And here's what I do. Becasue I teach Intro, and because my students are not yet comfortable with APA, I tell then to "never hit ENTER twice" until thay make it to the References section, other than on the Title page where they have to leave a few spaces between the Running head and the Title.
So if it so happens that a Header becomes an Orphan, it does not look good, but at least they are following APA. I do not want them to get the wrong idea about starting on a new page when they should not (and as clear as this may be for us, well, it just isn't for them...!)
Another reason why I caution the usage of page breaks is that it may be that it looks better when the person is doing it, but if for some reason they end up adding a line somewhere, then it skips a whole page because ofthat extra line of text. And that is not good...
So with more advanced students, I would agree that the aesthetics are worth considering. But in first year, I tend to go "hard core" so they get the general idea of how to do it.
And in the end, a lot depends on their motivation. I spent a full class (3 hours) going over APA for their paper, and I still get many Title pages that are VERY wrong... go figure...
Cheers!
JM
Stephen Black wrote:
Given the extreme excitement generated by the discussion of the evil PowerPoint, I'm looking forward to a similar frisson in posing the following burning question.
When typing a manuscript in APA style, and except where APA mandates a new page, do you let the page breaks fall where they may and woe unto himorher who tampers with them in order to achieve a pleasing result?
Or do you impose your will on the word-processing package and intervene whenever a lonely line is left at the start of a paragraph at the bottom of the page, or at the end of a paragraph at the top of the page (widows and orphans). And do you take resolute page break action against that most distressing event of all, the appearance of a heading at the bottom of a page with no text to follow?
Personally, I believe it's no contest, and the latter must always prevail over its ugly alternative. But as far as I can see, the _Publication Manual of the APA_ (5th ed.) falls silent on this issue of outstanding importance, second only to world peace and the war on terorism. But not the stout readers of this list, I predict.
Stephen
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