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Peer reviewedMoss, Gemma – Australian Journal of Education, 1993
Children's discussion of television horror shows is the basis for examining television's effect on children and the relationship between television and reading. It is recommended that more attention be paid to the importance of social contexts in which both reading and responding to television occur. Implications for classroom instruction are…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Elementary Secondary Education
Television and Behavior: Research Conclusions of the 1982 NIMH Report and Their Policy Implications.
Peer reviewedRubinstein, Eli A. – American Psychologist, 1983
A review of recent studies on the effects of television viewing on behavior indicates that television has significantly influenced cognitive and affective child development, social behavior, social relationships, and health attitudes and practices. Researchers and the television industry must collaborate to maximize television's positive effects.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Cognitive Development
King, William, Comp. – Television & Children, 1981
A collection of quotations drawn from research and opinion papers dealing with the impact of television viewing on children. Subtopics addressed are: television viewing statistics, effects of television violence, and the relationship of television to education. (JJD)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes
Abelman, Robert; And Others – Television and Families, 1986
The first of a two-part review of the National Council for Families and Television's (NCFT) journal publications from 1978-1983 discusses articles examining both television and children, and discovers a multi-phase evolution in NCFT's perception of children's associations with television. Periodical articles by television and academic/research…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Children
Esserman, June F., Ed. – 1981
This volume consists of 10 papers dealing with issues, research and research findings regarding the effects of television advertising on children. The first paper critically examines recent research literature which bears on policy questions related to the effects of television advertising on children. Findings from a study designed to examine…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Comprehension, Consumer Economics
