Scholarship examining the role of cultural capital in school outcomes in relation to race and ethnicity in the French context is scarce. This article seeks to test how various potential forms of cultural capital, beyond the most traditional ones, are associated with school grades relationally with French students' backgrounds. Using Ministry of…

Describes the reorganization of television in France, where three national companies have replaced the Office de Radiodiffusion-Television Francaise. (LS)

Text in French. Abstracts in English, Spanish, and Russian.

Article explains the role of O.F.R.A.T.E.M.E., the variety of its productions and the allocation of its resources to the various levels of schooling. (Author)

A look at the media production facilities at Louis Lumiere College of Secondary Education, Marly-le-Roi, France. (HB)

Outlines the means employed by the French Cultural Relations Office to support the teaching of the French language by foreign radio and television networks. Support includes: the assistance of French professionals; the production and publication of audiovisual aids, language courses, and teachers' guides; and equipment and training for its…

An analysis of the general conditions and problems involved in independent study systems, restricting discussion to the adult sector, by considering TELE-CNAM. (Author)

This publication includes discussion of the use of "combined teaching systems" (and most specifically television) in various European adult education programs. Brief reports are included on several programs (general and technical education, and arts and letters courses, in France; literacy in Italy; and various televised courses in…

Examines four well-known BBC language courses, "Deutsch Direkt!""A Vous la France!""Viva Espana," and "Buongiorno Italia!" It is suggested that these courses focus on tourism, stereotyping both learners and the target culture and that the presentation of the cultural materials is unrealistic. (VWL)

Describes a video distribution service which was offered on an experimental basis by the French Television system. Nine participating schools received, recorded on video cassettes, and viewed films selected from the Central Educational Film Library with the help of an adapted videotape recorder, EPEOS decoder, and a television set. (CHC)

Four activities for language learning are presented, including: an exercise in compound word formation; television program production; a puzzle made of text fragments; and organizing a trip to France. (MSE)

Describes the initial phase of a project to open up an educational channel on all the cable networks of France's Nord/Pas-de-Calais region. Partnerships between educational agencies, cable companies, and communities to serve preschool and primary schools are described. The requirements and costs of extending the project to all area networks are…

This study is concerned with informal education activities (in France) to promote socio-professional advancement for adolescents up to the age of majority and for adults up to the age of about 40. The three types of activity considered (training, retraining, and further training) are carried on by many organizations--all under the authority of the…