A DESCRIPTION OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF PERSONNEL IN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION EMPHASIZING THE EXTENT OF THEIR EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING WAS ASSEMBLED. THE ORGANIZATIONS CONTACTED FELL INTO FIVE MAJOR CATEGORIES--(1) COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, (2) PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS, (3) STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS, (4) EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION STATIONS, AND (5)…

THIS REPORT IS BASED ON A STUDY DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO BRING INTO FOCUS THE NATIONAL PICTURE OF TELEVISION FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION THAT WILL BE NEEDED DURING THE NEXT DECADE. THE SURVEY INCLUDED ALL THE LARGE SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY WITH ENROLLMENTS OF 12,000 OR MORE, A NUMBER OF THE SMALLER SYSTEMS, AND ALL THE STATE DEPARTMENTS OF…

As a follow-up to a 1970 study, interviews were conducted in 1971 in four ghetto communities (Bedford Stuyvesant, East Harlem, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.) to determine the extent to which Sesame Street was reaching preschool age children as compared to the previous year. The program's success was demonstrated by continued growth in audience,…