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Peer reviewedFortner, Rosanne W.; Lyon, Anne E. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1985
Investigated the role of television as a medium for communicating environmental information to the general public by determining the influence of a Cousteau documentary on viewer knowledge and attitudes and to assess changes in those characteristics over time. Survey form used is included in an appendix. (ML)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Documentaries
DeRosa, Bill – Humane Education, 1984
Presents findings of a study (by Rosanne Fortner) which determined: (1) the impact of a Jacques Cousteau television documentary on ninth-grade students' knowledge and attitudes; (2) whether the same information presented by a classroom teacher would have a similar impact; and (3) if knowledge/attitude changes are retained for two weeks. (JN)
Descriptors: Animals, Grade 9, Junior High Schools, Knowledge Level
