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Leander, Kevin; Frank, Amy – E-Learning, 2006
In this article the authors consider how youth engage in social practices of identity through their online practices with images. Although they build on social practice perspectives, informed by the new literacy studies, they question the extent to which such perspectives have created new autonomies and separations, including the separation of…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Literacy, Identification (Psychology), Computer Mediated Communication
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Quinn, Gwendolyn P.; Albrecht, Terrance L.; Mahan, Charles; Bell-Ellison, Bethany A.; Akintobi, Tabia Henry; Reynolds, Beth; Jeffers, Delores – Qualitative Report, 2006
When it comes to issues related to low-income women seeking early, adequate, or continuous prenatal care, the public health and medical communities continue to tell women to take responsibility for their actions. Rarely are messages aimed at providers. To help physicians see how factors in their offices and clinics can affect service utilization,…
Descriptors: Prenatal Care, Qualitative Research, Females, Physicians
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Russo, Richard – Science Teacher, 1988
Provides background information on the equipment and knowledge necessary to do an astronomy activity on the earth's rotation. Details an activity in which students can measure the rotation of the earth using a camera and the stars. (CW)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Earth Science, Photography, Physical Sciences
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Cox, Dennis – Journal of Documentation, 1987
Outlines the history of the application of photographic and allied printing methods in libraries during the past 50 years. The benefits of reprints and micropublications to libraries and users are discussed, and the possible impact of computer output microfilm is examined. (19 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Library Materials
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Koroscik, Judith S.; And Others – Studies in Art Education, 1985
Verbal contextual information affected photography and nonphotography students' performance on semantic retention tests. For example, correct titles aided the formation and retention of accurate memories, while erroneous titles misled students into remembering meanings that had relatively little to do with what was actually pictured in the…
Descriptors: Art Education, Association Measures, Context Clues, Educational Research
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McDonald, Joseph P. – English Journal, 1985
Describes experiences in planning and conducting a workshop that combined the teaching of writing, research, and basic photography skills. (EL)
Descriptors: Discovery Processes, Integrated Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Arts
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Hupp, Susan C. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1986
Effects of object training and photograph training on comprehension of category labels by 10 severely mentally retarded children and adolescents were explored. Results indicated that acquisition and transfer did not differ, yet generalization was significantly more accurate with objects than with photographs. Futhermore, generalization was…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Concept Formation
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Journalism Quarterly, 1984
Presents summaries of research dealing with (1) foreign correspondents in Washington, D.C., (2) legal protection for magazine article ideas, (3) the influence of training on taking and judging photographs, (4) the impact of cable television on library materials borrowing, and (5) the law that first led to a free press. (FL)
Descriptors: Cable Television, Freedom of Speech, Information Sources, Laws
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Ali, Anthony – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1984
Investigated effects of using laboratory photomicrography as a motivational technique in the teaching/learning processes involved in the study of microbiology in Nigerian schools. Of the 720 students participating in the study, those taught using the photomicrographs scored highest on posttests and indicated that they were highly motivated by the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Instructional Materials, Microbiology, Photography
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Journalism Quarterly, 1983
Brief research reports discuss (1) the Greek mass media, (2) media use and student knowledge of current events, (3) brand credibility in advertising, (4) the accuracy in news magazines' forecasts, (5) camera bans in court rooms, (6) education reporting in the Los Angeles "Times," and (7) loneliness, depression, and the uses of…
Descriptors: Advertising, Court Litigation, Credibility, Current Events
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Ameen, Bobbi C.; And Others – School Arts, 1980
Described is a three-day camp program where sixth-grade students were led to see the interrelatedness of various art forms--to realize that the design elements and principles working within art are related to the basic organizational tools of creative writing and music. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Art Education, Artists, Creative Writing, Fund Raising
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Cameron, Jack R. – English Journal, 1980
Suggests ways of using teacher-produced photographs in English and language-arts classrooms. Offers examples of how a series of pictures was used and how students responded. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
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Blanchard, Frank N. – Journal of Geological Education, 1980
Described is a computer program used to calculate d-spacings (corrected for film shrinkage) and a weighting factor for measurements made on a Debye-Scherrer film. Two purposes are listed for the computer program: time reduction and increase of computer competance. (Author/DS)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Programs, Computer Science Education
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Pulley, James B. – Science Teacher, 1979
A classroom technique for projecting microorganisms on a TV screen is described. Instructions are given with a step-by-step approach and effective subject matter is suggested. (SA)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Biology, Laboratory Equipment, Photographic Equipment
Ward, Bill – Scholastic Editor, 1979
Lists recommended readings in journalism, arranged according to a number of categories, including publication design and graphic arts, magazine editing, student press law, reporting, editorials, photojournalism, and yearbook publication. Includes addresses for catalogs of books on topics related to journalism. (GT)
Descriptors: Advertising, Books, Editing, Higher Education
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