Stephen, An exciting topic indeed! Here I rush into the arena with my 2 bits: 1) On page 308 of the APA manual, the large margin at the bottom of their sample page 5 seems to indicate that they would not approve of leaving orphaned headers at the bottom, but rather bump "Method" and "Participants" to pabe 6. 2) More definitively, on page 77 of the APA manual is this statement: "This chapter ... omits general rules explained in widely available style books and examples of usage with little relevance to APA journals. Among the most general guides to editorial style are Words into Type ... and the Chicago Manual of Style ..." where the authority for your (and my) preference about widows and orphans can (as I recollect) be found.
Personally, I have set down these rules by changing options on my word processor and using carefully defined styles, so it's become quite automatic. (Except, of course, when I receive student papers -- which are now beckoning.) --Sue Cloninger, Russell Sage College, Troy, NY, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------- Original Email From: Stephen Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Oct 23, 2003 11:59 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Widows and orphans in APA style 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 ___________________________________________________ Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470 Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661 Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Dept web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips _______________________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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