A report on the use of correspondence courses and educational radio to overcome geographic problems in Australia and on the use of instructional television in American Samoa. (LS)

This study was conducted to examine the reactions of children, parents, and teachers to the Loan Video Programme in Western Australia, which supplies videocassette recordings of the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission) school broadcasts to primary Distance Education Centre and School of the Air students in remote locations. Findings reported…

Designed for media specialists and educators, the four articles in this issue focus on television's effects on children. Following a brief editorial reviewing current directions of research in this area, the first article compares the American pre-school educational television program "Sesame Street" with its Australian counterpart.…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a report to the Australian Broadcasting Control Board by the Advisory Committee on Educational Television Services. The report distinguishes between two kinds of ETV: instructional and general enrichment. Since general enrichment is already covered by current Australian…

The implementation of effective science programs in primary schools is of continuing interest and concern for teacher educators. Recent Australian national initiatives have been designed to foster the teaching of science in primary schools. At the provincial level in Queensland, decisions concerning the planning and introduction of a new primary…