The activities of TV Classroom, one of the largest programs designed to educate adults at the high school level through television, in the 1968-1969 school year are reported. In addition, the history of the program since its inception in 1952 is given, together with an historical chart. Course requirements, publicity, registrations, expenses, and…

Describes Why Weight, a program to train community leaders to recognize an effective diet plan and prepare leaders to teach it to others. Why Weight successfully used television to train more than 300 community leaders. (JOW)

A preview of a forthcoming series of economics television programs by Channel 4 in Great Britain is provided. The series will consist of 20 half-hour programs and is intended for adults. What the programs cover is described and educational back-up to be provided is discussed. (RM)

The author describes the efforts made by the British Broadcasting Corporation to ensure that its educational programs are of maximum value to adult educators and to the wider public. (Author/CT)

Presents an account of cooperation between the British Broadcasting Corporation and the National Extension College in relation to current developments in educational broadcasting. The college produced a kit of self-teaching materials related to an instructional television series which could also serve as the basis of a series of evening classes.…

This study looks at the effects of two types of inservice training--live and videotape instruction--on the subsequent acquisition of knowledge and counseling skills of correctional staff assigned to work with imprisoned adult offenders. (Author/RM)

With the assistance of the Canadian Captioning Development Agency, TVOntario has undertaken to determine the efficacy of applying closed-captioned television to the needs of adult learners who are not hearing impaired. In this research study, actual and potential applications of closed-captioned television for hearing audiences in Canada, the…

A general discussion of the concept of open learning systems in the United States. (HB)

THIS DOCUMENT DESCRIBES THE CURRENT EDUCATIONAL USES OF BROADCAST AND CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION IN ENGLAND, WALES, SCOTLAND, AND NORTHERN IRELAND. THE CENTRE FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION OVERSEAS IS DESCRIBED. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE, UNDER THE HEADING OF BROADCAST TELEVISION--TELEVISION FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, TELEVISION IN ADULT EDUCATION, AND…

A very informative narrative description of the general patterns and trends of ETV and ITV in Canada is presented, with references to statistical or detailed information appended. (LS)

About 30 educators, cable operators, and foundation and government representatives discussed cable television and continuing education at a conference. They concluded that cable has great potential for education, because of the following features: 1) multiple channels, 2) controlled access to cable channels, 3) an educational access channel, and…

A series of 30 telelessons and an accompanying manual designed to train teachers of adult basic education was developed by the Maryland State Department of Education and then utilized and evaluated in 25 colleges and universities throughout the United States. The purpose of the evaluation was to describe the types of courses, students, faculty,…

In the spring of 1971, the University of New Brunswick's Department of Business Administration offered a credit course entitled Management of the Enterprise'' on public television. (Author)