ALAN v23n1 - Is Anybody There?

Is Anybody There?

M. Jerry Weiss, Editor

ALAN is an important and influential organization. Among its purposes is to inform, and I would like to know the answers to a few very important questions.In order to make this as simple as possible, please copy the page that contains all the questions, and then fill in your answers.

Your Position:
Are you a high school teacher?
Middle school teacher?
College professor?

If you're a teacher, what grades do you teach?

What subjects?

Do you use young adult literature as part of your curriculum?

Please list the titles and/or authors you are currently using.
(please attach additional pages if necessary)

Are you using paperback editions?

Are you using hardcover editions?

Are there titles or authors you would like to use, but you aren't at this time? If so, please list them.

For what reasons aren't you using them?

How often do you change your curriculum and select other materials?

What criteria do you use in selecting materials?

Are there any professional journals to which you refer for recommendations?   If so, please list the titles of the journals.

Please send responses to M. Jerry Weiss, 125 Montclair Avenue,Montclair, NJ 07042 .