It is important that radio programs designed to stimulate a desire to learn or a taste for information be at the same time good radio. (MS)

Because mass media form one of the most important means of adult education, this two-volume textbook teaches the educational uses of radio. Instructions and sample scripts are included for talk, interview, discussion, magazine, feature, and drama programs. Each section is followed by questions to test the student's memory of basic concepts and…

A pilot radio series is described which is designed to reach Italian adult newcomers in Ontario who cannot or do not seek the formal education of the English as a second language class. It is assumed that the listener knows some English but does not know how to use it. (SW)

This booklet describes the setting, conduct and results of an action research project in which the Workers' Educational Association and the BBC local radio station in Liverpool jointly prepared an educational radio series for working class adults. In February 1971, six programs were broadcast under the series title "Living Today." Each…

A group study method was selected for Tanzanian educational radio campaigns based on the theory that adults are more motivated to learn when they are actively involved. Groups of approximately 12 adults and a group adviser followed the pattern of reading, listening, discussing, decision making, and action. The instructional materials used…

This issue focuses on uses and techniques of radio for educational purposes in developing nations. Two health education projects are described which are utilizing open broadcasting to attract a mass audience of listeners not committed to a structured radio education program. Kenya's Swahili language radio serial, "Giving Birth and Caring for your…

Materials concerning the use of radio and mass communications for non-formal education and development are listed in a selected annotated bibliography, intended for those actively involved in non-formal education and development. Three sections contain annotated entries (which range from 1972-1983), each of which includes source information and…

THIS INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR, ORGANIZED BY THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN TRADE UNION OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL WORKERS AND SUPPORTED BY UNESCO AND THE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN UNESCO COMMISSION, BROUGHT TOGETHER 118 SPECIALISTS IN MASS MEDIA FROM 14 COUNTRIES. THE AIMS OF THE SEMINAR WERE TO ACCELERATE WORK RELATING TO CONTRIBUTIONS OF…

Helpful aids to finding information on all new methods and media being introduced in schools is one of the services which has been extended by the Office of Education over many years. A comprehensive radio bibliography was supplied when radio was first introduced into the classroom. In 1948, television was added to this annotated listing. Now in…

Television has been seen by some as an enemy of literacy and by others as a tool for enhancing literacy. It has been used to arouse public awareness through national campaigns, to instruct in basic skills, and to motivate potential learners to seek education. According to the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), adults with limited literacy…