This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 26 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) contemporary and lyric poetry and poetry experiences; (2) bibliotherapy programs; (3) poetry in college anthologies; (4) values in American literature and science fiction; (5) literature in the junior college; (6) black Americans in prize-winning books; (7) theory and practice of interpretive inquiry; (8) methods of teaching literature to adolescents; (9) elementary school students' response to literature and book selection; (10) the history of the William Allen White book award; (11) analysis of ethnic bias in high school anthologies and images of adolescent male protagonists in young adult fiction; (12) use of children's literature to develop empathy, alter attitudes, and facilitate the integration of the handicapped into regular classes; (13) effects on factual recall of three methods of story presentation; (14) children and fairy tales; (15) stylistic features and readability; (16) curricular implications of teaching literature; and (17) kindergarten book selection. (AEA)