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Abrahamsson, Ulla B. – 1984
To inform Swedish program policy discussions, this study traced patterns in fictional television programing for children and young adults in Sweden. Three sets of questions were central to the inquiry. First, what does "the TV world" look like? Who lives there? Who are the dominant figures? What settings are depicted? How are socially…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Fiction, Foreign Countries, Ideology
Peer reviewedHoijer, Birgitta – Communication Research, 1989
Presents two studies of thoughts in relation to viewing of expository television programs. Shows a close relationship between comprehension and thoughts, and demonstrates that expository television can engage viewers in deep cognitive activities. Finds different reception profiles among viewers, correlating closely with topic-relevant previous…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Documentaries
Abrahamsson, Ulla B. – 1982
Examples from the data of a study of television programing for adolescents in Sweden illustrate some of the differences in the ways programs address their male and female viewers. Whereas boy and girl characters in television programs are roughly equal in number, the distribution changes when only leading roles are considered. A marked imbalance…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Characterization, Commercial Television, Content Analysis
Feilitzen, Cecilia; And Others – 1977
This review of the findings of Swedish research on children, television, and radio provides summaries of studies conducted over approximately 15 years in four different chapters: children's television viewing and radio listening, how children are influenced by television, children and foreign television programs, and disadvantaged children and…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Television
Peer reviewedWindahl, Sven; And Others – Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1986
Describes a study of media deprivation which analyzed data on 215 adolescents collected during a Swedish television strike in 1980. Notions of dependency/affinity with the medium, functional alternatives to media consumption, and motives for using television were investigated. (MBR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Correlation, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedJonsson, Annelis – Journal of Educational Television, 1986
This longitudinal study examined relationships between children's television use and (1) parents' attitude toward their children's use of television and (2) children's school performance. Connections between television use and school results are demonstrated: children encouraged to watch age-appropriate programs who have help assimilating contents…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Foreign Countries, Habit Formation
Baggaley, Jon, Ed.; Sharpe, Joan, Ed. – 1979
A foreword by Arthur M. Sullivan and an introduction by Jon P. Baggaley introduce the 12 conference papers included in this collection. The papers are as follows: (1) "Research on 'Sesame Street': Designing the Educational Context" (Rodney Dennis); (2) "'Sesame Street' in Labrador" (Graham Skanes and Lorne Taylor); (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audience Analysis, Distance Education, Educational Television
