A discussion of India's Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE). Beginning August, 1975, technologists, social scientists, politicians, and many others have been watching and assessing the progress of the experiment. (Author/HB)

Drawing on his experience with the Indian Satellite Instructional TV Experiment, the author discusses the type of training program needed by those conducting formative evaluation in that context. (BD)

A general discussion of training programs which resulted from India's decision to expand television as a nationwide network and a vastly expanded use of educational technology within the educational system. (Author/HB)

A visit to India to gather information on the INSAT-1B satellite project for the purpose of identifying the main issues involved in using satellites for education and teaching purposes, with respect to potential Open University of Great Britain involvement is outlined in this report. Organizations visited and individuals interviewed are…

This article is a brief review of Satellite ATS-F and the part it could play over Asia this year, bringing learning to illiterate adults in Indian Villages and hamlets. A bibliography is included. (Author/JB)

A discussion of the ATS-F satellite which will begin broadcasting programs on agriculture, population control, national integration, and generally upgrading and expanding education in India. (HB)

This article examines the new work which was done for SITE (Satellite Instructional Television Experiment) and INSAT (Indian Satellite System) at the Space Applications Center in India in order to make a satellite based television system a cost effective medium for developing countries. (Author/STS)

This evaluation of India's Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) investigated the process of existing rural communication, the role of television as a new medium of communication in SITE instructional areas, and the process of change brought about by television in the rural structure at the micro-level. The report includes…

The first section of these conference proceedings consists of a position paper on the use of satellites for educational television (ETV) in developing countries. It outlines the nature of the educational crisis facing developing countries, offers a theory of ETV, reviews some of its prospects and problems, discusses the relevance of other…

SITE is an experimental project which would provide vital inputs in designing and executing a satellite-based instructional television system, particularly in rural areas, to stimulate national development in India with important managerial, economic, technological, and social implications. (Author/BP)

Pilot project SITE was undertaken to help shape a national TV system for India. Programing was to provide nonformal education in agriculture and health; formal education for primary school children and teachers; and by promoting Indian culture, to create a sense of political unity among the nation's disparate linguistic groups. (JEG)

An article advocating the use of televised instruction in adult education programs, in literacy education, and in teaching family planning and health to the Indian masses. (JB)