Examination of the Open University's use of educational broadcasting indicates that it is a valuable resource but a continued emphasis on the hardware, together with a failure to recognize the problems which users may face, will mean that in many cases the results will not match the expectations. The emphasis is too often placed on the hardware…

This text contains the transcripts of five days of hearings before the House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Communications, and it includes the texts of thirty-five statements and a substantial amount of additional material introduced for the record. The subject of the hearings was the extent and form of government subsidies to public…

The objectives of the three-country survey of developmental book activity in East Asia were (1) investigation of book activity in each country, (2) determination of priority book needs (3) development of program recommendations to answer these needs, and (4) formulation of regional recommendations relating to a book and library effort that might…

This revised fifth edition closely follows the format of previous editions, but provides 25% more listings, bringing the total number to over 4,000. Producers and distributors of software are listed alphabetically by firm, as are manufacturers and distributors of hardware. In both sections, the information given for each firm includes address,…

Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK--Japan Broadcasting Company) is the only public service broadcasting organization in Japan. It is financed entirely with receivers' fees paid by television and radio set owners. NHK conducts a variety of educational broadcast activities. Two services provided by NHK are the Gauken senior high school correspondence program…

The 1972 WEST conference report represents a cooperative project of the Western Educational Society for Telecommunications and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Media and Technology. The conference featured discussions of public television, instructional television, cable television, national educational radio, and national public radio, educational…

Representative democracy is unlikely to persist for long in its present state of instability. Unless we move forward into a more participatory democracy we may find our government increasingly bland and manipulative, brutish and tyrannical. The fundamental question about television is how it can help the growth of participatory democracy. We need…

Describes evaluation methods currently in use by the BBC's advisory councils and by external researchers in collaboration with them. (BR)

Describes a computerized database for children's radio and television, which contains detailed information and evaluations of children's programs and public service announcements currently on the air or available on cassette. Information on access to the system, subscriber and search costs, and a contact for further information are provided. (CLB)

This paper investigates the use of mass media in distance education in Nigeria in order to provide suggestions for its effective use during the 21st century. Distance education programmes, especially those of the Universities of Ibadan and Lagos are examined. These two institutions made bold and commendable efforts. However, while print media…

Describes Britain's Open University, an arrangement whereby higher education is provided via the broadcast media on a mass basis, with no admissions criteria and allowing for flexible scheduling of courses taken by the student, and leading to an undergraduate or graduate degree. (AN)

Discussed are the conference's "three main aspects: (a) defining the role of radio and television in rural areas at both school and adult levels; (b) studying the adaptation of programme method and content in the rural context; (c) examining the training of broadcasters for educational purposes. (Author/LS)

A brief case study illustrates the role of formative research in the design of Health Minutes, a combined television, radio, and print campaign produced by the Children's Television Workshop to promote improved health practices. (LLS)

Explores the benefits which local stations can derive from developing long-range plans, and offers some guidance on how local managers can go about the planning process. (Author)

Discussion of the relationship between education and broadcasting in the United States focuses on a historical review of periodical literature published between 1919 and 1924 relating to the educational use of radio, and literature published between 1937 and 1974 relating to the educational use of television. (35 references) (LRW)