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The Flow of Television Programs from America to Australia.
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Breen, Myles P. – Journalism Quarterly, 1981
Indicates that while television programing from the United States is still popular in Australia, Australian television is beginning to show signs of developing its own media identity. (FL)
Descriptors: Exports, Foreign Countries, International Relations, Programing (Broadcast)
Searching for Cognitive Processes in the Cultivation Effect: Adult and Adolescent Samples in the United States and Australia.
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Hawkins, Robert P.; And Others – Human Communication Research, 1987
Investigates the cultivation hypothesis by testing two cognitive processes hypothesized to allow viewers to construct television-biased beliefs. Finds the basic cultivation result replicated, but neither process hypothesis was supported. (SR)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Mass Media Effects
Children's Television in Australia.
Murray, John P. – Phaedrus, 1978
Reviews developments in the television industry in Australia with specific reference to children's television. Advertising regulations and research and publications related to children's television are also noted. (RAO)
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Childrens Television, Commercial Television, Foreign Culture
U.S. Programs on Australian Television: The Cultivation Effect.
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Pingree, Suzanne; Hawkins, Robert – Journal of Communication, 1981
Presents a study of the effects, on Australian children, of viewing American television programs. Concludes that the cultivation of beliefs about the world, at least in cases of violence and crime, does occur even when the messages are imported from another country. (PD)
Descriptors: Audiences, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Foreign Countries
Some Processes in the Cultivation Effect.
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Hawkins, Robert P.; Pingree, Suzanne – Communication Research--An International Quarterly, 1980
Elaborates on the cultivation hypothesis: that heavy television viewers incorporate biases present in television content into their own constructions of reality. Suggests that the integration of discrete television events into social reality beliefs requires cognitive skills not available to or unused by younger children. (JMF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Audiences, Children
TV Advertising's General Impact on Children -- A Follow-up.
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Rossiter, John – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1979
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
You and "That" Box in the Corner.
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Schiller, John – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1979
Focuses on the influence of television, particularly commercial television, on Australian school children. (CM)
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Educational Television, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Quality Children's Television: The Case of "Lift Off."
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Roberts, Susan E. – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
"Lift Off" is a new, innovative children's television series produced by the Australian Children's Television Foundation that has been well received by young children, parents, critics, and educators. One typical half-hour program is profiled. Questions the claims that "Lift Off" will enrich the lives of a whole age cohort,…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Early Childhood Education, Educational Television, Foreign Countries
Children's Television in the Twenty-First Century.
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Browne, Dina – Orana, 1997
Discusses the state of children's television in Australia and considers possibilities for the future. Topics include regulatory frameworks and requirements for children's programs; imported programming, including animated material; the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; and values promoted to children. (LRW)
Descriptors: Animation, Childrens Television, Federal Regulation, Foreign Countries
Teenagers and the Fragmenting Media Environment in Asia: An Australian Pilot Study.
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Sternberg, Jason; George, Christina; Green, Joshua – AsiaPacific MediaEducator, 2000
Presents preliminary results from a survey of 15- to 17-year-old Australians, exploring television's place within a rapidly expanding multimedia environment. Finds strong evidence for arguing that Australian youth's media use is currently in a state of flux. Lays foundations for more comprehensive studies of youth media use in Australia that might…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role
Uniform Messages and Habitual Viewing: Unnecessary Assumptions in Social Reality Effects.
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Hawkins, Robert P.; Pingree, Suzanne – Human Communication Research, 1981
Challenges two assumptions of the Gerbner cultivation analysis: that commercial television content is uniform in its symbolic messages about society's values, and that television viewing is habitual (ritual) rather than selective. Overall, both assumptions are found flawed; discarding them, however, serves to strengthen rather than weaken the…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Hypothesis Testing
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Box? Children and TV Advertising in Four Countries.
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Collins, Jude; And Others – Educational Media International, 1992
Describes a study of nine year olds in Ireland, Australia, the United States, and Norway that investigated their attitudes to television advertising and the connection to buying patterns in their families. Highlights include enjoyment of television ads, parallels between television programs and ads, and perceived influence of ads on parents.…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries