltd./New York: John Wiley, 1986—price not given)

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS by Timothy Pratt and Charles W. Bostian (New York: John Wiley, 1986—$42.95)

UNDERSTANDING SATELLITE TELEVISION RECEPTION by S.E. Sutphin (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1986—price not given

1986 INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE DIRECTORY (Design Publishers, 369 Redwood Ave., Corte Madera, CA 94925—price not given, paper)

COMPUTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS: A VISION OF C&C by Koji Kobayashi (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1986—$16.95)

DICTIONARY OF DATA COMMUNICATIONS edited by Charles J. Sippl (New York: Halstead Press/John Wiley, 1985—price not given, paper)  相似文献   

The federal depository library program electronic collection: Preserving a tradition of access to United States government information     

George D. Barnum  Steven P. Kerchoff 《New Review of Academic Librarianship》2013,19(1):247-255

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Leadership Styles in the Top Greek Media Companies: Leading People with a Mixed Style     

George Tsourvakas  Yorgos Zotos  Paraskevi Dekoulou 《媒体管理杂志》2013,15(2):77-86

Media companies are different from manufactures and other commercial organizations. They have both measurable economic goals and nonmeasurable social responsibilities. Leading these companies is a difficult task. The main issue is that an appropriate leadership style for media people must balance business and political goals. In this study, semi-structured interviews were used to collect data about Greek media leaders. The research explores and identifies the leadership style of CEOs heading the top media companies in Greece. These findings indicate that media leaders use a mixed leadership style involving both transformational and transactional styles in order to anticipate the peculiar external and internal media environment.  相似文献