Describes a study on the use of television in a Canadian community just before and two years after inception of television reception. Discusses implications of the results for further research on television in the developing world. (SA)

Reports a study of the ways young children view television. The more common style involves uncritical absorption which seems debilitating to the child, while the other style provides the viewer with skills for discovering meaning within the program and beyond. Suggestions are given for parents to encourage the more critical style of watching.…

Reviews existing Canadian television networks, their hours of programing and amount of Canadian content, then focuses on programing for children including advertising regulations. Growing interest in television research on cognitive and achievement patterns is cited. (RAO)

Outlines research into teenage viewing preferences which was undertaken prior to production of a television series for CITY-TV, Toronto. The series is designed to attract as large a teenage audience as possible, and to promote "socially responsible" attitudes. The resulting effects on instructional television programing design are…

Reports on a longitudinal analysis of the impact of television in two Cree communities in northern Manitoba. Linkage exists between differing reactions and patterns of adaptation to Western pressure promoting different conceptions of the meaning and function of television. (Author/SA)

Looks at developments in television production research as reflected in a current series of conferences. Nineteen references are listed. (LLS)

Focuses on the longitudinal effects on adolescents of network television relayed via satellite into the predominantly Eskimo community of Frobisher Bay, Canada. Analysis shows that novelty effects of television dissipate over time. Discusses potential role of culturally relevant television programing. (Author/SA)

Reactions of preschool children from urban and rural Quebec to several animated and other representational television characters were obtained. Visual elements consistently appealing are identified, and responses are reviewed for sex, cultural, and location differences. Application of results in the production of a televised antismoking promotion…

Describes the development of the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) in response to a perceived threat by English language television to the Inuit culture and use of the Inuktitut language. Political issues are discussed; programing is described, including educational children's programs; and the use of technology to preserve cultural values is…